With the groups knotted at 1 apiece within the eighth, Bart shot a base hit by way of the left facet of the infield with the bases juiced to attain Nick Gonzales. Liover Peguero – who tied the sport within the fifth with a solo shot off Justin Verlander – tacked on an RBI groundout to push the result in 3-1.
Pirates starter Bailey Falter was successfully wild, working round 4 walks over 5 innings whereas solely being dinged for a Willy Adames solo shot. He was eliminated after 70 pitches.
Ashcraft picked up Falter and a drained bullpen that needed to cowl seven innings on Monday, retiring all 9 Giants he confronted. Dennis Santana pitched an ideal ninth for his sixth save of the season.
The Pirates, now winners of seven of their final eight, will attempt to full their first highway sweep of the season Wednesday when Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.15) takes on Logan Webb (9-8, 3.38).
