PITTSBURGH — Pirates rookie Cole Tucker lived out a dream on Saturday at PNC Park. From the other side of the field, the Giants suffered through a nightmare.
With rain falling in Pittsburgh, Tucker launched a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth of his major league debut off Giants starter Derek Holland to give the Pirates a 3-1 lead.
After Tucker emerged from the dugout for an epic curtain call following his first big league hit, Holland struck out Jung-ho Kang to end the inning. Holland’s 93-mile per hour fastball turned out to be the final pitch of a rain-shortened Giants loss.