Pirates right-hander Gerrit Cole matched a season-long with eight innings pitched and hung on for a victory Wednesday against the visiting Giants.
Cole blanked San Francisco after a Brandon Belt two-run double chopped his lead to 4-3 in the fifth. He finished having yielded three runs on seven hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. His only pest was Belt, who also slammed a home run in the first.
The Pirates have two days off before his next start, which will come at some point next week in Milwaukee.