Tommy Pham went 3 for 3 and drove in three runs, Spencer Horwitz and Bryan Reynolds also had three hits, and the Pittsburgh Pirates used a five-run fifth inning to beat the Texas Rangers 8-3 and avoid a three-game sweep.

Tommy Pham had three hits, including two run-scoring doubles, to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon.

Losers of three straight series and seven of their last nine games, the Pittsburgh Pirates sought to avoid a sweep by the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. Bailey Falter took the hill looking to help facilitate that result in the sweltering,