Giants rally to beat Pirates

Brian Wilson (2-0) got four outs for the victory despite blowing his second save in 16 opportunities, but need Santiago Casilla to get the final two outs for his first save since Sept. 22, 2008, while with Oakland.

Casilla struck out Jeff Clement with runners on second and third to end the game.

San Francisco went ahead 5-3 in the ninth after reliever Javier Lopez’s error for muffing an easy throw on a grounder led to Juan Uribe’s RBI double and Pat Burrell’s sacrifice fly. Wilson easily retired the first two batters he faced before Ronny Cedeno singled to end an 0-for-20 slump and Young homered on a 3-2 pitch, his second career pinch-hit shot.

Two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum didn’t figure in the decision after losing two in a row, but lasted seven innings for the first time in four starts.

Lincecum fought with his control while walking 20 in his previous four starts, five in each, and the two walks he issued led to Pittsburgh’s first three runs.

Rookie Neil Walker walked leading off the fourth, and Garrett Jones tied it 2-2 one batter later with a drive into the right-center seats for his eighth homer and the fifth allowed by Lincecum in 78 2-3 innings.

The Giants retook the lead at 3-2 in the fifth on Sanchez’s run-scoring single and Pablo Sandoval’s double down the left-field line, but Walker walked again leading off the sixth and scored on Lastings Milledge’s one-out single.

Lincecum avoided a career-high third consecutive loss, striking out six and walking two in seven innings. The right-hander was 1-0 with an 0.56 ERA and 25 strikeouts in two starts against Pittsburgh last season, striking out a career-high 15 on July 27.

The Giants missed an opportunity to take back the lead and get Lincecum the decision when Sanchez left the bases loaded by striking out against Brendan Donnelly in the eighth. The Giants left 11 on base in the first eight innings and 14 overall.

Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf was pulled after throwing 110 pitches, allowing eight hits and walking three in six innings. The Giants also scored on Aubrey Huff’s RBI single in the first and Sandoval’s sacrifice fly in the third.

NOTES: The Giants won twice in the series and are 12-3 against the NL Central. ... OF Mark DeRosa (wrist) will remain on a rehab assignment at Triple-A Fresno while the Giants play a four-game series in Cincinnati starting Monday. ... Sandoval returned to No. 3 in the order after batting eighth for the first time Saturday. ... Pirates RHP Charlie Morton (shoulder fatigue) is expected to make a rehab start at Triple-A Indianapolis this week. ... Pirates relievers began the game with a 12-3 record, the majors’ best.