SF Giants’ Doval blows save in ninth, secures win in 10th to snap losing streak

PHOENIX It was not the majority of sustainable formula for a win but the Giants will take anything they can get amidst their worst stretch of the season Camilo Doval blew a save in the bottom of the ninth inning by allowing a game-tying two-run homer to All-Star starter Ketel Marte but right now rebounded to secure a - win by pitching a scoreless th inning to snap the Giants four-game losing streak For Doval it was his first time pitching two innings since July Jung Hoo Lee enjoyed his best offensive games in contemporary memory collecting a single double and triple as he fell a home run shy of the cycle For Lee it was his first multi-hit event since June and his first three-hit battle since May Brett Wisely the latest position athlete to start at third base amidst numerous injuries made an impact as well by totaling two hits a run and an RBI The Giants jumped out to a - lead in the top of the first on Mike Yastrzemski s leadoff home run and Lee s triple a rare instance of San Francisco generating offense right from the jump Entering play the band s OPS in the first inning ranked th in baseball and this marked only the sixth time all season that they ve scored multiple runs in the first inning San Francisco expanded its lead to - in the fifth inning when Rafael Devers smashed a mph grounder past first baseman Pavin Smith to drive home Wisely who got a rare start at third base amidst the club s flurry of injuries In the bottom of the fifth things spiraled for Roupp in a hurry He began the inning by allowing a solo homer to Alek Thomas then walked Jose Herrera and Geraldo Perdomo to gift Arizona a free rally After allowing a single to Ketel Marte Roupp s evening was suddenly over Left-hander Erik Miller entered the ballgame with no outs and loaded bases tasked with protecting a two-run lead Miller allowed one of those inherited runners to tally as Josh Naylor hit a sacrifice fly but the lefty limited the damage and walked off the mound with the Giants still leading - Roupp s final line four-plus innings two runs four strikeouts four walks From there the Giants bullpen still had four more innings to cover Cover they did Bivens pitched a scoreless sixth with two strikeouts and Rodr guez worked around a walk and a single to put up a zero in the seventh Following the Giants two-run eighth inning on on RBI singles from Patrick Bailey and Wisely Rogers allowed an unearned run but otherwise kept the lead intact That left Doval for the ninth with the Giants leading by two runs Doval began his night by allowing a leadoff single to Perdomo straightaway bringing the tying run to the plate Marte who was named an All-Star starter before the contest did what All-Stars do With one swing Marte sent a no-doubter over the right-field fence and tied the event with a backbreaking two-run homer Doval retired the next three batters he faced to send the meeting to extras but the damage was done The Giants took a - lead in the top of the th inning when Bailey drove in Lee the automatic runner with a sacrifice fly Instead of going with a fresh arm manager Bob Melvin sent Doval out for the bottom of the th with a one-run lead Blaze Alexander the automatic runner advanced from second to third on Lourdes Gurriel Jr s fly out to center field giving the Diamondbacks the tying runner on third with one out With his back again against the wall Doval struck out Jake McCarthy and Alek Thomas to secure the win