The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants play the rubber game of their 3-game series at PNC Park on Thursday afternoon as the Pirates look to stay in contention
The San Francisco Giants (58-82) stopped the four-game winning streak of the Pittsburgh Pirates (68-72) on Wednesday night, setting up a decisive game in their three-game series at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Thursday. With the loss, the Pirates fell five-and-a-half games behind the Arizona Diamondbacks in the race for the final wild-card spot in the National League with three teams in front of them in the chase. San Francisco, meanwhile, won for the third time in four games as it closes out its fifth straight non-winning season and remain on pace for its worst finish since going 64-98 in 2017.
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Bryce Eldridge doubled home the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning and the Giants held on for a 5-4 victory on Wednesday night. Rafael Devers hit his 32nd home run of the campaign in the first inning and San Francisco built a 3-1 lead in the fifth on Turner Hill’s RBI single before Pittsburgh rallied to tie the game in the eighth. Landon Roupp took a no-decision after allowing a run on two hits over five innings.