Matt Cain guides Giants in laugher over Pirates
Matt Cain allowed two hits over 6 2/3 innings and the San Francisco Giants pounded the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-0 on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
10
Pittsburgh Pirates
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
B Crawford hit sacrifice fly to center, N Noonan scored, J Perez to second on throwing error by center fielder A McCutchen.
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Advancing On Play 10-0
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Out 9-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 9-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-0
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Play Result 9-0
H Pence homered to center (425 feet), B Crawford and B Posey scored.
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Advancing On Force 9-0
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
B Posey reached on infield single to shortstop, G Blanco scored, B Crawford to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
G Blanco singled to center, N Noonan scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-0
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Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
A Torres hit sacrifice fly to left, B Posey scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 3-0
H Pence grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Crawford scored on error by third baseman P Alvarez.
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Error 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8: foul
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End Inning 10-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
G Jones grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Snider out at second.
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Advancing On Force 10-0
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Ground Out 10-0
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 10-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 10-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-0
G Jones batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
A McCutchen struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 10-0
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-0
A McCutchen batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
T Snider singled to right.
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Single 10-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 10-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 10-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-0
T Snider batting
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Play Result 10-0
J Perez in right field.
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Play Result 10-0
J Affeldt relieved J Machi.
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Start Inning 10-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 10-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
G Quiroz popped out to second.
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Pop Out 10-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 10-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 10-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 10-0
G Quiroz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 10-0
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Play Result 10-0
B Crawford hit sacrifice fly to center, N Noonan scored, J Perez to second on throwing error by center fielder A McCutchen.
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Error 10-0
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Advancing On Play 10-0
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Sacrifice Fly 9-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Alex PresleyLF47
Travis SniderRF27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Garrett Jones1B33
Neil Walker2B12
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Michael McKenryC
Jordy MercerSS27
Charlie MortonP50
Substitutes
Mike ZagurskiP48
Brandon IngePH2
Ryan ReidP53
Gaby SanchezPH35
Vin MazzaroP32
SF
Gregor BlancoCF7
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Buster PoseyC28
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon Belt1B13
Andres TorresLF56
Joaquin Arias3B1
Nick Noonan2B76
Matt CainP18
Substitutes
Guillermo QuirozC63
Jeremy AffeldtP41
Javier LopezP49
Jean MachiP
Juan PerezRF5
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