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 Peavy gave up one run in 7 2/3 innings in the Giants' 2-1 victory
over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, lowering his ERA to
1.13 in his last seven starts, six of which were victories.
"You want to give the team a chance to win," said Peavy, who has
made seven straight quality starts.
"I feel blessed to feel healthy and go out there and be a
contributing factor to a team that is fighting for our lives every
day."
Giants catcher Buster Posey hit a bases-empty home run in the second
inning, and shortstop Brandon Crawford hit a tie-breaking sacrifice
fly in the seventh for all the support Peavy needed. He is 6-4 for
the Giants after going 1-9 with Boston while receiving limited run
support earlier this season.
"Every start, he's been right on, and we needed it tonight," Giants
manager Bruce Bochy said. "He's been a pleasure to watch. You just
have to love how he competes out there."
The Giants (83-68) broke a three-game losing streak and closed to
within three games of the Dodgers in the NL West. They have a 2
1/2-game lead over Pittsburgh and a four-game lead over Milwaukee
for the NL wild-card spots.
Santiago Casilla pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his 16th save in 20
attempts.
Right fielder Hunter Pence and first baseman Travis Ishikawa opened
the seventh inning with singles off Arizona right-hander Josh
Collmenter (10-8) before Crawford's sacrifice fly broke a 1-1 tie.
Crawford has a career-high 63 RBIs.
Second baseman Chris Owings tripled and center fielder A.J. Pollock
singled to tie the game at 1-1 in the sixth inning for the
Diamondbacks (62-89), who had a three-game winning streak broken.
They have not won four in a row this season.
Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval had two hits and is hitting .348
in 198 at-bats at Chase Field.
Posey went 2-for-4 against Collmenter and is hitting .611 with three
homers against Collmenter in his career.
"Who knows?" Posey said regarding his success against Collmenter.
"It's just one of those baseball oddities, I guess."
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Collmenter gave up two runs and seven hits in eight innings to lower
his ERA to 3.60, the lowest it has been since a three-hit shutout
against Cincinnati on May 29. He has given up four earned runs in
last five starts.
"The one pitch to Posey, if he hits that out I will give him
credit," Collmenter said. "It was a good pitch. Maybe the ball looks
like a beach ball to him. I am not sure. Up and down, soft and hard,
it doesn't matter, he seems to get the bat on it."
Posey's homer in the fourth inning was his 21st, three short of his
career high set in 2012. He had 15 last season.
Peavy gave up a leadoff single to Arizona left fielder Ender
Inciarte in the first inning but did not give up another hit until
first baseman Mark Trumbo looped a double into short center field in
the fourth inning.
Trumbo was the only runner the D-backs had in scoring position until
they scored in the sixth.
"His command has been great," Posey said of Peavy. "We've had a good
rhythm."
NOTES: Giants CF Angel Pagan missed his second consecutive start
because of back stiffness. He has a bulging disk that could require
offseason surgery, but he remains day-to-day, manager Bruce Bochy
said. ... Arizona LHP Andrew Chafin will make his second major
league start Wednesday, manager Kirk Gibson said. Chafin will
replace RHP Randall Delgado in the six-man rotation, and Delgado
will return to the bullpen. ... Arizona RHP Chase Anderson (9-6,
3.70 ERA) will be shut down after his final start of the season
Friday in Colorado, according to Gibson. Anderson leads NL rookies
in victories. ... San Francisco RHP Tim Lincecum and Arizona RHP
Josh Collmenter are the only pitchers in the majors with at least 10
victories, one save and 150 innings.
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