The Pirates win their first series in four tries after giving the SF Giants a good old fashioned

[madinmaryland]

ass-whupping!! 9-2!!

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run homer, Jeff Karstens bounced back from his worst start of the season and the Pittsburgh Pirates won their first series in three weeks with a 9-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

The Pirates took two of three from the reigning World Series champions on the heels of a 10-game losing streak. Pittsburgh is off Thursday before opening a weekend series at NL Central-leading Milwaukee. The Brewers have won all five previous meetings.

Garrett Jones added an RBI single to continue his torrid August and help back Karstens (9-6), whose career-high nine strikeouts matched a season-high for the team. Karstens, who ended a four-start winless stretch, gave up a season-high nine runs and nine hits in a 15-5 loss at San Diego last Friday.

McCutchen went 1 for 1 with three walks. He stole two bases and scored four runs.

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http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/recap.asp?g=310810126&final=true

[El Supremo]

1. Are you gonna be like upton now?

And tell us about every game?

Oh, I forgot he takes after you, his father.

[trumad]

3. LOL

[Auggie]

2. The Giants played like crap today...

made many mistakes and issued a ton of walks. They did tie a MLB record though!

:thumbsdown: