Michael Conforto's tiebreaking single in the eighth inning Saturday lifted the visiting San Francisco Giants past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1.
San Francisco starter Alex Cobb gave up one run and four hits in six innings, with five strikeouts and two walks.Camilo Doval pitched the ninth for his 28th save, tops in baseball.Pittsburgh starter Johan Oviedo, who had lost seven decisions in a row, allowed one hit, Yastrzemski's homer, over seven innings. He matched a career high with 10 strikeouts and walked three.
With one out in the second, Yastrzemski hit his 11th homer, to right-center, for a 1-0 San Francisco lead. The Giants had a scare in the fifth. Cobb, an All-Star, took a comebacker by Bryan Reynolds on what ended up being the third out. The ball appeared to hit Cobb flush near his left ankle. He went down, bounced up quickly and walked off on his own. He received medical attention in the dugout and was able pitch one more inning.
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