Saturday, May 12th, 2018 6:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates achieved their fifth consecutive victory by narrowly defeating the San Francisco Giants 6-5 on Saturday. Gregory Polanco and Francisco Cervelli each contributed home runs for the Pirates, who also capitalized on a difficult inning pitched by former closer Tony Watson to secure the win.
Date: Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 27,502
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
SF |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Bell (7, Watson)
Home Runs: Polanco (8, 3rd inning off Samardzija 0 on, 1 Out); Cervelli (6, 6th inning off Samardzija 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Bell (21), Dickerson (27), Polanco (21), Cervelli 2 (24), Mercer (13)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dickerson, Cervelli 2
Sacrifice Flies: Bell
Sacrifice Hit: Kuhl
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (S. Rodríguez 0-1, Dickerson 1-2, Frazier 0-1, Polanco 0-2, Freese 1-1, Moroff 0-1, Marte 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S. Rodríguez 2; Polanco 1; Marte 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kuhl 19/27; Feliz 2/5; Kontos 1/3; Vázquez 3/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kuhl 12-11-12-17; Feliz 1-5-7-4; Kontos 2-0-0-3; Vázquez 3-3-12-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kuhl 5-6; Feliz 1-1; Kontos 1-0; Vázquez 3-1
Game Scores: C Kuhl 50

Double Plays: 1 (Cervelli-Mercer)

Caught Stealing: Cervelli (2, 2nd base by Samardzija/Posey)
Stolen Bases: Marte (10, 2nd base off Samardzija/Posey); S. Rodríguez (1, 2nd base off Dyson/Posey)

Doubles: Posey (9, Kuhl); McCutchen 2 (8, Kuhl, Feliz); Jackson (4, Kontos)
Home Runs: Longoria (8, 2nd inning off Kuhl 0 on, 0 Out); Hanson (4, 2nd inning off Kuhl 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Longoria (21), Hanson (12), Crawford (12), Belt (18), Jackson (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Belt
Sacrifice Flies: Crawford
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Jackson 0-1, Posey 0-1, Belt 1-3, Longoria 1-1, Tomlinson 0-1, McCutchen 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Jackson 2; Belt 1; McCutchen 1

Intentional Walks: Cervelli (By Watson)
Hit By Pitch: Cervelli (By Samardzija); Mercer (By Watson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Samardzija 15/25; Dyson 5/5; Watson 6/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Samardzija 15-12-19-17; Dyson 2-3-5-2; Watson 3-6-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Samardzija 5-6; Dyson 2-0; Watson 1-0
Game Scores: J Samardzija 40

Double Plays: 1 (Posey-Crawford)

Caught Stealing: Jackson (1, 2nd base by Kuhl/Cervelli)
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