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 Javier Lopez loaded the bases by walking Jimmy Rollins with one
out in the 10th and hit Chase Utley with a pitch to score Asche, who
doubled off Santiago Casilla (1-3) to begin the inning. Ryan Howard
followed with a sacrifice fly that scored Andres Blanco, and the
Phillies held on to snap their three-game losing streak.
Ken Giles (2-0) tossed two scoreless innings for his second career
win and Jonathan Papelbon retired the Giants in order in the 10th
for his 28th save. Michael Morse blasted a three-run homer for San
Francisco, which lost for the sixth time in its last seven games and
remained 5 1/2 games back of first-place Los Angeles in the National
League West.
 The late-inning drama overshadowed a stellar pitchers’ duel between
the Phillies’ Cole Hamels and San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner, who
tossed seven innings of one-run ball with no walks while striking
out nine. Hamels, who entered the game with a 0.73 ERA over his
previous five starts, allowed three runs over seven frames.
Marlon Byrd cut the Giants’ lead to 3-1 with a leadoff homer in the
fifth before Asche snapped a 2-for-28 slump with a two-run homer off
Jeremy Affeldt in the eighth. Pablo Sandoval went 3-for-5 and Angel
Pagan had two hits for the Giants, who were looking to win two
consecutive home games for the first time since winning five in a
row from May 27-June 8.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Sandoval was thrown out easily at home on a strong throw
from Byrd while trying to score in the eighth. …Pagan extended his
hitting streak to nine games for the Giants, who lost for the sixth time
in 56 games when leading after seven innings. … Asche’s home run was the
first allowed by Affeldt this season and the first to a left-handed
batter since April 24, 2011.
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