Joey Bart Comes Through Late Against Former Team, Leads Pirates to Another Win

Danny Demilio   |  

Jul 30, 2025

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Joey Bart got revenge on his former team, driving in the go-ahead run for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Tuesday night.

Noteworthy

The Giants (54-54) and Pirates (46-62)  traded solo home runs in the middle innings. Willy Adames homered to put San Francisco ahead 1-0 before Liover Peguero hit a solo shot off Justin Verlander to tie the game in the fifth.

With the bases loaded and one out in the eighth, Bart singled home a run against Tyler Rogers (4-3). Peguero then drove in his second run of the game on a groundout to third.

Pirates starter Bailey Falter allowed one run in five innings. Braxton Ashcraft (3-1) provided three scoreless innings of relief, and Dennis Santana recorded his sixth save of the season.

The Pirates have now won seven of their last eight games.

Key Moment

Joey Bart came through when it counted.

Star of the Game

Liover Peguero homered and drove in two of the Pirates’ three runs. Those were his first two RBI of the season and first since last year on Sept. 25 against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Stat to Know

Tommy Pham finished the game 3 for 4. In 26 games since June 22, Pham is hitting .411 (37 for 90). He entered play with the highest batting average in baseball over that span.

Notable Performances

• Bailey Falter: 5.0 innings, two hits, one run, four walks, one strikeout, 70 pitches/43 strikes
• Braxton Ashcraft: 3.0 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, one strikeout, 38 pitches/27 strikes
• Tommy Pham: 3 for 4, one double, one run
• Liover Peguero: 1 for 4, one home run, two RBI, one run
• Joey Bart: 2 for 3, one RBI, one walk
• Spencer Horwitz: 2 for 5

Noteworthy

• Liover Peguero’s home run was his first since Sept. 9, 2023, against the Atlanta Braves.
• This was Dennis Santana’s first save since May 21 against the Cincinnati Reds.

Up Next

RHP Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.15 ERA) will look to lead the Pirates to a sweep on Wednesday. RHP Logan Webb (9-8, 3.38 ERA) will start for the Giants. First pitch: 3:45 p.m. ET.