Giants Finally Get Some Offense In 10-7 Win Over Mets
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) -- Madison Bumgarner hit a go-ahead two-run homer off Jacob deGrom in the fourth inning -- moments after giving up a grand slam -- and the San Francisco Giants came back from four runs down to beat the New York Mets 10-7 on Thursday night.
Bumgarner, who narrowly missed a home run in his first at-bat, hit a 2-2 pitch into the stands in left field to cap a five-run inning when the Giants batted around. It was Bumgarner's third home run this season and the 14th of his career.
That helped overcome a shaky outing by San Francisco's four-time All-Star. Bumgarner (12-7) allowed four runs over five innings and struck out six.
New York had taken a 4-0 lead in the fourth on Justin Ruggiano's second career grand slam in his first game back off the disabled list.
The highly anticipated matchup between pitchers with two of the five lowest ERAs in the majors wound up being a slugfest.
San Francisco and New York combined for 17 runs and 30 hits.
DeGrom (7-6) had allowed only two earned runs over his previous 27 2-3 innings before giving up career-highs in runs (8) and hits (13). He struck out five and walked one in losing to the Giants for the first time in four starts.
Eduardo Nunez had four hits and three RBIs for San Francisco, Brandon Crawford and Denard Spann added three hits apiece while Joe Panik drove in two runs.
Six Giants pitchers combined to retire the final 12 batters. Santiago Casilla worked the ninth for his 28th save.
San Francisco ended a four-game losing streak and pulled within one-half game of the first-place Dodgers in the NL West. Los Angeles lost to Philadelphia earlier Thursday.
Travis d'Arnaud and T.J. Rivera had two hits apiece for the Mets.
New York scored three times in the sixth to pull within 8-7 then loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh before Derek Law got Ty Kelly to ground out.
Buster Posey hit a two-run double in the eighth to give the Giants breathing room.
RARE AIR
Bumgarner is the second pitcher in the modern era to allow a grand slam then hit a go-ahead home run in the same inning, according to EliasSports. Hal Jeffcoat did it with the 1957 Cincinnati Reds.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: SS Asdrubal Cabrera (strained left patella tendon) and OF Yoenis Cespedes (strained right quad) are expected to join the team Friday. ... 2B Neil Walker (lower back) missed his third straight game. ... RHP Gabriel Ynoa was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas.
Giants: RHP Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day DL with a lower back strain. RHP Cory Gearrin was activated off the DL.
UP NEXT
Mets: LHP Steven Matz (9-8), who took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of his most recent start on Aug. 14, faces the Giants for the second time in his career.
Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto (13-3) pitches for San Francisco looking to end a six-game winless stretch.
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