Giants Score 3 In Eighth Inning, Rally Past Phillies 9-6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Kevin Pillar hit a tiebreaking triple that scored Evan Longoria with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning, closer Will Smith followed with a two-run single in his first career at-bat and the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Sunday night.
Scooter Gennett homered into McCovey Cove and Mike Yastrzemski also went deep to help the Giants take three of four from the Phillies. Longoria had three hits and Pillar had two.
César Hernández had three hits and two RBIs for Philadelphia. Bryce Harper drove in a pair of runs.
Longoria singled leading off the eighth against José Alvarez (3-3) and went to second on a wild pitch with two outs. Pillar, who had an RBI single in the third, followed with a drive into the gap in right-center off Nick Pivetta.
After Brandon Crawford was intentionally walked and stole second, Smith blooped a 3-1 pitch into right field to score Pillar and Crawford as the crowd at Oracle Park roared.
Smith (4-0) retired five batters and earned the win. The right-hander also made a spectacular defensive play when Roman Quinn dropped a bunt to lead off the ninth. Smith pounced on the bunt and threw out Quinn on a close play at first.
Both managers had to go deep into their bullpens after each starter was knocked out early. Philadelphia's Jake Arrieta lasted three innings, while San Francisco's Conner Menez left after retiring five batters.
The Phillies led 5-2, but left the bases loaded twice and stranded six runners in scoring position.
ARIETTA'S QUICK EXIT
Arrieta's night ended after three innings and 66 pitches, another setback for the 33-year-old former Cy Young Award winner who has been pitching with a bone spur in his right elbow. Arrieta allowed seven hits and five earned runs, the sixth time this season that he has allowed five or more earned runs.
VELASQUEZ IN A PINCH
Vince Velasquez, who started for Philadelphia and took the loss Saturday, singled as a pinch-hitter in the fifth. It's Velasquez's second pinch-hit single this season and the third of his career.
GIANTS TO RETIRE 22
The Giants announced during a pregame ceremony honoring the 1989 NL Championship team that Will Clark's No. 22 will be retired next year. Clark, now a special assistant with the team, was joined on the field for the announcement by several other former Giants from the team that lost to the Oakland A's in the '89 World Series. "To be forever linked with the greatest who have ever played this sport here in San Francisco, it's absolutely amazing," Clark told the crowd.
TRAINERS ROOM
Giants: Pablo Sandoval has inflammation in his right elbow, a result of "loose bodies" according to manager Bruce Bochy. That's why Sandoval was limited to pinch-hitting against the Phillies. ... RHP Johnny Cueto will throw about 45 pitches or three innings Thursday in a rehab start with Class A San Jose. Cueto is recovering from Tommy John surgery last year. ... Alex Dickerson (right oblique strain) hit in a cage before the game and will do baseball activities on the field during Monday's off day. If all goes well, Dickerson will DH for Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Phillies: After a day off, LHP Jason Vargas (6-5, 3.93 ERA) faces the Chicago Cubs for the second time this season Tuesday in Philadelphia. Vargas is 3-0 in seven career starts against the Cubs.
Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (7-7, 3.74) pitches the opener of a two-game series against the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Bumgarner is unbeaten in his last nine starts.
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