Bullpen’s ‘nasty stuff’ carries Bucs over Giants

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},”__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”“The guys we throw on the market all have actually, actually good things,” mentioned Jason Delay. “To be honest, it’s difficult to catch. … If it’s hard to catch, it’s got to be hard to hit.”nnHolderman and Moreta prolonged a pair of private streaks as neither has allowed an earned run this month. Holderman hasn’t allowed a run in his final 9 outings, tossing 8 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts to at least one stroll, whereas Moreta hasn’t allowed an earned run in his final 12 outings, throwing 14 2/3 innings with two unearned runs and 21 strikeouts to a few walks.nnFor Bednar, particularly, Tuesday represented his first save alternative in over a month, his final being on April 29. Bednar remained aware of high-leverage conditions over the course of May — on Sunday, Bednar pitched within the ninth inning of a tie recreation towards Seattle — however on Tuesday, Bednar lastly had one other alternative to slam the door on an opponent.”,”kind”:”textual content”,”__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-05-31T02:56:29.318Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL(“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”)”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-05/30/63b32907-f424b308-ef3ee953-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Rodolfo Castro scores on a wild pitch from Sean Manaea and offers the Pirates the lead by one run within the high of the fifth inning”,”showAsVideoGif”:false,”length”:”00:00:20″,”slug”:”sean-manaea-ball-to-josh-palacios-tutyr2″,”tags”:[“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”,”__typename”:”GameTag”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-641943″,”title”:”Josh Palacios”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:641943″,”type”:”player”,”__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-134″,”title”:”Pittsburgh Pirates”,”team”:”__ref”:”Team:134″,”type”:”team”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”],”thumbnail”:”__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/formatInstructions/mlb/waqfesqzszowraqnyeyq”,”title”:”Castro scores on wild pitch”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/sean-manaea-ball-to-josh-palacios-tutyr2″,”__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”“I’m just staying locked in every single day no matter what,” Bednar mentioned. “I’m always ready to pitch and ready for that situation. Whenever the phone rings, I’m dialed in and ready to go down there.”nnMoreta was the bullpen brigade’s first consultant, coming into the ballgame with one out and runner on second within the fifth inning. The right-hander wasn’t all that sharp, unable to persistently land his slider for strikes, however he executed simply sufficient pitches to get out of the inning unscathed. Moreta started his outing by strolling J.D. Davis, however obtained Michael Conforto to fly out and Mitch Hanniger to floor out.nn“I think the one thing that Moreta has done is we’re seeing more strikes,” Shelton mentioned. “He’s commanding the ball. He’s commanding the slider. He’s throwing it in all counts, which is really important.”nnHernandez, like Moreta, got here into the sport with a duck on the pond, coming into the sixth with a runner on first and one out, however the rookie southpaw wanted simply three pitches to flee the body. Patrick Bailey smoked a line drive proper at first baseman Connor Joe, and with Blake Sabol initially breaking for second base on contact, Joe calmly jogged over to first and tapped on the bag to finish the inning-ending double play.”,”kind”:”textual content”,”__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-05-31T04:02:01.963Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL(“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”)”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-05/30/f3de1e09-eccf5a6b-a4a7aea4-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Patrick Bailey traces into an unassisted double play by Connor Joe to shut the underside of the sixth inning”,”showAsVideoGif”:false,”length”:”00:00:22″,”slug”:”jose-hernandez-in-play-out-s-to-patrick-bailey”,”tags”:[“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”,”__typename”:”GameTag”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-656582″,”title”:”Connor Joe”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:656582″,”type”:”player”,”__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-134″,”title”:”Pittsburgh Pirates”,”team”:”__ref”:”Team:134″,”type”:”team”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”defense”,”title”:”defense”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”double-play”,”title”:”double play”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”],”thumbnail”:”__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/formatInstructions/mlb/ahdcshhfbht3kpb3p4ak”,”title”:”Joe’s unassisted double play”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/jose-hernandez-in-play-out-s-to-patrick-bailey”,”__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”“Jose doesn’t have any fear,” Shelton mentioned. “He comes in, he goes right after guys. He gets the top of their order with some really good hitters and has to execute pitches. He continues to impress.”nnHolderman took the baton from Hernandez and constructed a bridge to the ninth inning with out a lot of a problem. The right-hander induced an inning-ending forceout to finish the seventh, then labored previous Conforto’s leadoff infield single to document a scoreless eighth inning.nnWhile Moreta, Hernandez and Holderman all inherited a runner, Bednar entered the ballgame with a clean canvas within the ninth, putting out Bailey and Brett Wisley swinging and getting LaMonte Wade Jr. to fly out to color his tenth save of the season.nn“I think it just speaks to the way that he handles himself and the preparation he does,” Shelton mentioned. “Credit to him, credit to [bullpen coach Justin Meccage] for making sure that he stays on task.””,”kind”:”textual content”],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”abstract”:”SAN FRANCISCO — As Dauri Moreta jogged in from the customer’s bullpen, the primary of 4 relievers who’d mix to clean the Giants’ sizzling bats and lock in a much-needed win, Oracle Park’s sound system started blaring a well-recognized tune: “Renegade” by Styx.n“I heard that and I used to be like,”,”tagline(“formatString”:”none”)”:null,”tags”:[“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”,”__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-134″,”title”:”Pittsburgh Pirates”,”team”:”__ref”:”Team:134″,”type”:”team”,”__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”justice-delos-santos”,”title”:”Justice delos Santos”,”type”:”contributor”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-recap”,”title”:”game recap”,”type”:”taxonomy”,”__typename”:”GameTag”,”slug”:”gamepk-717972″,”title”:”2023/05/30 pit@sf”,”type”:”game”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-664294″,”title”:”Dauri Moreta”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:664294″,”type”:”player”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-670280″,”title”:”David Bednar”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:670280″,”type”:”player”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-670059″,”title”:”Colin Holderman”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:670059″,”type”:”player”,”__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-669796″,”title”:”Jose Hernandez”,”person”:”__ref”:”Person:669796″,”type”:”player”],”kind”:”story”,”thumbnail”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/formatInstructions/v1685511032/mlb/tbokcscqd6ljqnzuicwh”,”title”:”David Bednar, Pirates bullpen key to win over Giants”}},”Person:670280″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:670280,”Team:134″:”__typename”:”Team”,”id”:134,”Person:656582″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:656582,”Person:641943″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:641943,”Person:664294″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:664294,”Person:670059″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:670059,”Person:669796″:”__typename”:”Person”,”id”:669796}}
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