Saturday, August 11, 2018

PIRATES BULLPEN BLOWS UP AGAINST THE GIANTS


SAN FRANCISCO 13, PITTSBURGH 10
WHEN: 10:15 PM ET, Friday, August 10, 2018
WHERE: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
TEMPERATURE: 64°
UMPIRES: Home - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Shane Livensparger, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Chris Conroy
ATTENDANCE: 41762
Andrew McCutchen hit Clay Holmes' third pitch of the game for a home run Friday night, triggering a 16-hit attack that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in San Francisco.
Buster Posey and Alen Hanson combined for seven hits and six RBIs for the Giants, who evened the four-game series with National League wild-card implications at a game apiece after the Pirates had taken the opener 10-5 on Thursday night.
The Giants scored three runs in the first inning, four in the third and three more in the fourth to build a 10-2 lead and held on despite getting out-hit by the Pirates 17-16.
Francisco Cervelli highlighted the Pittsburgh comeback attempt with a grand slam in the seventh inning.
After McCutchen's 13th home run of the season in the first, Austin Slater and Hansen drove in runs with singles to create a 3-0 lead.
McCutchen drew a bases-loaded walk, Posey delivered a two-run single and Evan Longoria chipped in with an RBI single in a four-run third that increased the lead to 7-1 and spelled the end for Holmes (1-2), who had been promoted earlier in the day from Triple-A.
The right-hander lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs and eight hits. He walked four and struck out one.
Steven Duggar had a two-run double and Posey an RBI single in the fourth inning, pushing the San Francisco lead to 10-2.
Cervelli's grand slam, the fourth of his career, got the Pirates back within 11-7 in the seventh, and he followed an RBI triple by Colin Moran with a run-scoring single to make it 12-9 in the eighth.
But Tony Watson got Josh Bell to ground out to end the eighth before the Giants tacked on yet another run on an RBI single by Slater in the bottom of the inning, giving closer Will Smith a four-run cushion with which to work in the ninth.
Adeiny Hechavarria, acquired Monday in a trade with Tampa Bay, hit a solo homer, his first as a Pirate, off Smith in the ninth to complete the scoring.
Giants left-hander Derek Holland (6-8) was credited with the win, going 6 1/3 innings. He allowed five runs (four earned) and 10 hits, walking one and striking out five.
Posey had four hits, Hanson three and Slater and Joe Panik two apiece for the Giants, who had totaled just 16 runs in their previous six games.
Posey and Hanson accumulated three RBIs apiece, while McCutchen (four walks) scored three times for San Francisco, which snapped a three-game losing streak and won at home for just the second time in its last 10 games at AT&T Park.
Cervelli had three hits, five RBIs and scored twice for the Pirates, who had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Cervelli's grand slam was his 11th home run of the season.
Bell totaled three hits, and Jordy Mercer collected two hits and two RBIs for Pittsburgh, which retained a 3-2 lead over the Giants in the season series.
TOP GAME PERFORMANCES
STARTING PITCHERS
PITTSBURGH

SAN FRANCISCO
Player
Loss
W/L
Win
2.2
IP
6.1
1
Strikeouts
5
8
Hits
10
23.62
ERA
5.68
HITTING
PITTSBURGH

SAN FRANCISCO
Player
3
Hits
4
5
RBI
3
1
HR
0
6
TB
4
.600
Avg
.800

TEAM STATS SUMMARY
TEAM
HITS
HR
TB
AVG
LOB
K
RBI
BB
SB
ERRORS
17
2
28
.386
19
8
10
2
0
0
16
1
23
.410
30
6
13
11
1
0

SCORING SUMMARY
INNING
PIT
SF
Giants
1st
McCutchen homered to right (384 feet).
0
1
Giants
1st
Slater singled to right, Posey scored, Crawford to second.
0
2
Giants
1st
Hanson singled to shallow right, Crawford scored, Slater to third.
0
3
Pirates
2nd
Mercer singled to left, Freese scored, Bell to second.
1
3
Giants
3rd
McCutchen walked, Slater scored, Panik to third, Holland to second.
1
4
Giants
3rd
Posey singled to center, Panik and Holland scored, McCutchen to third.
1
6
Giants
3rd
Longoria singled to right, McCutchen scored, Posey to second.
1
7
Pirates
4th
Mercer doubled to right center, Cervelli scored, Bell to third.
2
7
Giants
4th
Duggar doubled to right, Hanson and Panik scored.
2
9
Giants
4th
Posey singled to center, Duggar scored, McCutchen to second.
2
10
Pirates
5th
Freese singled to deep center, Dickerson scored.
3
10
Giants
5th
Hanson grounded out to second, Crawford scored.
3
11
Pirates
7th
Cervelli homered to left center (367 feet), Luplow, Frazier and Moran scored.
7
11
Giants
7th
Hanson doubled to right, Longoria scored.
7
12
Pirates
8th
Moran tripled to deep right center, Luplow scored.
8
12
Pirates
8th
Cervelli singled to center, Moran scored.
9
12
Giants
8th
Slater singled to right, McCutchen scored, Hundley to third, Hernández to second.
9
13
Pirates
9th
Hechavarria homered to left (356 feet).
10
13

