Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 2
Sunday, August 23, 2015 8:08 PM
When: 8:08 PM ET, Sunday, August 23, 2015
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Toby Basner, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 31364
Final Scoring Summary
 
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San Francisco 000011000280
Pittsburgh 30000110-5113
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
San Francisco 66-58 35-24 31-34 L2
Pittsburgh 74-48 44-20 30-28 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 44-20 record at home this season. The San Francisco Giants have a 31-34 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • San Francisco has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Giants have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Francisco Liriano pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.23. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 39 saves for the season. Ryan Vogelsong took the loss for San Francisco.
  • Andrew McCutchen, Pedro Alvarez hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Francisco   Pittsburgh
Ryan Vogelsong Player Francisco Liriano
Loss W/L Win
3.1 IP 5.1
2 Strikeouts 5
7 Hits 7
8.10 ERA 0.00
Hitting
San Francisco   Pittsburgh
Matt Duffy Player Andrew McCutchen
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.600 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
San Francisco 8 0 9 .222 6 2 4 0 0
Pittsburgh 11 2 19 .324 5 5 4 1 3
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Pirates have a W/L % of .644 after a win and .551 after a loss.
  • San Francisco will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs. The Giants have a W/L % of .597 after a win and .456 after a loss.