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Posey grounded out, third baseman Kang to first baseman Bell.

Duggar grounded out, shortstop Tucker to first baseman Bell, Sandoval to third.

Grounded out, shortstop Tucker to first baseman Bell, Sandoval to third.

Grounded out, third baseman Kang to first baseman Bell.

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Bell homered to right on a 2-2 count, Tucker scored.

Homered to right on a 2-2 count, Tucker scored.

Posey homered to center on a 1-1 count, D.Rodríguez scored, Duggar scored.

Homered to center on a 1-1 count, D.Rodríguez scored, Duggar scored.

Pirates fourth.  Tucker doubled to center.  Cabrera grounded out, second baseman Panik to first baseman Belt, Tucker to third.  Moran grounded out, first baseman Belt unassisted.  Bell homered to right on a 2-2 count, Tucker scored.  Cervelli flied out to center fielder Pillar.

Giants fifth.  D.Rodríguez singled to left.  Duggar hit an infield single to third, D.Rodríguez to second.  Parra fouled out on a bunt to third baseman Kang.  Posey homered to center on a 1-1 count, D.Rodríguez scored, Duggar scored.  Belt struck out.  Longoria flied out to center fielder Reynolds.

 This is Giants' first game of the season versus the NL Central after going 11-22 last season, easily their worst record against any division. They had a 5.18 ERA against the NL Central in 2018, compared to 3.64 against the rest of the majors.

 San Francisco is hitting an NL-worst .205, its worst average through 20 games in the live-ball era (since 1920). It's the lowest batting average by any NL team after 20 games since the 2004 Expos also hit .205.

 Pittsburgh has already played six extra-inning games, twice as many as any other NL team (Phillies, 3). The Pirates have won the last four, including a pair of 10-inning victories in Detroit this week.

 Buster Posey, who has gone a career-high 62 games without hitting a home run, is a career .305 hitter but is batting .196 this season -- the lowest of any Giants player with at least 50 at-bats. He's never finished April with an average under .250.

 Colin Moran and Josh Bell are both 7-for-12 (.583) with runners in scoring position, tied for second best in baseball (minimum 10 at-bats with RISP). Moran has driven in at least one run in four straight games after doing so only once in his first 11 games of the season.

 Madison Bumgarner has a 0.92 WHIP through four starts after posting a 1.24 mark last season, his worst since his 2010 rookie season. However, he's already served up five homers; Bumgarner allowed just five in his first 12 starts last year.

HP - Tumpane, 1B - Barrett, 2B - Danley, 3B - Barksdale

Fresh from a five-game suspension, Pittsburgh Pirates starter Chris Archer will look to continue his strong opening to the 2019 season Sunday when the right-hander faces the visiting San Francisco Giants.
Archer was disciplined after throwing a pitch behind the Cincinnati Reds' Derek Dietrich in a game on April 7.

Pirates looking to keep Giants on the ropes

PITTSBURGH (AP)  Buster Posey kept insisting the longest homerless drought of his career wasn't weighing on him even as days turned into weeks and weeks stretched into months. The San Francisco Giants catcher believed if he simply kept showing up for work, then the ball would eventually find its way over the fence.
''The stuff that's happened in the past, whether it's this year or another year, it doesn't do any good to harp on it,'' Posey said.

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San Francisco Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates on April 21, 2019

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