SAN FRANCISCO -- Conor Gillaspie's one-out double broke a ninth-inning tie Sunday to lift the San Francisco Giants to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The decision gave Giants manager Bruce Bochy his 800th career win with the team, making him the franchise's fourth skipper to reach that level, and gave San Francisco its National League-high 49th victory.
With the score tied, 7-7, Ramiro Pena rallied the Giants by doubling into the right-field corner off Philadelphia reliever Severino Gonzalez. Up came Gillaspie, whose game-winner also rattled around near the corner. Pena came home to seal the Giants' 14th victory in their last 18 games against Philadelphia.
This series finale resembled a basketball game as the score was tied at 1, 5, 6, and 7 runs apiece. Angel Pagan delivered a superlative effort as he went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs. The first seven batters in Philadelphia's order hit safely or drove in at least one run.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Return to earth: Giants starter Johnny Cueto had been nothing short of phenomenal, recording a 1.07 ERA in his previous nine starts. But the right-hander struggled to put away the Phillies, allowing a total of four runs in the fourth and fifth innings with two outs and nobody aboard.
Nola's nightmare continues: Aaron Nola is a critical piece of the Phillies' rebuild and he had been building his case to make the National League All-Star team through June 5, going 5-4 with a 2.65 ERA in 12 starts. But he allowed 10 hits and five runs in 3 1/3 innings against the Giants to end a forgettable month. Nola became the first Phillies starter to pitch fewer than four innings in four consecutive starts -- posting a 15.23 ERA in that stretch -- since Marty Bystrom in 1982.
WHAT'S NEXT
Phillies: Right-hander Vince Velasquez rejoins the rotation for Monday night's series opener against the D-backs at Chase Field. He has been on the 15-day disabled list since earlier this month because of a strained right biceps. He made one rehab start last week with Double-A Reading, but he declared himself ready to go.
Giants: A brief sequence of Interleague games is on tap for the Giants as they begin a two-game series against cross-bay rival Oakland beginning Monday at 7:15 p.m. PT at AT&T Park. The scene will shift to Oakland for a pair of games Wednesday and Thursday.
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Chris Haft has covered the Giants since 2005, and for MLB.com since 2007. Follow him on Twitter at @sfgiantsbeat and listen to his podcast.
Todd Zolecki has covered the Phillies since 2003, and for MLB.com since 2009. Read his Phillies blog The Zo Zone, follow him on Twitter and listen to his podcast. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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