Pirates Complete Sweep of Giants with 2-1 Victory in 10 Innings as SF Endures Winless Homestand
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 30 – The Giants ended a six-game home losing streak as the Pirates completed a sweep with a 2-1 extra-innings win, marking the Giants' first winless homestand since 1896.
- On Jul 30, 2025, at Oracle Park, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 10 innings after an automatic Oneil Cruz runner scored, completing a three-game sweep.
- Having gone 0-6 at Oracle Park, the Giants suffered their worst homestand since 1896, per the Elias Sports Bureau.
- The veteran right-hander Justin Verlander spun five scoreless innings and left with a no-decision and a 4.53 ERA.
- Dropping below.500 for the first time this season, San Francisco now sits under.500 after five straight losses.
- Building on eight wins in their past nine games, the Pirates face Colorado at Coors Field for an Aug. 1-3 series.
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Pirates complete sweep of Giants with 2-1 victory in 10 innings as SF endures winless homestand
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Henry Davis’ fielder’s-choice grounder brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday.


SF Giants swept by Pirates, go winless over six-game homestand for first time since 1896
The San Francisco Giants closed out a six-game homestand with yet another disappointing loss to the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park.
Verlander deals, bullpen stumbles as Giants fall to Pirates – SFBay
Reporting from ORACLE PARK Future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander was dealing on the mound for five innings on a cold night in the Bay. But the usually reliable Giants bullpen bungled a disastrous eighth, leading to a 3–1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates that puts San Francisco (54-54) at risk of being swept at home for a second straight series. The downfall began with reliever Tyler Rogers (L, 4–3, 1.80 ERA) on the mound. After Nick Gonzalez singl…
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