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SAN FRANCISCO -- Matt Moore hasnt been the elixir for the San Francisco Giants second-half struggles.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 ... 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Philadelphia was handed a 6-3 loss by the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday afternoon before dropping a 4-1 decision to the Rangers the following night in New York City.TORONTO -- Boston slugger David Ortiz went out with a bang in his final regular-season game in Toronto.Ortiz drilled a three-run homer in the sixth inning, Jackie Bradley Jr. and Hanley Ramirez also connected, and the Red Sox outslugged Toronto 11-8 Sunday, reclaiming a two-game lead over the Blue Jays in the AL East.Wins are wins no matter what but some wins are different, Ortiz said. Some wins can get you some momentum.Ortiz put Boston up 10-8 with a drive off Joaquin Benoit. It was his 41st career home run at Rogers Centre, his highest total at any road stadium.Toronto is a very nice place to play baseball and a beautiful city, Ortiz said. Its always a pleasure to come here.With his 535th career homer, Ortiz moved past Jimmie Foxx into sole possession of 18th place on baseballs career list. He also increased his RBI total to 110, the most by a player age 40 or above since Dave Winfield had 108 for Toronto in 1992.Were somewhat in awe of what David is doing in his final run, Red Sox manager John Farrell said.Starter Clay Buchholz said Ortiz is having a hell of a going away party.Edwin Encarnacion homered twice and Troy Tulowitzki hit his third career grand slam, but the Blue Jays couldnt force a tie in the standings. Toronto and Baltimore are tied for the lead in the wild-card race.It just didnt go our way today, Tulowitzki said. Theres a lot of time left.Toronto finishes the regular season with three games at Fenway Park.Obviously we cant sit back and relax, Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia said. We know our division is good and weve got to continue to play well.Pedroia and Xander Bogaerts singled against Bo Schultz (0-1) before Benoit came on to face Ortiz, who swung and missed the first pitch but connected on the second.Ortiz hit a tying grand slam off Benoit, then with Detroit, in Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS at Fenway Park. Boston went on to win 6-5.This might not have been the same stage but where we are, against (Toronto), really no less important, Farrell said.Robbie Ross Jr. (3-2) got two outs for the win. Craig Kimbrel, the ninth Booston pitcher, worked the ninth for his 25th save.ddddddddddddToronto also used nine pitchers.Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected in the ninth after the umpires ruled Russell Martins double into the right field corner, initially ruled fair, had landed foul. Toronto challenged, but the call was confirmed. Martin later struck out.Encarnacion hit a solo home run off Buchholz in the first, singled and scored in the third, and then hit a two-run shot off Heath Hembree in the fourth. It was his fourth multihomer game of the season and No. 25 for his career. Encarnacion has 39 home runs and leads the AL with 115 RBI.After Martin walked on four pitches with the bases loaded in the fourth, Tulowitzki hammered Buchholzs first pitch for his 23rd home run.Boston tied it at 6 and chased Aaron Sanchez on a two-out, two-run single by Bogaerts in the fourth, but Toronto answered with Encarnacions second homer in the bottom half.After Ramirez cut it to 8-7 with a drive to deep center in the fifth, Bostons Brock Holt tried to steal home but was thrown out by reliever Aaron Loup.It definitely would have been a lot cooler if I had got in there safe, Holt said.THE STREAK CONTINUESPedroia has hit safely in 29 straight games against Toronto, the longest active streak by any player against a single opponent.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: Holt was tagged on his sore right shoulder as he dove back to first base on a pickoff attempt in the fifth. He was checked by a trainer and stayed in.UP NEXTRed Sox: LHP David Price (15-8, 3.87 ERA) seeks his seventh straight win as Boston returns home for a three-game series against Baltimore. LHP Wade Miley (8-12, 5.49 ERA) starts for the Orioles.Blue Jays: LHP Francisco Liriano (7-12, 5.27 ERA) starts the opener of a three-game series against Tampa Bay on Monday. Liriano last started Aug. 26 against Minnesota and has made two relief appearances since. RHP Jake Odorizzi (9-6, 3.86 ERA) starts for the Rays. ' ' '