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Giants win fifth straight thanks to wild pitch in extra innings

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PITTSBURGH -- Pirates right-hander Daniel Hudson was only thinking about Giants star Buster Posey when he uncorked a full-count slider Saturday.

When the ball skipped in the dirt and got away from the catcher, Denard Span was ready to pounce.

Span sprinted home from third on Hudson's wild pitch in the 11th inning to give San Francisco a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday.

With Span on third and Joe Panik at second, Hudson (1-4) choked a 3-2 breaking pitch to Posey, who is hitting .