Pinch-hitter Evan Longoria had a go-ahead, two-run single in the eighth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 on Sunday. Brandon Crawford led off the Giants eighth with a single against Luis Frias (1-1) and advanced to second on Cooper Hummel’s passed ball. One out later, Jason Vosler walked, and another passed ball moved the runners to second and third.

DP_San Francisco 0, Arizona 2. LOB_San Francisco 12, Arizona 6. B_Davis 2 (8), Garrett (8), P.Smith (7), Walker (23).

It almost seemed like a lost cause in the desert, but a late effort by the Giants propelled them to a series victory over the Diamondbacks.

The double broke the Giants’ scoring drought, driving in two, but it took an add-on shot from J.D. Davis in the ninth inning to pull out a 3-2 win over the D-backs, after Arizona clawed back for one run against Camilo Doval in the ninth inning. The Giants put runners on in every inning, but it took until the eighth to break through. Davis’ ninth-inning solo shot landed in the pool beyond right field, his fourth hit of the game.

Junis was terrific on Sunday, recording seven strikeouts over 5.1 innings of work while allowing just five baserunners. However, the Diamondbacks managed to score a run on a double by Pavin Smith in the bottom of the fifth to take a 1-0 lead. For most of the game, it looked like that would be enough to hand Junis the loss.

All Times EDT East Division Central Division West Division x-clinched division z-clinched playoff berth Saturday's Games Oakland 10, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 3 Miami 4, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 2 Arizona 5, San Francisco 2 San Diego 9, Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, St. Louis 2 Sunday's Games Cincinnati 2, Milwaukee 1 Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Washington at Miami, 1:40 p.m.

And they’ll do it with Ford Proctor, who got called up on Saturday and will play his second game with the team today. With an injured rotation, the Giants are going with lefty Scott Alexander as an opener. Alexander has been excellent since joining the Giants this year, as he has a 1.38 ERA, a 2.96 FIP, and nine strikeouts to one walk in 13 innings.

The Tampa Bay Rays designated right-handed pitcher Dusten Knight for assignment earlier this week. After clearing waivers, Knight has accepted an outright assignment to the Rays Triple-A affiliate in Durham. Knight had appeared in six MLB games with Tampa this season, posting a 5.73 ERA in 11 innings pitched with nine strikeouts and four walks.

The Arizona Diamondbacks conclude their final homestand of the season on Sunday when they face the San Francisco Giants in Phoenix. Arizona (71-82) evened the three-game series with a 5-2 victory on Saturday. The D-backs received another impressive outing from Merrill Kelly, who pitched seven strong innings for his career high-tying 13th victory of the season.

All Times EDT East Division Central Division West Division x-clinched division z-clinched playoff berth Saturday's Games Oakland 10, N.Y. Mets 4 Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 3 Miami 4, Washington 1 Pittsburgh 6, Chicago Cubs 0 Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 2 Arizona 5, San Francisco 2 San Diego 9, Colorado 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, St. Louis 2 Sunday's Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 1:40 p.m.

Offense pops in 5th inning and Kelly stops Giants again in D-backs win https://arizonasports.com/story/3310656/offense-pops-in-5th-inning-and-kelly-stops-giants-again-in-d-backs-win/ Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly fills void that starting rotation missed “It’s big,” he said after running his season total to 189 2/3 innings. With where we’re at in the season it would be very easy for them to say, ‘Hey, you’ve got one more and that’ll be it for the year, just to make sure you’re fresh for next...

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Buster Posey became the first former MLB player in SF Giants history to become a part owner of the team earlier this week. The future Hall of Fame catcher became the organization's 31st principal partner and a member of their Board of Directors. In a press conference earlier this week, Posey reiterated that while he will be more involved with the team now that he's a part-owner, he plans to stay out of the way of the team's coaching staff and front office as they make decisions.

San Francisco Giants (74-78, third in the NL West) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (71-82, fourth in the NL West) Phoenix; Sunday, 3:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Scott Alexander (0-0, 1.38 ERA, . WHIP, nine strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Drey Jameson (2-0, 1.38 ERA, .

Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly ought's to reach 200 innings this season to secure himself as a starting pitcher. Kelly had a dominant outing against the Giants, Saturday night.

Merrill Kelly fans six in D-backs' 5-2 win

Kelly (13-7) went seven innings and permitted just four hits and two runs to drop his season ERA to 3.13. He struck out six and walked one. He is 3-0 against the Giants this season with a 1.53 ERA in five starts.

Alex Cobb has grown accustomed to defensive woes plaguing his outing and after a long stretch of success, another unfortunate mistake in the field led to a disastrous fourth inning for the Giants in Arizona.

Yet again, the Giants had no answer for Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly.