Times wires
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Pirates 2, Giants 0
PITTSBURGH — James McDonald pitched six innings for the Pirates to lower his ERA from 10.13 to 7.66. Joel Hanrahan recorded his seventh save in seven chances, getting Miguel Tejada to ground into a game-ending double play with runners on first and second. The Giants wasted a strong outing by Madison Bumgarner, who lowered his ERA from 7.79 to 6.17. They have lost five of six while scoring 14 runs and hitting .188.