Joey Bart got revenge on his former team, driving in the go-ahead run for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park on Tuesday night.
Noteworthy
The Giants (46-62) and Pirates (54-54) traded solo home runs in the middle innings. Willy Adames homered to put San Francisco ahead 1-0 before Liover Peguero hit a solo shot off Justin Verlander to tie the game in the fifth.
With the bases loaded and one out in the eighth, Bart singled home a run against Tyler Rogers (4-3).Peguero then drove in his second run of the game on a groundout to third.
Pirates starter Bailey Falter allowed one run in five innings. Braxton Ashcraft (3-1) provided three-scoreless innings of relief, and Dennis Santana recorded his sixth save of the season.
The Pirates have now won seven of their last eight games.
Key Moment
Joey Bart came through when it counted.
Joey Bart delivers 🙌 pic.twitter.com/BQ4hiQokiu
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) July 30, 2025
Star of the Game
Liover Peguero homered and drove in two of the Pirates’ three runs. Those were his first two RBI of the season and first since last year on Sep. 25 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Stat to Know
Tommy Pham finished the game 3 for 4. In 26 games since June 22, Pham .411 (37 for 90). He entered play with the highest batting average in baseball over that span.
Notable Performances
Bailey Falter: 5.0 innings, two hits, one run, four walks, one strikeout, 70 pitches/43 strikes
Braxton Ashcraft: 3.0 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, one strikeout, 38 pitches/27 strikes
Tommy Pham: 3 for 4, one double, one run
Liover Peguero: 1 for 4, one home run, two RBI, one run
Joey Bart: 2 for 3, one RBI, one walk
Spencer Horwitz: 2 for 5
Noteworthy
Liover Peguero’s home run was his first since Sep. 9, 2023 against the Atlanta Braves.
This was Dennis Santana’s first save since May 21 against the Cincinnati Reds.
Up Next
RHP Mike Burrows (1-3, 4.15 ERA) will look to lead the Pirates to a sweep on Wednesday. RHP Logan Webb (9-8, 3.38 ERA) will start for the Giants. First pitch: 3:45 p.m. ET.