PITTSBURGH — Jerar Encarnacion cannot catch a break.

As the Giants beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park, Encarnacion hit his second home run in as many games but left the game with an apparent lower leg injury when trying to beat out an infield single.

After being swept by both the Pirates and New York Mets during their last homestand, the Giants (58-57) responded by taking two of three from both teams during their six-game East Coast road trip.

Robbie Ray turned in his second consecutive quality start, pitching six innings of two-run ball with eight strikeouts. Dominic Smith delivered a go-ahead, pinch-hit double in the top of the ninth inning, extending his personal hitting streak to 11 games.

If Encarnacion has to miss extended time, it would be another

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