Giants comeback falls short, lose 4-3 to Pirates in extras

A tied game turned into a home run blowout in the tenth inning, with the Giants falling just short of coming back, despite an excellent start from Jordan Hicks. Despite a late-inning comeback attempt, the San Francisco Giants lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight 4-3 in ten innings. Jordan Hicks was the player of the game, pitching into the seventh inning with one run (that he didn’t cash in) on five hits with a career-high nine strikeouts. When he exited in the seventh, he had allowed a single to Connor Joe. Luke Jackson came in in relief after that, and...