The Pirates faced the Giants at home on the 19th (Beijing time). Zhang Yucheng served as the sixth at-bat as the first baseman. He went out with no hits in 3 at-bats. The Pirates lost 5-7.
Zhang Yucheng hit a center field fly ball in the second inning of the first inning. In the second inning of the third inning, he hit a center field fly ball again when there was a runner on the next base. In the third inning of the third inning, he hit a fly ball to the center field by second pitcher Brebbia. (John Brebbia) struck out and was replaced in the 8th inning. Korean fielder Park Hyo-jun came in and hit a center field hit.
The Pirates once led 4-3 at the end of the 5th inning, but were reversed in the 6th inning. Brandon Crawford tied the score with a timely hit, and Mike Yastrzemski went ahead with a sacrifice fly to score 7 Luis Gonzalez's double added another insurance run in the inning, and Crawford contributed an RBI in the eighth inning. On the other hand, the Pirates only managed to score extra points in the 8th inning through Daniel Vogelbach, and ultimately lost by 2 points.
Zhang Yucheng has hit the bases in 4 consecutive games since the 14th, including a 2-hit start on the 15th. In the past two games, he has been on base with a walk. This game was interrupted, and his batting average dropped to 0.122.
