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SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Moore hasnt been the elixir for the San Francisco Giants second-half struggles. Shirt Michy Batshuayi .Gregory Polanco had a homer and four RBI, Ryan Vogelsong won in his return to AT&T Park and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Moore and the Giants 8-5 on Monday night.The left-handed Moore (0-2) allowed five runs over six innings and is still seeking his first victory since being acquired prior to the Aug. 1 trade deadline from Tampa Bay.Im capable of better things than what happened tonight, said Moore, who was 7-7 with a 4.08 ERA with the Rays.The big blow came in the top of the sixth. Moore walked Jung Ho Kang with two outs and nobody on, and then Gregory Polanco hit a two-run homer on a first-pitch fastball.The location was a bad miss, Moore said. It wound up staying over the middle of the plate, it was supposed to be more on the outside corner, more of a chase pitch actually, and (Polanco) was aggressive and he got it.That was the biggest mistake of the night, he added.Denard Span had three hits, including a home run, and Eduardo Nunez also homered for the Giants.Andrew McCutchen had two hits and two RBI and made a spectacular diving, backhanded catch in the eighth to rob Nunez of a hit with two runners in scoring position.In the beginning Im thinking he cant get the ball, Nunez said. You have to give some credit to McCutchen, thats why hes one of the best, because he can make the catch that not a lot of guys can make in that situation.San Francisco remains in first place in the NL West, a half-game ahead of the idle Dodgers.Vogelsong (2-2), who spent parts of seven seasons with the Giants and won two World Series, allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out one.An All-Star with San Francisco in 2011, Vogelsong was greeted with an extended ovation when he took the mound in the first inning, and a video montage of his time with the Giants played on the scoreboard as he warmed.When he left after allowing Spans home run in the sixth, Vogelsong paused on his way to the dugout and tipped his cap to the crowd.There are moments in these games that you want to hold on to and remember for the rest of your life. Tonight was one of those for me, Vogelsong said. It was amazing.Polanco hit a two-run double off Moore in the fourth, then drove in two more runs with his 17th home run in the sixth.Francisco Cervelli singled, walked twice and made a sparkling defensive play to tag out a runner at home to help Vogelsong win for the first time since coming off the 60-day DL after being hit in the face with a pitch on May 23.Tony Watson, the fourth Pirates reliever, retired three batters for his sixth save.Vogelsong got off to a rough start when he walked Joe Panik with the bases loaded in the first inning, then gave up an RBI single to Hunter Pence in the third.San Francisco missed a chance to add on when Pence overran third base on Nunezs double and was thrown out while scrambling back to the bag.DOWN ... AND OUTPence made a spectacular defensive play when he caught Josh Harrisons foul ball while on his back after stumbling on the mound in the visiting teams bullpen.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: Starling Marte was back in the lineup after sitting Sunday with a sore upper back.Giants: Buster Posey sat for the second straight game due to tightness in his lower back. Posey has been bothered by the issue since the teams flight back from Miami on Sunday.UP NEXTPirates: Jameson Taillon (3-2) faces the Giants for the first time in his career Tuesday night. The right-hander has allowed one earned run over his previous 14 innings.Giants: RHP Jeff Samardzija (10-8) makes his second start against Pittsburgh this season. The Pirates knocked Samardzija out of the game after three innings on June 22. Dries Mertens Shirt Kopen .Y. - Jerome Samson scored once in regulation and again in the shootout as the St. Moussa Dembele T Shirt . Woodson said during a radio interview Thursday that the Knicks Carmelo Anthony doesnt get the same calls as other superstars. http://www.voetbalshirtbelgie.com/voetbalshirt-youri-tielemans.html . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. In a stunning twist, there is still hope Jamie Whincup could be crowned 2016 Bathurst 1000 champion after his Supercars team finally lodged an official appeal over the controversial Great Race finish.Governing body Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS) has refused to rule out any possible outcome at Whincups hearing in Melbourne on Tuesday night when the Holden star will appeal a time penalty that cost him a fifth Bathurst 1000 win.Contrary to media reports, the result of the Bathurst 1000 is still subject to the courts final determination, a CAMS statement said.The court has the power to impose its own penalty which may or may not include time penalties.The drama began when Whincup crossed the line first in Sundays Great Race, only to be relegated to 11th after copping a 15 second time penalty for his role in a late incident that ended the winning chances of Volvos Scott McLaughlin and Holdens Garth Tander.Holdens Will Davison received the winners Peter Brock Trophy last weekend and looked set to hold onto it after Red Bull Racing suffered a setback on Friday.An interim ruling by the National Court of Appeal knocked back RBRs request to amend their appeal in a bid to have the charge dropped or the incident re-investigated.As a result, RBR can now only appeal the severity of Whincups time penalty at Tuesday nights hearing at the County Court of Victoria.A Supercars statement said at best, Whincups punishment could be cut to a 10-second penalty, earning him eighth place in the Great Race and 338 extra championship points. Axel Witsel 2018. .That would have ensured no change to the Bathurst podium.However, CAMS have not ruled out any possible outcome including Whincup being installed as a belated Bathurst winner after RBR officially lodged their appeal by the 1755 AEDT Friday deadline, after receiving a 24 hour extension from the governing body.It is believed if RBR have the punishment successfully downgraded to a 10 second time penalty they can argue that Whincup redressed his race position behind McLaughlin before the spectacular lap 150 incident that cost the Volvo driver and Tander.If they can prove that, Whincups penalty will be served and he will receive the Bathurst 1000 crown.Supercars boss James Warburton said he preferred the Bathurst 1000 winner be decided on a race track, not a court room.Supercars Australia respects the right of all teams to appeal the decisions of stewards, he said.However, it also recognises the groundswell of opinion from teams, drivers and fans who have expressed a strong desire to see one of Australias biggest sporting events decided on the racetrack and not in a court room.Either way, Whincups fate is not expected to be known until early next month.A verdict may not be handed down until 14 days after the appeal is heard - in this case as late as November 2.If unsuccessful, RBR can appeal through the FIA International Court of Appeal. 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