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 "I have to wear that area out," said Trumbo, a right-handed
hitter, "and if they do come inside, it should be a reaction. If I
do get pull happy, my swing goes in the garbage can."
Trumbo's third-inning grand slam, which snapped a career-worst,
120-at-bat home run drought, broke a scoreless tie and sent the
Diamondbacks to a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants at Chase
Field.
Trumbo, who finished the night with five RBIs, has nine homers and
49 RBIs this year after missing 11 weeks with a stress fracture in
his left foot. He had 29, 32 and 34 homers in his previous three
seasons with the Los Angeles Angels.
"I don't necessarily hit long home runs, but lately I've been trying
to hit the ball in the air more," Trumbo said. "There is not a ton
of money on the ground for me, figuratively. I don't have the speed
to beat those balls out. I'm a guy who needs to set my sights a
little higher and try to shoot those gaps. If they do go out of the
park, all the better."
Left-hander Wade Miley (8-11) beat the Giants for the third time
this season as the Diamondbacks (62-88) won a third consecutive game
for the first time since the first three games after the All-Star
break.
 First baseman Joaquin Arias had three hits and a run, and second
baseman Joe Panik had two hits and a run for the Giants (82-68), who
lost their third straight. San Francisco trails the Los Angeles
Dodgers in the National League West by four games with 12 to play.
The Giants lead the Pittsburgh Pirates by 2 1/2 games and the
Milwaukee Brewers by four games in the race for the two NL wild-card
spots.
San Francisco right-hander Ryan Vogelsong (8-11) gave up four runs
on six hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings.
"It was one pitch that did all the damage," San Francisco manager
Bruce Bochy said. "You take a way that pitch, and it is a pretty
good outing. But that pitch counts, unfortunately."
Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock hit an RBI triple in the seventh
inning and scored twice.
Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval had two hits, and catcher Buster
Posey singled in the final run in the eighth inning. The Giants led
the NL in runs per game since the All-Star break coming in.
"You are still confident the way we have been scoring that we are
going to come back, but we faced a good pitcher," Bochy said. "Miley
has had a lot of games like this, and he threw well tonight."
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Miley (8-11) allowed seven hits and one run in seven innings. He is
3-1 with a 3.13 ERA in four starts against the Giants this season.
He gave up nine baserunners in two innings in his last start, taking
the loss against San Francisco on Sept. 9.
"He was great, considering his last start was against these guys and
it didn't go well at all," Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said. "He had
the extra day to think about it, and he put some work in and he
slowed down today. His changeup was really good."
Vogelsong pitched 6 2/3 scoreless innings in a no-decision against
Arizona on Wednesday, but he couldn't match that performance Monday.
"It was a cutter that didn't do anything," Vogelsong said of the 0-1
pitch that Trumbo hit out. "It just sat there. It was a bad inning."
NOTES: Giants 1B Brandon Belt (concussion symptoms) and LF Mike
Morse (left oblique strain) took batting practice before the game,
and San Francisco activated Belt, though he didn't play. He had been
out since Aug. 7. ... Arizona recalled LHP Andrew Chafin and SS Nick
Ahmed and purchased the contract of C Bobby Wilson from Triple-A
Reno on Monday, a day after the Aces lost to Omaha in Game 5 of the
Pacific Coast League championship series. Chafin threw 16 shutout
innings in two playoff starts. ... San Francisco CF Angel Pagan
(back stiffness) was a late scratch from the starting lineup. "It
was pretty tight today," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "He
tried taking batting practice, and he couldn't let it go, so we had
to back off. My hope is with the treatment he received during the
game, he will be able to go tomorrow." He was replaced by Juan
Perez, who went 0-for-5 from the leadoff spot. ... The Giants won
each of their past six series at Chase Field.
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