Andrew McCutchen delivered a seventh-inning home run to propel the Pirates to their sixth win in seven games, a 6-5 decision against the Giants at Oracle Park on Monday night. The Pirates were able to jump on Giants starter Carson Whisenhunt early in his Major League debut,

Carson Whisenhunt overcame a rocky start as he allowed four runs over five innings in his major-league debut, but the Giants’ losing streak hit four games as they fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Monday night at Oracle Park. With Thursday’s trade deadline looming, San Francisco has lost 10 of its last 12 games.

It’s started, as these things tend to do, with the concerning bits. Whisenhunt’s first foray onto an MLB mound was met by a crew of hitters intent to prove they weren’t impressed. Tommy Pham hit the second pitch of the game 100.4 mph to center field. Andrew McCutchen saw four changeups and smacked the fourth one very hard.

The Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a game against the Giants, Monday, in San Francisco. The Pirates prevailed, 6-5. McCutchen’s homer that gave the Pirates the lead was his 10th of the season,

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Pirates first. Tommy Pham flies out to deep center field to Jung Hoo Lee. Andrew McCutchen flies out to center field to Jung Hoo Lee. Nick Gonzales homers to left field. Oneil Cruz strikes out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Pirates 1 ...

McCutchen passed Roberto Clemente for the third-most home runs all-time in franchise history earlier this season. The leader? Hall of Fame outfielder/first baseman Willie Stargell. While McCutchen (327 home runs) will never catch Stargell in home runs (475), he’s passed “Pops” in another significant statistical category.

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