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- Updated: August 17, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — The Pirates and Giants continued heading in opposite directions, particularly in the fifth inning of their series finale Wednesday, when Andrew McCutchen’s two-run homer capped a six-run outburst that pushed Pittsburgh past San Francisco, 6-5.
Pittsburgh swept the three-game series to hike its record since June 24 to 28-17, best in the Major Leagues since that date. By contrast, the Giants’ Major League-worst mark since the All-Star break dipped to 9-21. San Francisco leads the Wild Card standings, while Pittsburgh trails St. Louis by one game for the second Wild Card berth.
Giants starter Matt Cain took a one-hitter and a 4-0 lead before unraveling in the fifth, when he yielded all of Pittsburgh’s runs. Thereafter, the Pirates bullpen fended off the Giants by surrendering four hits in the final five innings, two of them in the ninth when San Francisco loaded the bases but managed only one run, on a double-play …
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