Major League Baseball

McCutcheon homers to spark 6-5 comeback win over Giants

Published Aug. 17, 2016 8:23 p.m. ET

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Andrew McCutcheon had two hits, including a two-run homer, Matt Joyce had a key two-run single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a four-run deficit to complete a three-game sweep of the freefalling San Francisco Giants with a 6-5 victory on Wednesday.

The Pirates won their fourth straight game and sixth in seven. They remain a game behind St. Louis, which beat Houston 8-2, in the race for the NL wild card.

The Giants, who on Tuesday fell out of first place in the NL West for the first time in 97 days, lost their fourth straight. They fell to 9-21, the worst record in the majors since the All-Star break. They dropped a full game behind the Dodgers, who play Philadelphia tonight.

McCutcheon's homer, his 17th, capped a six-run rally in the fifth inning that chased Giants starter Matt Cain (4-8).