Game result and context
Giants beat Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings, dealing a blow to Pittsburgh's wild-card hopes
After Pittsburgh rallied to tie the game with single runs in the seventh and eighth, San Francisco scored twice in the top of the 10th and held on 5-4. Rafael Devers homered in the first and scored twice. The Giants are 58-82. The Pirates fell to 68-72, 5.5 games out of a wild-card spot.
Final result
The San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings at PNC Park. The game drew 11,763 fans.
The win moved San Francisco to 58-82. Pittsburgh dropped to 68-72.
How the game changed
The game turned in the 10th. The Giants scored two runs in the top half of the inning, and the Pirates answered with only one in the bottom half.
Pittsburgh had worked its way back to reach extra innings. San Francisco opened the scoring in the first on a solo home run by Rafael Devers. The Pirates tied it with a run in the fourth. The Giants went back in front with two runs in the fifth, and Pittsburgh then pulled even with single runs in the seventh and eighth.
Neither team scored in the ninth. The Pirates got one run back in the 10th but could not draw even again.
Key performances
Devers led the Giants' offense with 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 runs scored, and 1 run batted in. He hit the only home run of the game.
Bryce Eldridge had 1 hit and drove in 2 runs in 3 at-bats. Turner Hill had 1 hit and drove in 2 runs in 4 at-bats.
Giants starter Landen Roupp pitched 5.0 innings, struck out 4, and allowed 1 earned run. For Pittsburgh, Bubba Chandler also went 5.0 innings with 4 strikeouts and was charged with 3 earned runs. Spencer Horwitz had 1 hit, 1 run, and 1 run batted in over 5 at-bats for the Pirates.
Season and playoff context
After this game, the Pirates were fourth in their division, 19.0 games back, with a division elimination number of 4. They ranked seventh in the wild-card race, 5.5 games out, with a wild-card elimination number of 15. With the 2026 season winding down, the extra-inning loss at home cost them ground they needed.
The Giants were fourth in their division, 24.5 games back, and have been eliminated from the division race. They ranked 11th in the wild-card standings, 15.5 games out, with a wild-card elimination number of 5.
Series context
This was the second game of a three-game regular-season series between the teams at PNC Park.