• Yastrzemski pops out and Bailey grounds out 4-3. Pirates survive for a 6-5 win.
• Flores singles into left. Three hits off Bednar here in the ninth.
• Bednar's streak of 23 straight appearances without allowing an earned runs has been snapped.
• RUN: Lee singles to left, driving in Adames from third. Pirates, 6-5
• Adames leads off the ninth with a double to right off DavidBednar.
• End of eighth inning: Santana allows a leadoff single to Bailey before registering three straight outs.
• Dennis Santana gets the eighth.
• SpencerHorwitz singles in the eighth, but the Pirates can't do much else. Davis strikes out and IKF grounds out.
• End of seventh inning: Mattson strikes out two in a scoreless frame.
• Isaac Mattson gets the seventh.
• Cruz goes the opposite way for a single, but Hayes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Not the best throw to first, but Devers makes the tag to end the inning.
• HOMERUN: Pham walks and McCutchen delivers a two-run shot into left. Pirates, 6-4
• End of sixth inning: Ramirez walks Devers, but induces a lineout and a double play to keep the game tied.
• IKF goes down swinging to end the top of the sixth. Two runners stranded after the Peguero double and Davis walk.
• Two-out double for Peguero. Dropped in between a few defenders in center.
• CarsonSeymour takes over in the sixth for San Francisco. Whisenhunt allowed four runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts over five innings.
• End of fifth inning: HBP to Bailey doesn't hurt. Scoreless frame for Ramirez.
• Whisenhunt has settled down nicely over these last three innings. Works around a leadoff single to come away unscathed.
• End of fourth inning: Flores grounds out.
• Chapman reaches on a HBP and Ramirez walks Lee on four pitches. Bases loaded for Flores.
• RUN: Adames plates Ramos with an RBI single to left off Yohan Ramirez. First batter Ramirez faced after taking over for Cabrera, who allowed a double to Ramos. Tied at 4-4
• Whisenhunt retires the bottom of the Pirates' order in order.
• End of third inning: Cabrera delivers a 1-2-3 third.
• This was Keller's shortest start since Aug. 16, 2022 when he also threw two innings against the Red Sox.
• The short start snapped a streak of 19 straight starts of five-plus innings.
• That's it for Keller. It's his shortest outing of the season, as he throws 73 pitches over two innings. GenesisCabrera enters.
• Gonzales single is followed by two groundouts and a Canario pop out in foul territory.
• Gonzales leads off the third with an infield single. Second hit of the night.
• End of second inning: Keller strikes out Chapman and Lee to keep the lead intact. Giants still get two runs back on three hits and two walks. Keller at 73 pitches over two innings. I'd imagine this is going to end up his shortest outing of the year.
• Credit to Adames there. That was an 0-2 sweeper way out of the zone. He went out to get that one. Not a bad pitch in an 0-2 count.
• RUN: Adames sends a weakly-hit single into right. Pirates, 4-3
• Keller just doesn't have it. Third walk -- second of the inning -- loads the bases with one out and brings OscarMarin from the dugout.
• RUN: Wisely sends a slider on the inner third into deep right-center for a ground-rule double. Not a good route taken to that by Canario. Pirates, 4-2
• Bailey singles to left-center. Runners on the corners with nobody out.
• Keller walks Yastrzemski on four pitches.
• McCutchen down swinging to end the top of the second.
• RUN: Pham drives in IKF with an RBI single to left. Another changeup left on the outer third. Pirates, 4-1
• RUNS: IKF drives in two with a double to center. Changeup down the pipe. Pirates, 3-1
• Four-pitch walk to Peguero.
• Canario almost takes one up high and draws a one-out walk.
• End of first inning: Keller gets Flores to fly out to right. A 34-pitch first.
• Seventh stolen base for Lee. Now two in scoring position.
• Lee walks. Runners on the corners. Keller already at 27 pitches.
• RUN: Chapman had two homers last night and delivers here with an RBI triple. Canario couldn't make the diving catch in right. Tied at 1-1
• Ramos gets himself into a 3-2 count against Keller before sending a single into center. Had to get a strike over the plate and left a fastball down the middle.
• Whisenhunt picks up his first MLB strikeout by getting Cruz to swing through a 3-2 change.
• HOMERUN: Gonzales follows two flyouts with a solo shot to left. His fifth of the season. First-pitch changeup from Whisenhunt. That's his bread and butter. Pirates, 1-0
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Giants, 9:45 p.m. Eastern, Whisenhunt to Pham, 64 degrees, sunny
• Don Kelly’s nine:
1. Tommy Pham, LF 2. Andrew McCutchen, DH 3. Nick Gonzales, 2B 4. Oneil Cruz, CF 5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B 6. Alexander Canario, RF 7. Liover Peguero, 1B 8. Henry Davis, C 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Bob Melvin's Giants:
1. Heliot Ramos, LF 2. Rafael Devers, 1B 3. Willy Adames, SS 4. Matt Chapman, 3B 5. Jung Hoo Lee, CF 6. Wilmer Flores, DH 7. Mikę Yastrzemski, RF 8. Patrick Bailey, C 9. Brett Wisely, 2B
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2:40 am - 07.28.2025San FranciscoFinal: Pirates 6, Giants 5
• Who: Pirates (44-62) vs. Giants (54-52)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 107
• When: 9:45 p.m. Eastern
• Where: Oracle Park
• Weather: 62°, sunny
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller (4-10, 3.53 ERA) vs. LHP Carson Whisenhunt (MLB Debut)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 179/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Giants
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Yastrzemski pops out and Bailey grounds out 4-3. Pirates survive for a 6-5 win.
