Rupp homer propels Phillies past Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- Cameron Rupp capped a three-run seventh inning against San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner with a two-run home run, propelling the Philadelphia Phillies into a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (5-6) and three relievers combined to limit the Giants to six hits, helping the Phillies beat the Giants for just the second time in their last 10 meetings.
The loss denied manager Bruce Bochy an 800th win in his Giants career. He was attempting to become just the third in Giants history to achieve the milestone.
Bumgarner, who lost a 1-0 decision to Pittsburgh in his previous start, took a two-hit shutout and 2-0 lead into the seventh inning before the Phillies rallied.
Tommy Joseph, whose bases-loaded error cost the Phillies a run in the second inning, double to lead off the seventh and scored on a one-out RBI single by Andres Blanco.
Rupp then took Bumgarner to a full count and fouled off one pitch before belting his seventh homer of the season over the center-field fence, giving the Phillies a 3-2 lead.
The home run was Rupp's third of the week and gave him at least one extra-base hit in his last four games.
Bumgarner (8-4) was pulled after the homer, having allowed three runs on five hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out seven.
Bumgarner had held opponents to two or fewer runs in each of his previous 12 starts dating back to a loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 15.
The loss was the first for a Giants starter in the club's last 15 home games.
Hellickson ended six-game winless streak with six innings of five-hit ball. He allowed two runs (one earned), walking one and striking out three.
Right-handers Edubray Ramos and David Hernandez pitched a scoreless inning apiece before closer Jeanmar Gomez wrapped things up with a 1-2-3 ninth for his 20th save.
The Giants threatened against Hernandez in the eighth after a single by Joe Panik and a wild pitch put the potential tying run on second base with no one out.
After Buster Posey drew a one-out walk, Phillies left fielder Tyler Goeddel came on to make a sliding catch on a low liner by Brandon Crawford, then easily doubled off Panik, who had rounded third base before realizing the ball had been caught.
Joseph had two hits for the Phillies, whose three extra-base hits gave them 24 in five games on their current trip.
Panik had a pair of singles for the Giants, who lose for just the second time in 14 games overall and third time in their last 15 home outings.
Bumgarner took a no-hitter into the fifth inning before surrendering a leadoff double to Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco.
A wild pitch advanced Franco to third, but Bumgarner stranded him there, retaining a 2-0 lead, with a short flyball and two groundouts.
The Giants built their early lead with single runs in the second and third innings.
A two-out, bases-loaded error on Phillies first baseman Tommy Joseph produced an unearned run in the second. Buster Posey's sacrifice fly made it 2-0 an inning later.
NOTES: The winningest managers in Giants history are John McGraw (2,583), Dusty Baker (840) and Bill Terry (823). ... The game matched teams ranked second (Giants, 24) and fourth (Phillies, 21) in the National League in triples in a ballpark (AT&T Park, 26) where the second-most triples had been hit this season entering play Saturday. ... Needing one more appearance to tie 3B Willie Jones (1,521) for ninth place on the Phillies' all-time list for games played, 1B Ryan Howard did not start Saturday's contest. ... Phillies manager Pete Mackanin announced before the game that RHP Vincent Velasquez (strained right bicep) will be reinstated from the 15-day disabled list to start Monday's series opener at Arizona. LHP Adam Morgan was demoted to the bullpen. ... When the Phillies promoted RHP Edubray Ramos from Triple-A on Friday, he became the 1,996th player in franchise history. ... The bobblehead given to fans on Madison Bumgarner Bobblehead Day depicted the All-Star pitching candidate swinging a bat.