Kang homers in 8th to lift Pirates past Giants 4-3
Jung Ho Kang hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat San Francisco 4-3 on Tuesday night to knock the Giants out of first place in the NL West.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
4
San Francisco Giants
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| SF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 4-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Kang homered to center (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
Pence grounded out to shortstop, Posey scored, Crawford to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
Polanco grounded out to second, McCutchen scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Jaso doubled to deep left center, Cervelli scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Posey doubled to deep right center, Span and Pagán scored.
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Span grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Span batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Adrianza popped out to second.
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Pop Out 4-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Intentional Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1 (intentional ball)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Adrianza batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Panik doubled to left, Blanco to third.
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Advancing On Force 4-3
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Double 4-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Panik batting
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Play Result 4-3
Blanco ran for Brown.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Brown safe at first on error by shortstop Mercer.
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Error 4-3
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Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Brown batting
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Play Result 4-3
Brown hit for Casilla.
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Pence flied out to center.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
Pence batting
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Play Result 4-3
Watson relieved Feliz.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Inning 4-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Marte flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (swinging)
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 3-0
Injuries
San Francisco Giants
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
- Casey Schmitt Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedSF
Denard SpanCF4
Angel PaganLF16
Brandon Belt1B13
Buster PoseyC28
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Hunter PenceRF8
Eduardo Nunez3B12
Joe Panik2B12
Jeff SamardzijaP29
Substitutes
Derek LawP38
Santiago CasillaP46
Trevor BrownPH14
Gregor BlancoPR7
Hunter StricklandP60
Ehire Adrianza3B13
PIT
Josh Harrison2B4
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Gregory PolancoRF25
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Francisco CervelliC29
John Jaso1B28
Jordy MercerSS27
Jameson TaillonP60
Substitutes
Neftali FelizP30
Tony WatsonP56
Matt JoycePH7
Antonio BastardoP58
David Freese1B25
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