Myers, Padres dump Giants in 12th inning
SAN FRANCISCO -- Wil Myers hit a three-run home run in the 12th inning to give the San Diego Padres a comeback 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at AT&T Park.
Myers touched San Francisco reliever George Kontos (0-2) with his seventh homer of the season -- and second three-run shot in as many games. He belted a 1-0 pitch deep into the left field bleachers.
San Diego reliever Ryan Buchter (2-1) picked up the win after throwing two scoreless innings. Jose Torres earned his first save with a 1-2-3 12th.
Former Giant Hector Sanchez's pinch-hit, two-run home run with one out in the ninth tied the game off San Francisco closer Mark Melancon, who was 5-for-5 in save opportunities since blowing a lead in the season opener on April 2.
San Diego's Luis Sardinas reached on an error by Giants shortstop Eduardo Nunez to start the ninth. Sanchez produced his third career pinch homer, and first of the season, after Melancon struck out Hunter Renfroe.
The Giants broke through with the game's first run in the fifth inning.
Joe Panik led off by getting hit by a 2-1 pitch. Gorkys Hernandez failed on a first-pitch bunt attempt, then laced an 0-2 fastball into the right field corner to give the hosts runners at second and third with no one out.
Giants starting pitcher Ty Blach fell behind at the plate 0-2 but managed to lift a sacrifice fly to medium center, and Panik scored uncontested with the throw going to third. Padres starter Clayton Richard worked out of the jam, as second baseman Yangervis Solarte dived to his left to glove Nunez's bid for a ground-ball single to right, and then Brandon Belt struck out.
The Giants tacked on another run in the sixth and chased Richard in the process. Hunter Pence drew a leadoff walk and moved to second on Buster Posey's excuse-me swing and groundout to third.
Michael Morse followed with a ringing double high off the right field fence to plate Pence and end Richard's outing. Lefty reliever Brad Hand induced two grounders to third to end the threat.
Blach, who was in line for the win, surrendered three hits in seven shutout innings. The left-hander finished with a flurry, retiring the last nine he faced. He worked out of a pair of two-on jams in the third and fourth innings when the game was still scoreless.
Richard was charged with two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.
NOTES: The Giants recalled veteran RHP Bryan Morris from Triple-A Sacramento before the game, and they designated RHP Neil Ramirez for assignment in a corresponding move. The 30-year-old Morris will be asked to add depth to a struggling bullpen while the Giants hope to retain Ramirez and send him to Sacramento if he goes unclaimed. Ramirez is out of options. ... An error in the second inning by Giants 2B Joe Panik, on a ground ball, was only his second in 94 chances this season. ... San Diego LHP Clayton Richard went 2-for-2 with a pair of hits that touched the right field wall, but both were only singles.