Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 7:00PM CST
On Sunday night, August 24, 2015, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the visiting San Francisco Giants by a score of five to two. Key offensive contributions for the Pirates included Andrew McCutchen launching his nineteenth home run of the year. Pedro Alvarez, after some earlier defensive miscues, also powered a significant hit, connecting for his twentieth home run of the season to help Pittsburgh secure the victory.
Date: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 31,364
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
SF |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Triples: Polanco (6, Vogelsong)
Home Runs: McCutchen (19, 6th inning off Affeldt 0 on, 2 Out); Álvarez (20, 7th inning off Osich 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kang (46), Walker (51), Álvarez 2 (64), McCutchen (79)
2-out Runs Batted In: McCutchen, Álvarez
Sacrifice Flies: Álvarez
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Kang 0-1, Cervelli 1-2, Walker 1-1, McCutchen 0-1, Marte 0-1, Liriano 0-1, Ramírez 0-1, Álvarez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kang 1; Cervelli 1; McCutchen 1; Liriano 2

Intentional Walks: McCutchen (By Vogelsong)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Liriano 20-28; Caminero 1-1; Soria 3-5; Watson 2-3; Melancon 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Liriano 16-10-18-20; Caminero 1-0-1-1; Soria 3-3-8-4; Watson 1-0-4-3; Melancon 3-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Liriano 7-4; Caminero 2-0; Soria 2-1; Watson 2-1; Melancon 2-0
Game Scores: F Liriano 52

Double Plays: 2 (Walker-Kang-Álvarez, Kang-Walker-Álvarez)
Errors: Walker (7, throw); Álvarez 2 (18, ground ball, catch)
Passed Balls: Cervelli

Stolen Bases: Marte (25, 2nd base off Vogelsong/Susac)

Doubles: Crawford (29, Soria)
Runs Batted In: Byrd (45), Aoki (25)
Ground Into Double Play: Crawford; Duffy
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Duffy 0-1, Susac 0-1, Pérez 1-1, Crawford 0-1, Aoki 1-2, Byrd 0-1, Belt 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Crawford 1; Belt 2; Aoki 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Vogelsong 10-21; Petit 4-6; Affeldt 2-4; Osich 2-4; Strickland 4-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Vogelsong 10-5-14-15; Petit 3-2-8-4; Affeldt 0-1-3-3; Osich 1-2-3-4; Strickland 2-1-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Vogelsong 4-4; Petit 0-3; Affeldt 0-2; Osich 3-0; Strickland 2-1
Game Scores: R Vogelsong 32
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