But Brandon Belt and Angel Pagan both capitalized with a runner on first base, as they teed off for two-run home runs against Anthony DeSclafani.
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San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy, left, reacts after allowing a two-run home run to Cincinnati Reds’ Jay Bruce, right, during the fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Monday, July 25, 2016. Bruce’s second blast in the sixth inning gave the Reds a lead they finally would not relinquish after having fallen behind twice. He last pitched in the majors on April 23, 2015. They have now surrendered 19 home runs in the nine games since the All-Star break, and Peavy has given up five of those in his two starts, including Bruce’s 22nd and 23rd of the year on Monday. “The long ball is hurting us right now, there’s no getting around that. They have a lot of power in that club”. “If you make a mistake, there’s a chance you’ll pay for it”.
Meanwhile, the Giants’ lead in the National League West continued to dwindle. The San Francisco Giants have an ERA of 3.66 and have lost eight straight games when allowing more than three runs.
The night began as if the Giants might reverse the rut they’ve been in. It’s the 18th straight game the Giants were held to three hits or less with runners in scoring position.
The Giants, who didn’t score first in any of the games on the road trip, put one on the board in the bottom of the first when Denard Span doubled to left and scored on Buster Posey’s two-out single to right. But all of the good feelings went away quickly.
Bruce’s first home run was reviewed when a fan in the right-field stands appeared to reach into the field of play to catch the ball, but no change was made.
“It’s hard to describe”, Peavy said.
Honorable Mentions are due to: Joey Votto, who doubled, took a walk, and scored twice; Eugenio Suarez, who doubled and blasted a 2-run dinger of his own; Adam Duvall, who walked twice (!) and scored a run against his former team; Jumbo Diaz, who tossed a flawless inning from the ‘pen; and Raisel Iglesias, who tossed a pair of ideal innings in relief. Votto slashed a double down the right field line, and Bruce stepped up and crushed a 3-1 offering into over the center field wall. He walked two and struck out six.Four of the five runs he allowed came via two-run homers by Brandon Belt in the fourth inning and Angel Pagan in the fifth. “That’s what power will do for you”. Williamson is hitting.381 in 19 road games but.140 (6-for-43) in 17 home games. Moved down to sixth in the order by Bochy with the hope of relieving some of the pressure he’s been feeling, Belt looked like the.300 hitter he was in the first half. “Today, I just got back to seeing the ball first before I made that decision”.
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Giants: 2B Joe Panik (concussion) will resume his rehab stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. As for Duffy, who has been out since June 20 with a strained Achilles tendon, he also was on the field early Monday running and taking batting practice.
