San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
The Story
The San Francisco Giants rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in ten innings at PNC Park on September 2, 2026, overcoming a Pittsburgh club that entered with a 61 percent pre-game win probability according to the DiamondIQ model's estimate. San Francisco scored once in the first, fell behind after Pittsburgh answered in the fourth, then retook the lead with two runs in the fifth. The Pirates clawed back with single runs in the seventh and eighth to force extra innings, setting the stage for a chaotic tenth that ultimately decided the game.
The extra frame was the most consequential stretch of the night by win-probability measures. Bryce Eldridge delivered the biggest offensive blow of the game for San Francisco, a double off Camilo Doval in the top of the tenth that swung win probability 26.1 points in the Giants' favor, part of a two-run half-inning. Eldridge finished as the game's top batter by WPA at plus-28.1 percent with a RE24 of plus-1.3. Osleivis Basabe contributed a sacrifice bunt off Doval that shifted the needle another 16.4 points, helping set the table for the Giants' two-run advantage heading to the bottom half. Pittsburgh mounted a threat in its half of the tenth, with Nick Gonzales singling off Dylan Smith for a 23.3-point swing and Rafael Flores Jr. producing the most pivotal moment of the inning — a lineout that added 27.0 points in Pittsburgh's direction yet ultimately ended the rally short, leaving the Pirates one run shy at 5-4.
On the mound, Carmen Mlodzinski was San Francisco's most valuable arm, contributing plus-25.1 percent WPA, with Landen Roupp adding plus-21.5 percent and Brandon Eisert providing additional support at plus-4.4 percent. The Pirates' Bryan Reynolds had doubled off Carson Seymour in the eighth for a 13.4-point swing that helped force extras, but Pittsburgh could not complete the comeback. The DiamondIQ model's estimate closed at zero percent for the home side, a complete reversal from where it stood before first pitch.