Reynolds HR, Pirates stop 4-game skid, beat Giants 6-4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Bryan Reynolds homered, Adam Frazier drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when Pittsburgh scored three times without a hit, and the Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night.

Gregory Polanco added an RBI triple for Pittsburgh, which snapped a four-game skid.

It was 3-all when Dominic Leone (2-1) walked Jacob Stallings leading off the seventh and Kevin Newman reached on a fielder’s choice when shortstop Thairo Estrada’s throw to second was late.

After pinch-hitter Wilmer Difo walked, Frazier worked a 2-2 count before Leone threw consecutive pitches well out of the strike zone to force in Stallings.

The Pirates added a pair of unearned runs later in the inning when first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr. fumbled Ben Gamel’s two-out grounder while trying to throw the ball to pitcher Jarlin García covering the bag.

Chris Stratton (3-0) retired two batters. Richard Rodríguez pitched the ninth for his 14th save.

Steven Duggar and Alex Dickerson homered for San Francisco. Buster Posey doubled twice.

Polanco tripled to give the Pirates an early lead. Reynolds, one of two Pittsburgh All-Stars along with Frazier, made it 3-0 with his home run off starter Johnny Cueto in the third after Ke’Bryan Hayes’ two-out single.

Cueto struck out seven and allowed three runs and three hits in five innings. The right-hander, who has 21 career wins against the Pirates and is 10-0 with a 1.78 ERA over his last 15 starts against them dating to 2012, was in line for the loss before Dickerson’s tying two-run homer in the sixth.

Pirates starter Chad Kuhl matched his career-high of eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. Kuhl allowed six hits and three runs with one walk.

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