CINCINNATI, Ohio (AP) — Evan Longoria hit his fourth home run in four games, a go-ahead three-run shot in a six-run eighth inning that lifted the Giants to a 6-game victory Sunday. -4 over the Cincinnati Reds and prevented San Francisco from being swept in the three-game series.
Tyler Mahle kept the game hitless into the seventh inning and Cincinnati led 2-0 in the eighth when Tommy La Stella doubled off Jeff Hoffman with one out, Wilmer Flores walked with two outs and Joc Pederson produced a run with a single to right field.
Art Warren (2-2) came on in relief, and Longoria sent a full-count fastball deep into right field.
Brandon Crawford walked, Thairo Estrada singled, Joel Kuhnel relieved and Luis Gonzalez hit a two-run double to give the visitors a 6-2 lead.
Alex Cobb allowed two runs on four hits in six innings with eight strikeouts. John Brebbia (3-0), the second of three relievers, pitched the seventh inning with a hit and helped sink NL-worst Cincinnati to 16-31.
For the Giants, Venezuelans Estrada 3-2 with a run scored, and Flores 4-0 with a run scored. Mexican Luis González 4-1 with a couple of RBIs.
For the Reds, the Mexican Alejo López 1-0.
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