The Pirates survived a 90-minute rain delay, some rough outings from their bullpen and Clint Hurdle to pull out a 6-5 win over the Giants.
They once again jumped off to a 2-0 first-inning lead. A walk to Gregory Polanco, and a single and steal by Starling Marte, put two in scoring position with one out. Josh Bell hit a fly ball to fairly shallow left-center, but some indecision in the outfield and a poor throw let Polanco come home. Corey Dickerson then came through with a two-out single to plate Marte.
Chad Kuhl quickly gave the lead back, allowing solo home runs in the second to Evan Longoria and, annoyingly, Alen Hanson, leaving Hanson with more HRs than Bell.