Bryce Eldridge Homers, But Pirates Rout Giants

For San Francisco Giants fans looking for a silver lining in a 13-3 bashing from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night at Oracle Park, look no further than Bryce Eldridge. Eldridge, a young phenom in Giants manager Tony Vitello's lineup, smashed his first MLB homer, a solo shot in the home half of the fifth inning. That put San Francisco within 2-1 at the time.

And then, well, the Giants' bullpen imploded. The Pirates' hitters must have been feeling pretty good as they waited their turns in the on-deck circle. Pittsburgh scored two runs in the fifth and sixth innings, but roared to life with a six-run seventh.

They capped their big offensive night with a three-run ninth inning. Landen Roupp Takes Loss for SF Giants starter Landen Roupp took the loss, falling to 5-3 this season. Roupp worked four innings, giving up three hits and one run (earned).

Roupp walked three and struck out eight Pirates hitters. Ryan Borucki, Ryan Walker, JT Brubaker, Gregory Santos, and Christian Koss all got touched up for runs. Brubaker gave up four runs (three earned), Santos gave up two runs (none earned), and Koss allowed three earned runs.