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May 9, 2026; San Francisco, California, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Oneil Cruz (15) swings a sledgehammer in the on deck circle before batting against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning at Oracle Park. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images | Robert Edwards-Imagn Images The boos started to boil over from the stands in the 6th inning. A walk, a wild pitch, and two consecutive RBI singles allowed by Ryan Walker set off audible mutterings of a mutiny.

The fan uprising grew louder after Heliot Ramos couldn’t pick a line drive out of the lights, turning what should’ve been a flyout into a RBI double that ultimately beget a six-run 7th for Pittsburgh. View Link The boos became physical, dark winged omens that crow-hopped around the infield, shrieking expletives and crawing curses as more baseballs collided with Giants defenders. A routine grounder that should’ve ended the inning jumped out of Willy Adames’s glove, leading to a 2-run triple off the bat of Brandon Lowe.

A comebacker to Gregory Santos off the bat of Ryan O’Hearn hit the palm of his glove and ejected itself without the reliever knowing it. Another run scored. View Link What was an exchange of scoreless frames for four innings between starters Landen Roupp and Braxton Ashcraft devolved into an ugly exposé for the Giants once the bullpen took over.

Rampant and pervasive ills were on full display: their impatience at the plate, their inability to build rallies, hit for power, stress-out opposing arms, as well as their unstructured, unproven, and unreliable relief corps. This bunch in a nutshell: The Pirates plated 10 runs over the 5th, 6th, and 7th frames. On a day that the Giants off-loaded an offensively-challenged catcher , another discarded backstop in Joey Bart collected four hits and two RBIs while scoring thrice.