Giants Down Reds In 10 Innings

The San Francisco Giants stretched their winning streak to six games and extended the Reds losing streak to five games with a 4-2 extra inning win.

Joc Pederson doubled home the automatic runner and scored on a fielder's choice to provide the win for San Francisco.

The Reds got another quality start. This time Brandon Williamson pitched six strong innings. He only gave up four hits but two left the GABP playing field.

Austin Slater hit his fourth home run in the third inning and Wilmer Flores clocked his ninth of the season in the sixth inning.

Matt McLain got to Logan Webb for his eighth home run with two outs in the first inning. Webb is coming off a shutout of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday before the All-Star break. 

The slumping Reds had just three hits against Webb until Jonathan India launched his 14th home run to tie the game. It was India's third hit of the game. He singled in the second, doubled in the fourth.

Fernando Cruz followed Williamson to the mound for the Reds and pitched a scoreless seventh inning. When Giants manager Gabe Kapler announced Joc Pederson to pinch hit, David Bell countered with lefty Alex Young.

Young walked Pederson and Flores doubled to put runners on second and third. Young retired Michael Conforto on a one-hope ground out to Joey Votto at first as the runners held.

The grounds crew came out to put the tarp on the field with runners on second and third with one out in the top of the eighth.

The game was suspended after a 1:55 rain delay. It will resume at 5:40 Tuesday.

Lucas Sims started on the mound when play resumed at 5:41, inheriting runners on second and third with one out. He struck out pinch hitter Lamont Wade Jr. Sims hit Patrick Bailey with a pitch to load the bases but struck out Brett Wisely. 

The Reds were retired in order by Ryan Walker in the eighth.

Alexis Diaz came in to pitch the ninth.

"When you're tied in the ninth inning at home, I would bring in Diaz 100 times out of 100. That's an opportunity to win a game," Bell said.

Diaz pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.

Elly De la Cruz walked to open the ninth inning against submarine pitcher, Tyler Rogers. De la Cruz stole second on a disputed call in which he was called out originally.  But Rogers picked him off second. TJ Friedl and McLain were retired to send the game to the 10th inning.

"Elly had a great at bat and great stolen base. He got picked off. We learn from that. I'm very proud of how our players, how hard they're working. We will continue to take that same approach. No matter what happens on the field we'll move forward. There's no other choice," said Bell, who has seen his team win a lot of games with aggressive base running.

"You have to stay aggressive. You can't be fearful."