He wound up collecting assists on consecutive Pittsburgh at-bats. Ruf hadn’t recorded a major-league assist since Sept. Kapler started Mike Tauchman in left field and Darin Ruf in right - instead of Tauchman in right and Ruf in left - because Kapler and his coaches believed left field was the tougher corner-outfield position to play at PNC Park on Saturday night. Said Kapler: “We make good hitters much worse when we’re ahead in the count and when we stay ahead in the count. “It’s proven, with all the numbers, that (if) you get ahead of guys, you’re gonna have success in the long run,” said McGee, who has 10 saves but whose ERA rose to 5.09. 1 issue is throwing strikes early in the count. Kapler and McGee stressed that for the relievers as a group to improve, the No. Puskar / Associated PressĪ wild pitch cut the Giants’ edge to 6-4 before Stallings stung a Doval pitch down the left-field line for a tying double. Pittsburgh Pirates' Troy Stokes Jr., rear, scores on a wild pitch by San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Camilo Doval, right, during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Doval then hit former Giants prospect Bryan Reynolds with a pitch to load the bases. Kevin Newman greeted Doval with a run-scoring bloop single to right to make it 6-3. On Saturday, the Giants were up 6-2 with two outs and two on in the seventh when Doval replaced Sam Selman, who had issued a walk and hit a batter. They led 6-2 with two outs in the seventh inning of a seven-inning game at Colorado on May 4 and dropped an 8-6 decision that ended on Charlie Blackmon’s three-run homer off Camilo Doval.They led 5-3 in the ninth at Miami on April 17 and lost 7-6 in 10.Though the Giants remain in first place in the NL West, they’ve endured more than their share of painful losses in the first quarter of the season.Īdd Saturday night’s 8-6 heartbreaker in Pittsburgh to the list. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 15: Mike Tauchman #29 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates with teammates after hitting a two run home run in the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Puskar / Associated Press Show More Show Less 9 of9 San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler works on a tablet in the dugout during a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Puskar/Associated Press Show More Show Less 8 of9 San Francisco Giants right fielder Austin Slater leaps to make the catch on a fly ball hit by Pittsburgh Pirates' Gregory Polanco to end the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Aller / Getty Images Show More Show Less 7 of9 PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 15: Brandon Crawford #35 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates with teammates after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Aller / Getty Images Show More Show Less 6 of9 PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 15: Brandon Crawford #35 of the San Francisco Giants celebrates with Wilmer Flores #41 after hitting a two run home run in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Puskar / Associated Press Show More Show Less 5 of9 San Francisco Giants' Darin Ruf (33) is greeted by manager Gabe Kapler as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run off Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Tyler Anderson during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 15, 2021. Aller / Getty Images Show More Show Less 4 of9 PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 15: Curt Casali #2 of the San Francisco Giants tags out Ka'ai Tom #60 of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fifth inning at PNC Park on in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Aller / Getty Images Show More Show Less 3 of9 PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 15: Jacob Stallings #58 of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a two RBI double in the seventh inning against the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park on in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Puskar / Associated Press Show More Show Less 2 of9 Pittsburgh Pirates' Jacob Stallings (58) is surrounded by teammates as he steps on home plate after hitting a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Jake McGee during the ninth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 15, 2021.
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