Pirates 2, Giants 1: Amid Hayes trade, a sweep

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Pirates 2, Giants 1: Amid Hayes trade, a sweep

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Spencer Horwitz celebrate after a win Wednesday in San Francisco.

On a day the Pirates traded Ke'Bryan Hayes and Caleb Ferguson, they had to grind to keep their winning ways going, scoring a run without a hit in the 10th inning, then having Isaac Mattson escape a jam to keep the Giants at bay, 2-1, for their fifth in a row and a series sweep this afternoon at Oracle Park.

The Pirates, who have now won eight of their last nine games, went 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position, stranded 13 runners on base and struck out 14 times as a team. Logan Webb had 11 strikeouts through 5 2/3 innings.

“I looked up the one time and I think it was eight of the first nine (struck out), and then we found a way to slow it down a little bit, find a way," Don Kelly said. "We had guys on base. Couldn't get that big base hit, but continued to put at-bats together, especially there at the end. ... Just find a way to scratch and claw and score a run.”

Mike Burrows delivered his second straight quality start by allowing one run on three hits with a walk and seven strikeouts over six innings. He now has six starts in which he's gone five or more innings and allowed two or fewer runs.