00:00Grazie a tutti.
00:30And this lineup will have to contend with no easy assignment indeed.
00:35The man with the electric slider left-hander Francisco Liriano.
00:40Angel Pagan will take his first cut to the ballgame here.
00:54And they take him out of the zone here and he obliges.
00:57Not the greatest of swings there for the first out.
01:00And standing in the fine second baseman Marco Scudero.
01:083-2, here it comes.
01:11And here's a ball in the air now carrying a bit out toward right center.
01:15There to take it in is McCutcheon now for route number two.
01:20Brandon Belt will have his first opportunity now as it comes with the bases empty here in the top of
01:26the first.
01:29Good waste pitch, 1-2.
01:34Trying to pick up that outside corner but this misses and it's back to even at two balls and two
01:39strikes.
01:41Now a fastball inside and he works it back to a full count now.
01:47Now a fastball as he just reared up and let that one fly and the inning is over.
01:52A look there at the starting lineup for Clint Hurdle's Pittsburgh Pirates as they'll line up this way.
01:58They'll match up against a guy who authored a perfect game back in 2012.
02:03Veteran right-hander Matt Cain.
02:06Starling Marte will be the batter.
02:11Here's the 1-1 pitch.
02:14And this ball will be chopped foul.
02:19And he'll try to get him fishing there but he won't offer in the dirt and it's back to even
02:23at two and two.
02:26And he's getting his money's worth up there now.
02:29It's full three and two.
02:33Swing and a miss as he ran the fastball right by him for the first out.
02:37Jordy Mercer will step in now.
02:43Hit hard toward the right side.
02:45But good hands over there at first and that becomes out number two.
02:49Andrew McCutcheon will get his first cuts now and he'll do so with the bases empty and two away here
02:55in the first.
02:57And this one misses high for ball four and they have themselves a two-out base runner.
03:02Pedro Alvarez will dig in.
03:06Could have been three and one.
03:08Instead it's two and two.
03:11Runners on the move for second.
03:12Now a hard hit ball back up the middle.
03:14And he is in there.
03:16And as it turns out the two-out walk doesn't come around to haunt him as that ends the inning.
03:22So the base is empty here with one away.
03:24And that'll bring in the right fielder Hunter Pence.
03:29Now a fastball swung on and hit pretty well out to deep left field.
03:33And this is into the bleachers and left a home run.
03:39Kind of a gift in location.
03:41And this is the wrong guy to be given gifts to.
03:44I mean you see the location on show track.
03:48Way too much of the plate there.
03:52And here's a pitch swung on and sent on the ground to short.
03:55And that's through.
03:56A base hit.
03:57Throw will hold that runner at second base.
03:59And now there are two on with two out.
04:02And he lays off here.
04:04It's ball four.
04:05And that is really cause for concern as he's just walked the opposing pitcher.
04:11Swing and a ball hit on the ground.
04:13Oh and he has some trouble with it.
04:15And the throw will be too late as he can't recover in time.
04:19Marco Scudero will stand in.
04:23Line hard into left.
04:25Marte is there now as he makes the catch.
04:28And they're able to avoid the huge inning here as the side is retired.
04:34Oh this is hit hard towards second.
04:36And he makes a great diving stop for the out.
04:39You see the first step quickness.
04:41No wasted movement whatsoever.
04:43Then he's completely airborne as he takes away a certain base hit.
04:47Some of our nation's young minds and future leaders here in attendance.
04:52Yikes.
04:55And this is hit well towards the hole.
04:57Oh a sliding stop to his right.
04:59Can he get it there in time?
05:01He can indeed.
05:02Well this is a pretty high degree of difficulty right here.
05:06It helps when you've got a strong arm to make this play.
05:09Buster Posey will make his way towards the box to lead off the fifth.
05:17Driven down the left field line.
05:19Will it stay fair?
05:21And now this will get over the wall down the line out there for a ground rule double.
05:26Now here's Clint Hurdle out of the Pittsburgh dugout on his way to the mound.
05:29And that's going to be all for Francisco Liriano.
05:36Hard hit towards center.
05:38McCutcheon patrolling center makes the play one out.
05:43Pagan holding and now here's the pitch.
05:46And a fastball swung on and missed as they set him down for the second time here tonight.
05:53Now a swing and he whistles one over the head of Sandoval.
05:57Down the line a fair ball.
05:58Around first digging for two now.
06:01Runner not going anywhere at second.
06:03Now the pitch.
06:04Now a sharply hit ball back up the middle.
06:07And that'll get down in front of Pagan for a base hit.
06:10This game is not over.
06:12You know if they can chip away.
06:14Maybe get a run or two here.
06:16They can get right back in this ball game before you know it.
06:19Goes the other way as this is line to left.
06:22Catch made in left.
06:23Here comes the runner for the plate.
06:25Now the relay home.
06:27And that'll put him on the board as it's now a 5-1 ball game.
06:34Andrew McCutcheon will stand in now with two away.
06:37Needing to really get something started here.
06:41And opposite field as he lines this down the line in right.
06:45And that's a fair ball heading out toward the 3-20 sign in right.
06:48Now this is quickly becoming a situation where you'd like your guy to hit the complete game.
06:55But once you get into that 115-120 range, you have to be concerned.
07:05And this is taken here for ball four.
07:08Just the second walk he's allowed into his eighth inning of work.
07:11And it looked like he was on his way to breezing through this half inning.
07:15But then a base hit.
07:16Now a walk here with two away.
07:18And that's opened the door for these guys to maybe do some damage after all.
07:25Swing and he puts a charge into this one.
07:28High and deep.
07:29And you can't forget about it.
07:31This ball is gone.
07:36So it's a three-run shot to straightaway right field.
07:40As they pull within one here, it's now a 5-4 game.
07:44Well, these guys were a little bit late to the party.
07:46But now their bats have woken up.
07:48And they've made a game of it after all.
07:49Now here comes Bruce Bocci out of the Giants' dugout on his way to the mound.
07:54And that will be all tonight for our starter, Matt Cain.
07:58Sergio Romo is on now to try to close things down here in the ninth.
08:09And this is taken for ball four.
08:12So just like that, the tying runs aboard to start the home half.
08:19Oh, he took a big swing that time as he lifts a high pop-up.
08:23Drifting into foul territory on the right side.
08:26Therefore, it is Posey and he's got it for the first out.
08:30Gabby Sanchez will be called upon here to hit with the game on the line.
08:40The 1-2 offering looked like a slider that time, but it's 2-2.
08:46And this will be fouled away.
08:48At first is Barmas.
08:50The pitch won't commit on the slider.
08:52Good patience.
08:53And it's full 3-2.
08:57Boy, really making him work now as the seventh pitch of the at-bat is also fouled away.
09:01So the count will hold steady at three balls and two strikes.
09:06Grounded foul.
09:09And the payoff pitch is chopped foul at home plate, so we'll do it again.
09:13Still 3-2.
09:16On pitch number 10 is the one that finally does it as he strikes out after a long battle here.
09:29And he struck him out for route number three.
09:33So that'll wrap things up here as they leave the possible tying run stranded at first.
09:38A tight ball game all throughout.
09:40Winds up a slim one-run victory in the end as we get you one final look at our line
09:45score.
09:47And guys, the Giants were buoyed tonight by a fine offensive performance turned in by this man.
09:53Buster Posey.
09:55Strike a pose.
09:56He's our top player of the game.
10:08PlayStation.
10:10PlayStation.
10:11PlayStation.
