Pirates Rally in Late Innings but Fall to Giants in Extras
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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates fought back in the late innings to force extras but fell 5-4 to the Giants in the 10th on Wednesday night at PNC Park.
Scoring Plays
Top 1st, 1-0 SFG: For the second straight game, Rafael Devers homered to center. His solo blast off Bubba Chandler gave the Giants (58-82) an early lead.
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Bottom 4th, 1-1: The Pirates (68-72) tied the game when Landen Roupp issued a two-out walk to Esmerlyn Valdez with the bases loaded.
Top 5th, 3-1 SFG: The Giants loaded the bases after Oneil Cruz and Valdez watched a ball fall in shallow right-center. Bryce Eldridge followed with a sacrifice fly to center and Turner Hill delivered a two-out RBI single to right.
Bottom 7th, 3-2 SFG: The Pirates put two runners in scoring position with one out against Ryan Walker. After the Giants turned to Ryan Walker, Spencer Horwitz got his team within a run on an RBI groundout to short.
Bottom 8th, 3-3: Bryan Reynolds opened the inning with a double, advanced to second on a Nick Gonzales groundout and scored on Cruz’s infield single off Carson Seymour.
Top 10th, 5-3 SFG: The Giants scored a pair of runs off Camilo Doval (3-2) in the 10th. Eldridge brought home a run with a double to left field and Hill tacked on another with a sacrifice fly to right.
Bottom 10th, 5-4 SFG: Nick Gonzales opened the bottom of the 10th inning with an RBI single up the middle against Dylan Smith.
Key Moments
Giants left fielder Turner Hill made a smooth sliding catch in the bottom of the ninth inning to take away a potential walk-off hit from Bryan Reynolds.
Player of the Game
Rafael Devers homered as part of a two-hit performance and scored twice, including the game-winning run in extras.
Stat to Know
Bubba Chandler’s 26 starts are the most by a Pirates rookie in a season since Paul Maholm made 30 in 2006.
Notable Performances
- Bubba Chandler: 5.0 innings, five hits, three runs, three walks, four strikeouts, 88 pitches/55 strikes
- Camilo Doval: 1.0 inning, one hit, two runs (one earned), one walk, 16 pitches/10 strikes
- Bryan Reynolds: 2 for 5, one doube, two runs
- Oneil Cruz: 1 for 3, one walk, one RBI, one steal
Noteworthy
- Bubba Chandler allowed only his second home run over his last nine starts dating back to July 11 in the second game of a doubleheader against the Brewers.
- Oneil Cruz extended his hitting streak to five games.
- The Pirates fell to 6-10 in extra innings this season.
Up Next
The Pirates are going with a bullpen game for the series finale. RHP Blade Tidwell (0-1, 4.54 ERA) gets the start for the Giants. First pitch: 12:35 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB Network/100.1 FM & AM 1020.
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