PHILADELPHIA -- Connor Overton's remarkable streak on the mound finally came to an end on Thursday night against the Phillies -- but what he did with his bat in the Pirates' 12-6 loss at Citizens Bank Park might be even more impressive.

After tossing a perfect first inning to extend his scoreless streak to 12 2/3 innings to begin his MLB career, Overton found himself in unfamiliar territory in the top of the second. Standing in the on-deck circle with the bases loaded and one out, Overton turned back toward the Pirates' dugout to check with manager Derek Shelton about the plan after watching catcher Michael Perez strike out for the second out.

Overton, who made his MLB debut on Aug. 12, had never logged a Major League plate appearance. He was 0-for-5 in over six seasons in the Minors. Overton also never even so much as stepped into the batter's box during his collegiate career at Old Dominion.

So what exactly did Shelton tell Overton before sending him to the plate with the bags full and two outs?

“He wanted me to just consult him before I went out just to kind of go over the game plan,” Overton said. “He said, 'Just take the first strike and then do whatever.'”

Overton ultimately took strike one and strike two before doing “whatever,” which turned out to be blooping a two-out, two-run single into left field for his first hit since his days at Atlee High School in Virginia.

“Yeah, it had to have been high school,” Overton said. “I had a few at-bats in Double-A. I got walked once and I made contact once, but it was an out.”

Ke'Bryan Hayes followed with a three-run homer to cap a five-run second inning. Colin Moran then added a solo shot in the third to extend the Pirates' lead to 6-0 before their bats went quiet.

Following Moran’s leadoff homer in the third, the Pirates had 16 straight batters retired before Bryan Reynolds worked a one-out walk in the eighth. By that point, the Phillies had rattled off 10 unanswered runs to turn Pittsburgh’s 6-0 lead into a 10-6 deficit. Philadelphia tacked on two more in the eighth.

It was a similar sequence to Monday’s game in Cincinnati, when the Pirates jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the third inning -- but dropped a 9-5 decision.

“We got kind of passive. We came out and did a nice job off [Phillies starter Aaron] Nola early, and then Nola locked it in,” Shelton said. “It's the second time this has happened on this trip. We have to continue to push when we get leads. That's just a sign of youth and handling at-bats as we get through the game. It's something we have to work on and continue to get better at.”

As for Overton’s work on the mound, he ultimately allowed a solo homer to Didi Gregorius to lead off the third inning, ending the right-hander's scoreless streak at 13 2/3 innings. Overton later issued a pair of walks -- including one to Nola -- and allowed a double before turning things over to the bullpen with one on and two outs in the third.

That inherited runner ultimately scored as part of a five-run inning for the Phillies, four of which were charged to Overton. All told, the righty served up four runs on two hits and two walks while striking out four over 2 2/3 innings on a rainy night in South Philadelphia.

“It was like trying to throw a pool cue ball,” Overton said of the issues he had gripping the wet ball in that troublesome third frame.

At the end of the day, however, Overton left the stadium with yet another memento from his remarkable debut season -- this one commemorating his first MLB hit and RBIs.

“I'll definitely give it to my parents,” Overton said. “They got the first pitch, the first out, the first strikeout -- so just add this one to the collection.”