NEW YORK -- The San Francisco Giants' losing streak reached a season-high six games Friday night as the National League West leaders endured an eighth-inning collapse in a 3-2 setback against the New York Yankees.
With the score tied, 2-2, Chase Headley's infield single, a dribbler toward third base that didn't quite roll foul, launched the Yankees' winning rally against rookie left-hander Josh Osich (1-2), who then walked Mark Teixeira. Austin Romine tapped a grounder to shortstop Brandon Crawford, who stepped on second base before throwing to first base in hopes of recording a double play. But first baseman Brandon Belt couldn't quite hold on to Crawford's high throw, enabling Headley to score.
It was a rough night for the Giants, whose All-Star catcher, Buster Posey, left the game with a bruised right foot in the fourth inning. San Francisco starter Madison Bumgarner allowed runs in each of the first two innings before blanking New York in his last five innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Play at the plate : Less than a month after the Yankees won a game on a Headley mad dash home against the Rangers on June 30, Headley's opportunistic baserunning did it again for the Yanks. Taking advantage of Crawford's third error of the game, Headley advanced from third to home in the bottom of the eighth when the throw got past first base and Headley's head-first slide just beat Belt's throw home, pushing the Yankees back into the lead.
Situational slumping: The Giants put two runners aboard with nobody out in the second and third innings and did not score both times, largely because of the team's inability to advance the runners. Conor Gillaspie struck out in the second inning and Angel Pagan flied out, prompting a double play with Gregor Blanco being thrown out at home. The Giants challenged the call at home, both for a potential violation of the home-plate collision rule and whether Blanco might have touched the plate before being tagged, but the original calls were both confirmed upon review.
WHAT'S NEXT
Giants: Jeff Samardzija, San Francisco's starter in Saturday's 1:05 p.m. PT rematch with the Yankees, will attempt to improve upon his last effort against New York. Samardzija yielded nine runs to New York in 4 2/3 innings last Aug. 2 while pitching for the White Sox.
Yankees: The Yankees will send Ivan Nova to the mound Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET, hoping he can rekindle his success from his only previous start against the Giants. Back in 2013, Nova tossed a shutout against San Francisco, allowing six hits and striking out seven.
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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.
Nick Suss is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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