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.

The Texas Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Saturday.The Ranger's Corey Seager singled in the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and rookie Kumar Rocker won his second straight start. Seager’s sharp single to center field scored Josh Smith and put the Rangers ahead 2-1.