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San Francisco Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2016-06-20 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 27906 · 84°F, cloudy · Wind 12 mph to LF · 2:24

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants 1–0. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 5th — Erik Kratz homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Buster Posey lines into a double play, right fielder Gregory Polanco to first baseman David Freese. Brandon Belt out at 1st — worth 24% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
PIT	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		1	5

W: Jeff Locke L: Madison Bumgarner SV: Mark Melancon

Umpires — HP: CB Bucknor · 1B: Fieldin Culbreth · 2B: Jim Reynolds · 3B: Manny Gonzalez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Angel Pagan	4	1	0
Joe Panik	4	1	1
Brandon Belt	4	1	0
Buster Posey	4	0	0
Brandon Crawford	4	1	0
Ramiro Pena	3	1	0
Jarrett Parker	3	1	1
Madison Bumgarner	3	0	2
Gregor Blanco	3	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jordy Mercer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Josh Harrison	4	0	0	0	0	1
Andrew McCutchen	3	0	0	0	0	0
David Freese	2	0	0	0	1	2
Jung Ho Kang	3	0	0	0	0	2
Starling Marte	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gregory Polanco	2	0	1	0	1	0
Erik Kratz	3	1	1	1	0	1
Jeff Locke	2	0	1	0	0	1
Sean Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Madison Bumgarner	8.0	5	2	8

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Jeff Locke	6.2	5	3
Neftali Feliz	0.1	0	0
Tony Watson	1.0	0	1
Mark Melancon	1.0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Angel Pagan: 53/G5
Joe Panik: S7/L78S+
Brandon Belt: 6/F6-
Buster Posey: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 1

Jordy Mercer: S7/G56
Josh Harrison: 9/F89XD+
Andrew McCutchen: 7/F7D+
David Freese: K

Top 2

Brandon Crawford: S9/L34D+
Ramiro Pena: 64(1)/FO/G6
Jarrett Parker: 13.1-2
Madison Bumgarner: K

Bot 2

Jung Ho Kang: K
Starling Marte: 53/G56S-
Gregory Polanco: S9/L89M+
Erik Kratz: K

Top 3

Gregor Blanco: 43/G4
Angel Pagan: S7/L7M+
Joe Panik: 9/F89D+
Brandon Belt: 7/F78D

Bot 3

Jeff Locke: K
Jordy Mercer: S8/L6D+
Josh Harrison: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 4

Buster Posey: 63/G6+
Brandon Crawford: 43/G4
Ramiro Pena: S7/G5+
Jarrett Parker: K

Bot 4

Andrew McCutchen: 9/F89D
David Freese: K
Jung Ho Kang: K

Top 5

Madison Bumgarner: K
Gregor Blanco: 8/F8LD
Angel Pagan: 53/G5

Bot 5

Starling Marte: 7/F7D+
Gregory Polanco: 3/L34+
Erik Kratz: HR/F7LD+
Jeff Locke: S4/F8RS-
Jordy Mercer: 7/F7LD+

Top 6

Joe Panik: 3/F23-
Brandon Belt: 3/G3
Buster Posey: 43/G6M

Bot 6

Josh Harrison: K
Andrew McCutchen: 63/G56
David Freese: W
Jung Ho Kang: 3/G3S+

Top 7

Brandon Crawford: 31/G34
Ramiro Pena: 43/G4
Jarrett Parker: D9/L8RD+
Madison Bumgarner: 63/G6

Bot 7

Starling Marte: 23/BG2L-
Gregory Polanco: W
Erik Kratz: POCS2(134)/MREV
Erik Kratz: 53/G5+

Top 8

Gregor Blanco: 8/F8LS
Angel Pagan: 63/G6
Joe Panik: K

Bot 8

Sean Rodriguez: K
Jordy Mercer: 63/G6
Josh Harrison: 9/F89S

Top 9

Brandon Belt: S9/L34D-
Buster Posey: 9/DP.1X1(93)
Brandon Crawford: 8/F8RD+

Notes & reviews

replay,7,krate001,PIT,culbf901,PIT08,,N,M,PIT,A $when Gregory Polanco was called out at 2B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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