D-backs rally after Giants' Bumgarner homers twice
PHOENIX -- Arizona shortstop Chris Owings singled home the winning run with two outs in a two-run ninth inning, and the Diamondbacks ruined San Francisco left-hander Madison Bumgarner's historic hitting day in a 6-5 victory over the Giants at Chase Field on Sunday.
Jeff Mathis doubled to left-center with two outs in the ninth off new Giants closer Mark Melancon (0-1), and pinch hitter Daniel Descalso tied the game at 5 with a single to center. A.J. Pollock singled to center to put runners on first and third to bring up Owings.
Bumgarner became the first pitcher in major league history to hit two homers on Opening Day, and pinch hitter Conor Gillaspie's sacrifice fly in the ninth inning off Fernando Rodney (1-0) gave the Giants a 5-4 lead.
Bumgarner hit bases-empty homers in the fifth and seventh innings, the second for a 4-3 lead. He struck out 11, gave up six hits and three runs and did not walk a batter in seven innings.
The D-backs tied the game in the eighth on consecutive singles by Pollock, Owings and Paul Goldschmidt off Derek Law.
The Giants had two blown saves Sunday after leading the majors with 30 last season. They had two more in the postseason.
Pollock homered, and he and Mathis had three hits apiece.
Eduardo Nunez had three hits, stole two bases and drove in a run for the Giants. The series will resume the series Tuesday after an off day while the NCAA championship game is played in suburban Glendale, Ariz.
Bumgarner retired the first 16 he faced before Mathis tripled, pinch hitter Nick Ahmed singled and Pollock hit a two-run homer to tie the game at 3 with one out in the sixth inning.
Bumgarner has 16 career homers, three in 2016 and five the year before. He joined Barry Bonds (2002), Matt Williams (1994) and Willie Mays (1964) as the only Giants to homer twice on Opening Day in the past 50 years.
Nunez opened the second inning with a chopping infield single to third base, stole second, took third on a groundout to the right side and scored on Joe Panik's sacrifice fly.
After Bumgarner homered in the fifth, the Giants took a 3-0 lead when Brandon Crawford doubled and scored on Nunez's single in the sixth inning.
Arizona starter Zack Greinke gave four runs and two hits in five innings.
NOTES: Giants LF Jarrett Parker made his first Opening Day start after making the roster out of spring training for the first time. Giants LHP Ty Blach, OF Gorkys Hernandez, RHP Derek Law and OF Chris Marrero also made their first Opening Day rosters. ... D-backs manager Torey Lovullo had approximately 75 family and friends at the game, his first as a full-time major league manager. He managed the final 48 games of the 2015 season in Boston when Red Sox manager John Farrell was on medical leave. ... San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy received a nice hand during pregame introductions. The Giants spend spring training up the road in Scottsdale. ... Former NBA player Grant Hill threw out the ceremonial first pitch.