Rafael Devers goes deep and Robbie Ray pitches the Giants to a 5-2 win over the Pirates

TL;DR

Rafael Devers hit a home run, and Robbie Ray pitched six strong innings as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2. The Giants improved their performance despite having the fewest home runs in the majors this season.

Key points

Rafael Devers homered for the fourth time this season
Robbie Ray pitched six innings, allowing one run
Giants improved despite having the fewest home runs in the majors

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rafael Devers homered to back six strong innings from Robbie Ray, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Friday night. The only run allowed by Ray (3-4) came in the second when Marcell Ozuna led off with his 300th career homer to put Pittsburgh up 1-0. Devers homered for the fourth time this season, connecting against Carmen Mlodzinski (2-3) leading off the bottom half to tie it. It was just the 24th home run for San Francisco this year. Ray walked three straight batters to load the bases with two outs in the third but struck out Oneil Cruz to keep it tied. The left-hander yielded four hits and four walks while striking out seven. Keaton Winn pitched a perfect seventh and Matt Gage worked a scoreless eighth for San Francisco. Caleb Kilian gave up a run in the ninth but retired pinch-hitter on a groundout with runners on second and third to close it out. Devers singled in the fifth and scored on a two-out single by to give the Giants a 2-1 lead. led off the seventh with a single against and went to third on Ramos' double. singled to make it 3-1 before Jesús Rodríguez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. gave up a two-run single to that made it 5-1. Mlodzinski permitted two runs and seven hits in six innings. Lawrence was charged with three runs and failed to get an out. The Giants began the day with the fewest homers in the majors, the fewest runs (115), and the fewest stolen bases (10).

Q&A

What was the final score of the Giants vs. Pirates game?

The San Francisco Giants won the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a final score of 5-2.

How many home runs has Rafael Devers hit this season?

Rafael Devers has hit four home runs this season.

Who was the starting pitcher for the Giants in the game against the Pirates?

Robbie Ray was the starting pitcher for the Giants, pitching six innings.