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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With a five-run lead and Madison Bumgarner on the mound Roger Clemens Jersey , the San Francisco Giants absolutely expect to win.two-run homer in the seventh inning, and the San Diego Padres rallied against Bumgarner and his bullpen to beat the Giants 6-5 on Monday night.“You know when you have an ace on the mound, you spot him five runs, it’s a real uphill climb,” San Diego manager Andy Green said. “Our guys made that climb today. It was really special to come back against a guy like that.”Fernando Tatis Jr. also hit a two-run homer and Wil Myers had a solo shot for the Padres.Kevin Pillar hit his first career grand slam in the fourth but Bumgarner and the Giants’ relievers couldn’t hold a 5-0 lead.“What makes it more difficult is to feel as good as I did and command to be as sharp as it was and all that and then to get the result we did, that’s what makes it hard to swallow,” Bumgarner said. “We should (win), regardless of how we’re built or not, our pitching’s good enough we’ve got to win those games.”San Francisco’s Gerardo Parra went down in the seventh after being hit in the face by a 93 mph fastball from Brad Wieck that ricocheted off Parra’s shoulder. Parra immediately grabbed at the right side of his face and went face down in the dirt near home plate as manager Bruce Bochy and a pair of athletic trainers scurried out. Parra was eventually able to get up to one knee and walk off holding a towel to his face.Bochy said Parra cut his lip and should be available Tuesday.Bumgarner didn’t allow a hit until Tatis’ homer in the fifth. Tatis was twice hit by pitches from Bumgarner, including to start the seventh three batters before the decisive home run.When Bumgarner struck out Luis Urias to end the third, it gave the lefty 1,607 career Ks to pass Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry for seventh on the franchise list and also fourth on the San Francisco list.Brandon Crawford put the Giants ahead with an RBI single in the fourth and Pillar connected for his first home run of the year three batters later after Eric Lauer (2-1) intentionally walked Yangervis Solarte.The grand slam was the first for the Giants in two years, since Brandon Belt connected against San Diego on April 7, 2017.Bumgarner left to a standing ovation when he gave way to Reyes Moronta (0-2) with two runners on in the seventh. Manuel Margot immediately delivered an RBI groundout Andrew Benintendi Jersey , and Reyes’ first home run of the year was a drive that landed on the concourse above the left field bleachers.Lauer struck out eight over six innings with three walks, allowing four hits and five runs. Kirby Yates finished for his sixth save, walking Joe Panik with one out after left fielder Myers dropped a foul ball in the Giants’ bullpen.Manny Machado went 0 for 4 and was booed each time he came to the plate as the NL West rivals met for their second series already after the Padres took three of four to open the season at Petco Park.Giants newcomer Tyler Austin singled and started at first base with Belt moving to left field after Austin was acquired in a trade from the Minnesota Twins. Belt shifted to first in the sixth as Parra entered in left.EARLY STARTThe Giants played their first regular-season game with the new 6:45 p.m. PDT start time, a half-hour earlier than in the past. Friday night games will still begin with first pitch at 7:15 p.m. PDT.TRAINER’S ROOMPadres: Placed OF Franchy Cordero and LHP Aaron Loup on the 10-day injured list, each with left elbow strains. Cordero is in San Diego and will undergo further tests on his troublesome elbow. He had bone spurs removed last year. Green said Loup felt discomfort throwing a pitch to Paul Goldschmidt on Sunday in St. Louis. … San Diego recalled Urias and Wieck from Triple-A El Paso. Urias started at second base and led off to open the three-game series.UP NEXTPadres: LHP Joey Lucchesi (2-0, 0.00 ERA) has thrown 10 1/3 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts and three walks to begin the year.Giants: LHP Derek Holland (0-1, 5.00) took the loss in the second game of the season at San Diego, allowing three runs and four hits over four innings. With three games remaining against the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates need one more victory to achieve something of a franchise milestone.If the Pirates (80-78) can win at least once in the series that begins Friday night at Great American Ballpark, they’ll achieve a winning record in a season in which they didn’t make the playoffs for the first time in 30 years.The Pirates have had only six winning seasons since 1989, and they reached the postseason in all six — winning the NL East in 1990, 1991 and 1992 and gaining a NL wild-card spot in 2013, 2014 and 2015. That stretch includes their major league record run of 20 consecutive losing seasons from 1993-2012.Article continues below ...The Pirates will play only 161 games this season because a Sept. 9 rainout against Miami won’t be made up.The last time the Pirates had a winning record but didn’t reach the postseason was 1988, when they faded late in the season and finished 85-75, 15 games behind the division champion New York Mets Luis Tiant Jersey , during Jim Leyland’s third season as manager.In fact, if they can win at least once in Cincinnati, the Pirates will wind up with a winning record but out of the playoffs for only the second time in 34 years.The Pirates could have assured themselves of a better-than-.500 record by winning either Wednesday or Thursday against the Chicago Cubs, but lost both nights. They were shut out by Cubs left-hander Jon Lester (18-6) and three relievers 3-0 while managing only four hits Thursday night at Wrigley Field.“We had opportunities early. … We had some opportunities,” Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. “But he (Lester) can make pitches, and he’s as good as anybody.”On Friday, the Pirates will send out right-hander Nick Kingham (5-7, 5.23 ERA) to oppose right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (7-7, 4.91) of the Reds, who are finishing the season the way they began it — badly.The same Reds team that started the season 3-15 has lost its last five games and 10 of its last 13, scoring only 17 runs in those 13 games, or an average of 1.3 runs per game.“When you don’t get hits, that’s called being flat, I guess, because you don’t have base runners out there. You don’t have any activity out there http://www.redsoxproshops.com/authentic-dustin-pedroia-jersey , and it has that look,” Reds interim manager Jim Riggleman said. “But they’re working hard before the games and they’re playing it out to the 162-game schedule, and we’re just getting bad results. I don’t have much of an explanation for it.”With one more loss, the Reds (66-93) will assure themselves of a fourth consecutive season with at least 94 losses.A familiar face, but one that’s been missing from the majors for two seasons, will be back with the Pirates this weekend.Infielder Jung Ho Kang, who hasn’t played for the Pirates since Oct. 2, 2016 due to injuries and legal problems, will be active for the final three games of the season. It’s uncertain how many games he will start.Kang played briefly in the fall instructional league in Bradenton, Fla., after undergoing cartilage surgery in his left wrist. Before that, he was temporarily unable to enter the United States following a DUI arrest in South Korea, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season.Kang finally was allowed to return to the United States in April and played 16 games at the Triple-A and Class A level before being sidelined by a wrist injury.Kang, who is in the final season of a four-year, $11 million contract Tony Conigliaro Jersey , hit .273 with 36 home runs and 120 RBIs in 229 games with Pittsburgh in 2015 and 2016. He had 21 homers and 62 RBIs in 103 games in 2016.“We like the player. We like the upside, Obviously, to add a right-handed bat that can hit 25 to 30 home runs and play good defense, if we can get him back to that, that’s a really interesting player,” Pirates general manager Neal Huntington told reporters in Chicago.The Pirates are dominating the Reds this season, winning 12 of 16, including the last six.Kingham is 0-3 with a 12.19 ERA in his last four starts but beat DeSclafani and the Reds 6-2 on July 21, allowing two runs in 6 1/3 innings in Cincinnati. DeSclafani has lost his last three starts, giving up 12 earned runs in 15 1/3 innings, but is 2-3 with a 3.65 ERA in eight career starts against Pittsburgh. He is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in two starts against Pittsburgh this season.
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