Sep 18, 2007, 5:32 GMT
Phoenix, AZ - Randy Winn smacked a go-ahead, three-run home run as part of a five-run eighth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants rally past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 8-5, in the opener of a three-game series at Chase Field.
The loss trims Arizona's lead in the NL West to one game over San Diego, which beat Pittsburgh 3-0.
Pedro Feliz hit a two-run homer and finished with three RBI for the Giants, who snapped a four-game skid. Scott Munter (1-0) picked up the win by recording the final two outs in the seventh. Starter Kevin Correia surrendered two runs on three hits, walked five and fanned six over 5 2/3 innings.
Mark Reynolds had two hits and knocked in a run while Chris Young added a two- run triple for Arizona, which has won just two of its last six games following a six-game win streak.
Tony Pena (5-4) took the loss, allowing five runs on three hits in the eighth after starter Brandon Webb had a subpar outing, allowing three runs and six hits, with a walk and two strikeouts over six innings.
'I battled through six and I was able to keep them to three runs and I think it's obvious that I didn't have my best stuff.' Webb said. 'It's all I had tonight.'
Trailing by a run, the scene was set for a seventh-inning Arizona outburst, as the Giants went to their bullpen in favor of Randy Messenger. Eric Byrnes greeted the right-hander with an infield single, Tony Clark walked and Reynolds poked a game-tying single to left.
San Francisco lifted Messenger, but Munter couldn't stop the bleeding. Young worked a full-count, then lined a two-run triple to left that put the D-Backs on top, 5-3.
The Giants quickly subdued the wild crowd, however, scoring five times in the eighth inning to put the game away. Pena plunked Kevin Frandsen in the left shoulder before issuing a walk to Dave Roberts. Rajai Davis struck out, but Winn crushed an 0-2 pitch 420 feet over the wall in center to give San Francisco the lead.
'I was just trying to shorten up a little bit, and with runners in scoring position I just tried to put the ball in play,' Winn said.
Bengie Molina grounded out, but pinch-hitter Nate Schierholtz doubled to center before Feliz belted Pena's first offering an estimated 388 feet to left, making it 8-5.
Brian Wilson pitched the ninth for his fourth save in four chances.
San Francisco pushed across a first-inning run, as Roberts opened the game with a triple and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Winn.
Arizona tied it in the second on Augie Ojeda's RBI single to center.
The Giants, though, got to Webb again in the fourth. Winn and Molina both singled before Ray Durham walked to load the bases with no outs. A Feliz fielder's choice grounder scored Winn, and Dan Ortmeier followed with a single up the middle to plate Molina for a 3-1 lead.
The Diamondbacks wasted a pair of two-out walks in the home half, but made it a 3-2 game in the sixth when pinch-hitter Miguel Montero drew a bases-loaded walk.
Game Notes
Webb drew his first walk of the season, in 75 plate appearances, against Correia in the second...The Diamondbacks fell to 8-8 versus San Francisco this season...Attendance was 31,122.
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