PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell has homered in consecutive games following three days off. He doesn’t think it’s a coincidence.“I was able to kind of reflect a little bit http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey ,” Bell said. “Take a step back, watch some baseball, get some work done in the cages and get back to the basics.”The switch-hitting first baseman combined with Ivan Nova, who got his first victory in a month, to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 5-1 Saturday for their fifth consecutive win.In a game played in a steady drizzle, Bell connected off Brett Graves leading off the sixth for his 10th home run, down from 26 last year when he finished third in the NL Rookie of the Year voting. Before his home run Friday, Bell had not driven in a run since Aug. 11.Manager Clint Hurdle did not play Bell on Tuesday or Wednesday against Cincinnati, and the Pirates were off Thursday.“Just like everybody else, we’ve had a sit down and talked about finishing strong, putting some staples on this season and building some momentum toward next year,” Hurdle said.Nova (8-9) gave up three hits in six innings, struck out nine and walked three. He had lost three straight starts since beating San Francisco on Aug. 9 and had missed his previous turn for an undisclosed reason.“I was doing my workouts while I was away,” Nova said. “I’m a professional athlete and I was taking care of my business to make sure I was still ready to pitch.”Nova improved his career record against the Marlins to 4-0.“He’s handcuffed us pretty much every time we’ve seen him over the last couple of years,” Miami manager Don Mattingly said.Pittsburgh at 71-71 reached .500 for the first time since before play on Aug. 21.“Winning matters every day but, yeah, I think we would all like to finish the season strong Lance Parrish Jersey ,” Hurdle said.Wei-Yin Chen (6-10) allowed three runs and five hits in four innings, dropping to 1-7 with a 9.13 ERA in 11 road starts. He is 5-3 with a 1.77 ERA in 12 home outings.Chen said he did not a good feel for the ball in the wet conditions.“It’s the command. Maybe it’s the weather, it’s the rain, but as a player, that’s what you have to overcome,” Chen said. “That’s not a reason you can say, ‘because it’s the rain.’ As a player, you have to be able to pitch in the rain.”Jose Osuna doubled leading off the second and scored on Kevin Newman’s single. The Pirates took a 3-0 lead in the fourth when Jacob Stallings had a two-out RBI single and center fielder Lewis Brinson allowed the ball to bounce past him for an error that let Jose Osuna score from first.Starling Marte hit an RBI double in the seventh off Elieser Hernandez.Miguel Rojas scored on Nick Kingham’s wild pitch in the eighth for already eliminated Miami, who dropped to 56-68.TRAINER’S ROOMMarlins: Mattingly said the team hopes RHP Dan Straily (strained left oblique) will make his next scheduled start. Straily left in the fifth inning Friday. … SS JT Riddle (sore left wrist) missed his fifth straight game but took indoor batting practice.Pirates: RF Gregory Polanco (bone bruise in left knee) will miss the remainder of the season. He was forced from Friday’s game in the sixth inning following an awkward slide into second base on a double.UP NEXTMarlins: RHP Jeff Brigham (0-1, 9.00 ERA) will make his second start Sunday after giving up three runs in three innings against Toronto in his major league debut Sept. 2.Pirates: RHP Trevor Williams (12-9, 3.15) is 6-2 with a 0.66 ERA in his last nine starts, allowing just four runs in 54 2/3 innings. If today is any guide, Zack Greinke and Carson Kelly are our new favorite duo"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Diamondbacks Farm TeamsGameday ThreadsDiamondbacks NewsDiamondbacks Game ReportsFang FoodDiamondbacks Game ReportsDiamondbacks Game DaysDiamondbacks 4, Athletics 3: #GreinkeGonnaGreinkNew,16commentsIf today is any guide, Zack Greinke and Carson Kelly are our new favorite duoESTShareTweetShareShareDiamondbacks 4, Athletics 3: #GreinkeGonnaGreinkMatt Kartozian-USA TODAY SportsRecord: 2-1. Change on 2018: +1. 5-inning record: 1-0-2.Remember last year when Zack Greinke’s diminished velocity was one of the main concerns of spring? Small sample size http://www.tigersfanproshop.com/authentic-joe-jimenez-jersey , but it does not appear that this will be the case in 2019. The eight pitches he threw in the first inning of his debut Cactus League outing were mostly in the 85-87 mph range, with one touching 88 mph. That seems solid, compared to the 84 mph he was throwing at the becinning of spring last year. The second inning was just as efficient, leading to Greinke’s day ending after two perfect innings and 16 pitches, with one strikeout. As mentioned in the preview, he threw to Carson Kelly, and there does not appear to have been anything today to suggest Kelly won’t be Greinke’s personal catcher for 2019.Thereafter, a mixed bag of pitching. A two-out bunt into the shift by former D-back Cliff Pennington helped give the A’s a lead off Silvino Bracho. He replaced Greinke for the third, allowing two hits and a walk. Matt Andriese looked shaky, allowing four hits over his two innings of work, including a home-run to Dustin Fowler (whom I keep wanting to call “Dexter”, for some reason...). He struck out one. Jon Duplantier was solid, tossing two scoreless, with a walk and two K’s, hitting 97 mph. Bo Takahashi struggled in the eighth, having to be lifted after allowing a run (on a steal of home) and loading the bases. He was replaced by something called a Lucas Luetge. Henry Owens had a perfect ninth. Offense was a bit harder for Arizona to come by than yesterday. 1B Jake Lamb and DH Christian Walker each had a single and a walk, the best performances among the expected starters. 2B Ildemaro Vargas had the big hit in the early going Travis Wood Jersey , his two-run single in the fourth tying things up, scoring both Lam and Walker. And based on today’s performance Kelly clearly intends to imitate Jeff Mathis at the plate, as well as being Greinke’s personal catcher, going 0-for-2 with a strikeout. Arizona scored in the eighth without a hit, on an error and three walks, including one by SS Jazz Chisholm with the bases loaded. The D-backs were then able to walk it off in the bottom of the ninth. 2B Domingo Leyba led the inning off with a ground-rule double - our first and only extra-base hit - and was replaced by pinch-runner Andy Young. Two productive outs, in the shape of a ground-out and a sacrifice fly, moved Young to third and then home, scoring the winning run with two outs in the ninth. Today was also Ketel Marte’s first start at center for the Diamondbacks. He didn’t have too much to do, it appears, but seems to have handled himself competently enough, by reports. He came out of the game with everyone else at the start of the sixth, being replaced by Abraham Almonte. Tomorrow afternoon, it’s down to Sloan Park for a game against the Chicago Cubs, and I beleive the first webcast of the year. Zack Godley is the scheduled starter for the D-backs.