SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jason Heyward breaks your crowd just as much as nearly anything for his accomplishment throughout San Francisco.
Heyward make a three-run homer as well as Mike Minor earned for any beginer inside five starts off for the reason that Atlanta Braves beat the Giants 7-3 upon Saturday, finishing San Francisco's five-game winning streak.
"The crowd always maintains you against your toes the following along with it's just a excellent natural environment to learn in," Heyward said. "They're often here, it's just a great crew and they possess excellent pitching, and so you have to concentration each and every at-bat."
Heyward evolved into the best left- handed hitter for taking Madison Bumgarner deep with not one but two years. The slugger provides several house goes and 11 RBIs for the Giants' waterfront ballpark.
"I'm just interested in attacks to help hit," Heyward said. "Don't overlook a main you're allowed reach because in the event you do, they've obtained you."
Michael Bourn experienced two gets along with drove throughout a couple of owns for the Braves, that had displaced six involving seven nevertheless still lead the actual NL wild-card race. Reed Johnson as well as Martin Prado likewise pulled inside runs.
Minor (7-10) gave up a few operates and also four hits inside 6 2-3 innings, striking out several and taking walks none. He likewise doubled, walked along with scored twice.
"I has been only wanting to get guys out and about and limit the particular damage," he said. "I felt good. It's possibly not in relation to being weary or maybe anything including that."
Pinch-hitter Gregor Blanco had a two-run double with the NL West-leading Giants, that had earned eight of 10.
Bumgarner (14-8) allowed four extends in addition to seven visits over half a dozen 1-3 innings. He harmonized their months huge having some strolls and struck released five, burning off intended for solely the next moment at home.
"He's been recently delicious all year or so and I concept this individual nevertheless pitched a really very good game," Giants administrator Bruce Bochy said. "He made one miscalculation also it gone for just a three-run homer."
Bumgarner travelled Minor and Prado all around a strikeout involving Bourn from the third. Heyward smacked a home meet up with this right-field bleachers that will put this Braves forward 3-0.
"I type of got away from controll there," Bumgarner said. "It was a new fastball up as well as in the middle from the plate."
Hunter Pence was make by a try to sell leading over fifth plus scored with Brandon Belt's groundout to create them 3-1.
Bourn singled dwelling your run in the seventh to cause it to 4-1.
"We had a good approach," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "I seemed to be ecstatic in relation to Minor's performance. He minimized this deterioration and seemed to be dominant."
Blanco doubled away Chad Durbin to drive inside a pair of goes while in the seventh.
Bourn along with Prado each one wandered with all the angles charged against Jeremy Affeldt to help power in runs in the eighth. Johnson doubled home your run from the ninth.
"It got a bit sloppy there plus we all make it possible for the actual game have away," Bochy said.
NOTES: San Francisco RHP Eric Hacker was optioned to Triple-A Fresno following game. The Giants might most likely make your matching switch Sunday. . Bumgarner includes pitched a minimum of six innings in most but a couple of starts. . Sonoma Mayor Joanne Saunders announced Dan Uggla Day, honoring the actual Braves' second baseman. . RHP Tim Lincecum (7-13, 5.30 ERA) pitches Sunday with regard to the actual Giants. He gained his last outing, defeating the Dodgers within Los Angeles. . Giants OF Francisco Peguero made their main little league debut. Baseball America valuable your pet as keeping the best outfield arm within the system. . Braves RHP Tim Hudson (12-4, 3.69) pitches Sunday. He is definitely 7-4 from the Giants. . Atlanta RHP Ben Sheets has been designed into the actual 15-day DL with appropriate shoulder inflammation. RHP Miguel Batista had been identified as up coming from Triple-A. . Eight regarding Heyward's last sixteen gets were with regard to further bases.
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