In the eighth inning, Wright got leadoff hitter Alex Presley to ground out with one pitch before moving to right field. Lopez came on, allowed a double to Andrew McCutchen and exited for outfielder Brian Bogusevic, allowing Wright to come back to the mound. The lefty specialist got Garrett Jones to fly out and Neil Walker to ground out to end the inning. He then struck out Pedro Alvarez to open the ninth before giving way to Cruz.Wright had played in the outfield and pitched before -- on Aug. 23, 2011 at Colorado.