Pirates secure walk-off victory against Giants at PNC Park

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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

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The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed a 13-12 win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night at PNC Park. The game featured a volatile third inning where Pittsburgh scored nine runs, including two runs charged to Giants reliever Braxton Roxby in his return to western Pennsylvania. San Francisco countered with five runs in the eighth inning to tie the game at 12-12. The contest concluded in the bottom of the ninth inning when the Pirates scored the deciding run on an error. Roxby, a Windber Area graduate, faced a bases-loaded situation during his second major-league appearance and struck out one batter before the inning ended. Pirates batters totaled 19 hits during the high-scoring affair.

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  • Pittsburgh finished with a 13-12 walk-off victory at home.
  • The Pirates scored nine runs during the third inning.
  • Giants reliever Braxton Roxby allowed two earned runs in his homecoming appearance.
  • San Francisco erased a deficit to tie the game in the eighth inning.
  • The game ended on a fielding error in the ninth.
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PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Pirates put a damper on the feel-good homecoming for Windber Area gradaute Braxton Roxby Tuesday night at PNC Park. The San Francisco Giants right-handed reliever entered the game in the bottom of the third inning – his second major-league appearance after tossing a scoreless inning Friday against Arizona. Despite consistently getting ahead in the count, Roxby ...

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