Giants beat Pirates 5‑2 behind Ray’s strong start

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Robbie Ray pitched six innings of one-run ball as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 on Friday night at Oracle Park. Ray allowed four hits and struck out seven to improve to 3-4.

The Giants outhit the Pirates 12-5. San Francisco broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the seventh inning. Drew Gilbert singled in Willy Adames, and Luis Arraez followed with a two-run single, scoring Heliot Ramos and Gilbert.

Rafael Devers homered and finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. Heliot Ramos had an RBI single in the fourth.

Pittsburgh’s Marcell Ozuna hit a solo home run in the ninth, but the Pirates could not complete the comeback. Carmen Mlodzinski took the loss, falling to 2-3, after allowing two runs over six innings.

The Pirates (21-18) scored single runs in the second and ninth. The Giants (15-23) snapped a three-game skid. Attendance was 41,024. The game lasted 2 hours, 28 minutes. The teams continue their series Saturday.