Dominic Smith's go-ahead RBI double in the ninth inning propelled the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the host Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon. Smith's double followed a one-out double by Jung Hoo Lee off reliever Dennis Santana (3-4), and led to the Giants' second consecutive victory over the Pirates, who have lost four of their past six.

Dominic Smith hit a go-ahead double in the ninth inning, and the San Francisco Giants rallied for a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday. Jung Hoo Lee hit a one-out double down the right-field line off Dennis Santana (3-4). Smith, pinch hitting for Christian Koss, brought Lee in with another double to right to make it 3-2 and Patrick Bailey extended the lead with an RBI single.

The Pirates were 37-3 when leading after seven innings this season.

The Pirates lose back-to-back games to the Giants, dropping the second game of the series 8-1 on Aug. 5, making it a series loss. This also makes it back-to-back series defeats, as they dropped two of three games against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, 17-16 on Aug. 1 and 8-5 on Aug. 2. Pittsburgh falls to 49-66 overall and 32-27 at home, while San Francisco improves to 58-57 overall and 30-31 on the road. Pirates left-handed pitcher Andrew Heaney had a tough start in the top of the first inning, as he gave up a single to left fielder Heliot Ramos and hit designated hitter Rafael Devers with a pitch.

The San Diego Padres signed free agent left-handed pitcher CJ Widger to a minor league contract on Tuesday. This is the second time the Padres have signed Widger to a minor league contract after they signed the southpaw in November 2024. A month after acquiring Widger, the San Francisco Giants purchased his contract from the Padres in the Rule 5 Draft.

The San Francisco Giants were a surprisingly active team ahead of the MLB trade deadline, but not in the fashion many would have predicted. After making a massive splash in mid-June, acquiring Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox, the Giants looked destined to be a team that would aggressively look for upgrades again when the MLB trade deadline approached at the end of July. President of baseball operations Buster Posey had shown on multiple occasions his willingness to aggressively pursue upgrades and it was expected he would continue doing that. Alas, the team's production cratered since acquiring Devers and Posey did the smart thing, pivoting and adjusting the game plan.

His time is coming.

Oneil Cruz is not starting for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, per the team's official lineup card . Cruz had played in each of the Pirates' last 22 games dating back to July 8. The first-time All-Star has failed to get on base for 19 consecutive plate appearances, though, so perhaps now is the right time to give him a breather. The 26-year-old shortstop-turned-center fielder previously appeared in 25 straight games between April 13 and May 10, before he missed time with lower back tightness. Cruz has logged 102 games played this season, which ranks second on Pittsburgh's roster. He leads the National League with 34 stolen bases, all while batting .209 with

The San Francisco Giants are in a tailspin. Since acquiring Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster trade, the Giants have gone 15-25, falling to 56-56 and sliding out of the National League postseason picture. Devers, a two-time All-Star and cornerstone bat, was slashing .272/.401/.504 in Boston with 15 home runs and a 151 OPS+.

Logan Webb now stands alone.

Not everyone supports the Mets' recent trade deadline strategy.

Giants manager Bob Melvin stated Jerar Encarnación’s hamstring injury "doesn’t look good" after San Francisco's 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The San Francisco Giants got back to .500 on Tuesday night by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 at PNC Park. The Giants are now 57-57 while the Pirates fell to 49-65. Willy Adames hit his 18th home run of the season for San Francisco, but the real story was starting pitcher Logan Webb, who carved up the Pirates lineup for six innings. The crafty righty gave up just one run on seven hits, walking none and striking out 10. He improved his record to 10-8 and lowered his ERA to 3.24. Furthermore, he also passed former Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum in team history, according to @StatsCentre: Most career performances with 0 walks allowed and a double digit strike total - @SFGiants franchise history

Good morning, it’s Robbie Ray vs. Andrew Heaney.

Jung Hoo Lee recalled his reaction to the San Francisco Giants trading fellow outfielder Mike Yastrzemski.

San Francisco Giants (57-57, third in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-65, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Robbie Ray (9-5, 2.85 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 140 strikeouts); Pirates: Andrew Heaney (5-9, 4.89 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 79 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -152, Pirates +126; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants meet on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Pittsburgh has a 49-65 record overall and a 32-26 record in home games. The Pirates have a 35-10 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. San Francisco has a 29-31 record in road games and a 57-57 record

San Francisco's Robbie Ray will oppose Pittsburgh's Andrew Heaney in a matchup of veteran lefties on Wednesday afternoon when the Giants and the host Pirates play the rubber match of a three-game series. Ray (9-5, 2.85 ERA) is coming off one of the best performances of his second All-Star season.

Logan Webb struck out 10 in six innings, and the San Francisco Giants hit three home runs on their way to an 8-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night. Webb (10-8) allowed one run while scattering seven hits. Rookie Christian Koss and Willy Adames each hit a two-run homer and Jerar Encarnacion added a solo shot off rookie Mike Burrows as San Francisco won for just the third time in 11 games.

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants has extended his extra-base hit streak to five games. Lee went 1-for-4 with his 26th double of the season in the Giants' 8-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 65 48 .575 — New York 63 51 .553 2½ Miami 55 57 .491 9½ Atlanta 47 65 .420 17½ Washington 44 68 .393 20½ Central Division W L Pct GB Milwaukee 69 44 .611 — Chicago 65 48 .575 4 Cincinnati 60 54 .526 9½ St. Louis 57 57 .500 12½ Pittsburgh 49 65 .430 20½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 65 48 .575 — San Diego 62 51 .549 3 San Francisco 57 57 .500 8½ Arizona 54 59 .478 11 Colorado 30 83 .265 35 Monday's Games Houston 8, Miami 2 Philadelphia 13, Baltimore 3 Milwaukee 3, Atlanta 1 Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 4 Cleveland 7, N.Y. Mets 6, 10 innings Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Toronto 15, Colorado 1 Arizona 6, San Diego 2 St. Louis 3, L.A. Dodgers