Pirates No Match for Logan Webb in Loss to Giants; Mike Burrows Hit Hard
PITTSBURGH — Mike Burrows served up a career-high three home runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates were overmatched by San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb in an 8-1 loss at PNC Park on Tuesday night.
How We Got There
Burrows (1-4) retired the first seven batters he faced before issuing a walk to Patrick Bailey, which was followed by a Christian Koss two-run homer.
The Giants (57-57) added another run via the long ball in the fourth inning, when Jerar Encarnacion cleared the center field fence. Willy Adames’ two-run home run capped off a three-run fifth inning for the Giants and ended Burrows’ night.
Bryan Reynolds got the Pirates (49-65) on the board with an RBI single with the bases loaded in the third.
Cam Sanders threw a pair of scoreless innings and struck out two in his MLB debut for the Pirates.
Key Moment
The Pirates had a chance to tack on with the bases loaded and one out in the third following Bryan Reynolds’ RBI single, but Oneil Cruz struck out and Nick Gonzales bounced out to short.
Star of the Game
Logan Webb (10-8) struck out 10 and held the Pirates to one run across six innings pitched. The right-hander struck out eight of the nine Pirates’ batters at least one time and retired 12 of the final 14 batters he faced.
Stat to Know
Mike Burrows hadn’t allowed a home run over his last three starts and only gave up one in five starts since the beginning of July.
Notable Performances
- Mike Burrows: 4.2 innings, four hits, six runs, three walks, three strikeouts, 80 pitches/52 strikes
- Cam Sanders (MLB debut): 2.0 innings, one hit, no runs, one walk, two strikeouts, 31 pitches/21 strikes
- Bryan Reynolds: 2 for 4, one double, one RBI
Noteworthy
- Bryan Reynolds has multiple hits in three of the four games he’s been in the starting lineup this month. He’s batting .389 (7 for 18) so far this month.
- The Pirates selected the contract of RHP Cam Sanders and optioned RHP Johan Oviedo to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Up Next
The Pirates will go for the series win in Wednesday’s rubber match with LHP Andrew Heaney (5-9, 4.89 ERA) on the mound. Fellow LHP Robbie Ray (9-5, 2.85 ERA) will start for the Giants. First pitch: 12:35 p.m. ET.
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