• Flores singles into left. Three hits off Bednar here in the ninth.
• Bednar's streak of 23 straight appearances without allowing an earned runs has been snapped.
• RUN: Lee singles to left, driving in Adames from third. Pirates, 6-5
• Adames leads off the ninth with a double to right off David Bednar.
• End of eighth inning: Santana allows a leadoff single to Bailey before registering three straight outs.
• Dennis Santana gets the eighth.
• Spencer Horwitz singles in the eighth, but the Pirates can't do much else. Davis strikes out and IKF grounds out.
• End of seventh inning: Mattson strikes out two in a scoreless frame.
• Isaac Mattson gets the seventh.
• Cruz goes the opposite way for a single, but Hayes grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Not the best throw to first, but Devers makes the tag to end the inning.
• HOME RUN: Pham walks and McCutchen delivers a two-run shot into left. Pirates, 6-4
• End of sixth inning: Ramirez walks Devers, but induces a lineout and a double play to keep the game tied.
• IKF goes down swinging to end the top of the sixth. Two runners stranded after the Peguero double and Davis walk.
• Two-out double for Peguero. Dropped in between a few defenders in center.
• Carson Seymour takes over in the sixth for San Francisco. Whisenhunt allowed four runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts over five innings.
• End of fifth inning: HBP to Bailey doesn't hurt. Scoreless frame for Ramirez.
• Whisenhunt has settled down nicely over these last three innings. Works around a leadoff single to come away unscathed.
• End of fourth inning: Flores grounds out.
• Chapman reaches on a HBP and Ramirez walks Lee on four pitches. Bases loaded for Flores.
• RUN: Adames plates Ramos with an RBI single to left off Yohan Ramirez. First batter Ramirez faced after taking over for Cabrera, who allowed a double to Ramos. Tied at 4-4
• Whisenhunt retires the bottom of the Pirates' order in order.
• End of third inning: Cabrera delivers a 1-2-3 third.
• This was Keller's shortest start since Aug. 16, 2022 when he also threw two innings against the Red Sox.
• The short start snapped a streak of 19 straight starts of five-plus innings.
• That's it for Keller. It's his shortest outing of the season, as he throws 73 pitches over two innings. Genesis Cabrera enters.
• Gonzales single is followed by two groundouts and a Canario pop out in foul territory.
• Gonzales leads off the third with an infield single. Second hit of the night.
• End of second inning: Keller strikes out Chapman and Lee to keep the lead intact. Giants still get two runs back on three hits and two walks. Keller at 73 pitches over two innings. I'd imagine this is going to end up his shortest outing of the year.
• Credit to Adames there. That was an 0-2 sweeper way out of the zone. He went out to get that one. Not a bad pitch in an 0-2 count.
• RUN: Adames sends a weakly-hit single into right. Pirates, 4-3
• Keller just doesn't have it. Third walk -- second of the inning -- loads the bases with one out and brings Oscar Marin from the dugout.
• RUN: Wisely sends a slider on the inner third into deep right-center for a ground-rule double. Not a good route taken to that by Canario. Pirates, 4-2
• Bailey singles to left-center. Runners on the corners with nobody out.
• Keller walks Yastrzemski on four pitches.
• McCutchen down swinging to end the top of the second.
• RUN: Pham drives in IKF with an RBI single to left. Another changeup left on the outer third. Pirates, 4-1
• RUNS: IKF drives in two with a double to center. Changeup down the pipe. Pirates, 3-1
• Four-pitch walk to Peguero.
• Canario almost takes one up high and draws a one-out walk.
• End of first inning: Keller gets Flores to fly out to right. A 34-pitch first.
• Seventh stolen base for Lee. Now two in scoring position.
• Lee walks. Runners on the corners. Keller already at 27 pitches.
• RUN: Chapman had two homers last night and delivers here with an RBI triple. Canario couldn't make the diving catch in right. Tied at 1-1
• Ramos gets himself into a 3-2 count against Keller before sending a single into center. Had to get a strike over the plate and left a fastball down the middle.
• Whisenhunt picks up his first MLB strikeout by getting Cruz to swing through a 3-2 change.
• HOME RUN: Gonzales follows two flyouts with a solo shot to left. His fifth of the season. First-pitch changeup from Whisenhunt. That's his bread and butter. Pirates, 1-0
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Giants, 9:45 p.m. Eastern, Whisenhunt to Pham, 64 degrees, sunny
• Don Kelly’s nine:
1. Tommy Pham, LF
2. Andrew McCutchen, DH
3. Nick Gonzales, 2B
4. Oneil Cruz, CF
5. Ke’Bryan Hayes, 3B
6. Alexander Canario, RF
7. Liover Peguero, 1B
8. Henry Davis, C
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Bob Melvin's Giants:
1. Heliot Ramos, LF
2. Rafael Devers, 1B
3. Willy Adames, SS
4. Matt Chapman, 3B
5. Jung Hoo Lee, CF
6. Wilmer Flores, DH
7. Mikę Yastrzemski, RF
8. Patrick Bailey, C
9. Brett Wisely, 2B
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