This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.The Pittsburgh Pirates saw an early lead slip away and watched Evan Carter steal the chance of another in a 5-1 loss to the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field on Tuesday night.Scoring PlaysTop 1st, 1-0 PIT: Ryan O’Hearn singled home Oneil Cruz off Kumar Rocker (1-1) to give the Pirates (13-10) an early 1-0 lead.Bottom 2nd, 2-1 TEX: The Pirates’ lead was short-lived as the Rangers (12-11) went ahead by a run in the second inning against Carmen Mlodzinski (1-1). Evan Carter single to right and Josh Smith plated another via sac fly.Bottom 5th, 5-1 TEX:Texas ballooned its lead with a three-run fifth.
Ezequiel Duran doubled home a run, Corey Seager plated another on a base hit and Josh Jung brought home another on a fielder’s choice. All three runs were charged to Mlodzinski.Click here to read more from PGHBaseballNOW.com.Download the FREE WPXI News app for breaking news alerts.Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch WPXI NOW