Posey doubled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning for San Francisco, then hustled to third on a fly ball to set up a bigger inning as the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-8 on Monday night. Before the 10th inning at-bat, Posey, who entered the game batting .329, had managed a bases-loaded walk, but had been hitless. Tony Watson, in his first game back with the Giants, pitched 1 1/3 innings before Garcia came in. San Francisco built its lead on the strength of Alex Dickerson’s grand slam in a five-run fifth. Mike Yastrzemski and Wilmer Flores also homered for San Francisco (67-39), which has the majors’ best record and leads all teams with 161 homers.

Source: thestar August 03, 2021 06:08 UTC