PITTSBURGH — A throwing error by pitcher Jared Hughes on a sacrifice bunt by reliever Jean Machi allowed the San Francisco Giants to score the winning run in the 13th inning and overcome a six-run deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-10 Monday night. Hughes (1-1) came on to start the 13th. With one out, he walked Hunter Pence and hit Juan Perez with a pitch. Machi (5-0), in just the second plate appearance of his four-year career, then dropped down a bunt, which Hughes fielded and threw wildly past first base as Pence scored from second base. Giants backup catcher Hector Sanchez had four hits and three RBIs, while Buster Posey, who got a day off from catching, had three hits,...
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