FINAL SCORING SUMMARY

FINAL
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
0
1
0
1
1
0
4
2
1
10
17
0
3
0
4
3
1
0
1
1
-
13
16
0
Pittsburgh
Hitters
Pos
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
K
LOB
Avg
LF
6
1
1
0
0
1
0
.311
CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.277
     Jordan Luplow
RF
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
.182
RF-CF
5
1
1
0
0
1
2
.288
3B
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
.293
     Colin Moran
PH-3B
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
.271
C
5
2
3
5
0
0
2
.258
1B
5
0
3
0
0
0
1
.268
2B
5
0
1
0
0
2
5
.257
SS
3
0
2
2
0
0
1
.261
SS
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
.600
SP
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.000
     Casey Sadler
RP
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
.000
     Gregory Polanco
PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
.245
     Kyle Crick
RP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
RP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
     Elias Diaz
PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.286
Totals
44
10
17
10
2
8
19

Batting
2B - David Freese (9), Josh Bell (23), Jordy Mercer (26)
3B - Colin Moran (1)
HR - Francisco Cervelli (11), Adeiny Hechavarria (1)
TB - Corey Dickerson, Jordan Luplow, Adam Frazier, David Freese 3, Colin Moran 3, Francisco Cervelli 6, Josh Bell 4, Josh Harrison, Jordy Mercer 3, Adeiny Hechavarria 5
RBI - David Freese (41), Colin Moran (43), Francisco Cervelli 5 (47), Jordy Mercer 2 (37), Adeiny Hechavarria (1)
2-Out RBI - David Freese (19), Colin Moran (22), Francisco Cervelli (32), Jordy Mercer 2 (16)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Clay Holmes (2), Casey Sadler 3 (3), Gregory Polanco 2 (32)
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
PB - Francisco Cervelli (5)

Pitchers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
K
HR
ERA
Clay Holmes (L 1-2)
2.2
8
7
7
4
1
1
7.20
3.1
6
4
4
3
2
0
8.31
1.0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2.42
1.0
1
1
1
3
2
0
3.02
WP - Casey Sadler, Kyle Crick 2
HBP - Evan Longoria (by Crick)
IBB - Steven Duggar (by Holmes)
Pitches-Strikes - Clay Holmes 63-33, Casey Sadler 62-36, Kyle Crick 23-11, Richard Rodriguez 35-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Clay Holmes 2-2, Casey Sadler 5-2, Kyle Crick 1-1, Richard Rodriguez 0-1
Batters Faced - Clay Holmes 20, Casey Sadler 18, Kyle Crick 6, Richard Rodriguez 7
Inherited Runners-Scored - Casey Sadler 2-1
San Francisco
Hitters
Pos
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
K
LOB
Avg
RF
2
3
1
2
4
0
0
.260
C
5
1
4
3
0
0
1
.296
     Nick Hundley
C
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.241
3B
4
1
1
1
0
0
4
.256
     Tony Watson
RP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
     Gorkys Hernandez
PH-LF
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.260
SS
4
2
1
0
2
1
5
.279
1B
5
1
2
2
1
1
5
.307
LF
6
1
3
3
0
2
4
.282
     Will Smith
RP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2B
4
2
2
0
1
1
2
.238
CF
4
1
1
2
1
0
5
.258
SP
4
1
1
0
0
1
4
.075
     Pierce Johnson
RP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
     Sam Dyson
RP
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
     Chase d'Arnaud
3B
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.259
Totals
39
13
16
13
11
6
30

Batting
2B - Brandon Crawford (26), Alen Hanson (15), Joe Panik (11), Steven Duggar (8)
HR - Andrew McCutchen (13)
TB - Andrew McCutchen 4, Buster Posey 4, Evan Longoria, Brandon Crawford 2, Austin Slater 2, Alen Hanson 4, Joe Panik 3, Steven Duggar 2, Derek Holland
RBI - Andrew McCutchen 2 (48), Buster Posey 3 (40), Evan Longoria (39), Austin Slater 2 (12), Alen Hanson 3 (32), Steven Duggar 2 (12)
2-Out RBI - Andrew McCutchen (8), Buster Posey 2 (17), Evan Longoria (19), Austin Slater (5), Alen Hanson (9)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Slater 2 (11), Alen Hanson 2 (16), Steven Duggar 2 (10), Derek Holland 2 (8)
GIDP - Buster Posey (11), Evan Longoria (5)
Team LOB - 14
Baserunning
SB - Alen Hanson (6, 2nd off Holmes/Cervelli)
Fielding
PB - Buster Posey (3)

Pitchers
IP
H
R
ER
BB
K
HR
ERA
Derek Holland (W 6-8)
6.1
10
5
4
1
5
0
3.97
0.1
2
2
2
1
0
1
5.72
0.1
1
0
0
0
1
0
2.83
1.0
3
2
2
0
1
0
2.31
1.0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2.17
WP - Sam Dyson
Pitches-Strikes - Derek Holland 103-71, Pierce Johnson 28-19, Sam Dyson 8-6, Tony Watson 22-15, Will Smith 20-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Derek Holland 6-1, Pierce Johnson 1-0, Sam Dyson 0-0, Tony Watson 0-2, Will Smith 0-1
Batters Faced - Derek Holland 30, Pierce Johnson 4, Sam Dyson 2, Tony Watson 6, Will Smith 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Pierce Johnson 2-2, Sam Dyson 1-0


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