Frazier rallies Pirates past Giants 3-2 in 11 innings

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Adam Frazier tripled home the tying run in the 11th inning with his fourth hit of the game and scored the winner on Gregory Polanco’s sacrifice fly as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 3-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

After Austin Slater’s single put the Giants ahead in the top of the 11th, Frazier led off the bottom half with his hit high off the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field. That scored Michael Perez, who began the inning as the automatic runner on second base.

Kevin Newman lined out softly and Giants manager Gabe Kapler had Caleb Baragar (2-1) intentionally walk Bryan Reynolds and rookie Will Craig to load the bases. Polanco foiled the strategy by hitting a deep fly to center field.

The comeback gave rookie reliever Luis Oviedo (1-1) his first major league win.

NL West-leading San Francisco (23-15) missed a chance to move 10 games over .500 for the first time since 2016. Pittsburgh won for just the fourth time in 15 games.

Reynolds’ run-scoring single in the ninth tied the score 1-all and sent the game to extra innings.

San Francisco starter Kevin Gausman took a three-hit shutout into the ninth but could not finish it. He was pulled by Kapler after giving up back-to-back singles to Frazier and Newman to start the inning.

Giants closer Jake McGee relieved with runners on first and third and was greeted by Reynolds’ hit to right field. McGee then struck out Craig, Polanco and Erik Gonzalez to end the threat.

While Gausman missed out on his first career shutout in the 172nd start of his nine-year career, he did set a personal best with 12 strikeouts. He previously had two 11-strikeout games, including April 24 against Miami.

Gausman allowed five hits and no walks while throwing 96 pitches. He has pitched at least...

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