Rafael Flores Jr. hits 2-run home run in 8th inning as Pirates rally to sweep Royals

Rafael Flores Jr. has long maintained that when Brandon Lowe hits a home run, it motivates the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher to smash one of his own. A day after Lowe hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals, Flores followed suit.

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