The Pittsburgh Pirates opened a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night, losing that game by a score of 5-3.
The Pirates went 0-9 with runners in scoring position, scoring only on solo home runs by Rodolfo Castro, Ben Gamel, and Greg Allen. They have lost 5 of the 7 games so far on this road trip and are 5-6 in the month of August.
Due to the broadcasting of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ pre-season opener, WISR will not carry coverage of tonight’s Pirate game, which begins at 9:05 PM.