By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-In his last appearance at AT&T Park in the 2012 National League Division Series, Johnny Cueto was forced to leave the game after just eight pitches with back spasms.

Fast forward 20 months, and Cueto was lights out, as he pitched eight and one-thirds innings, allowing two runs on three hits, while walking one striking out three and the Cincinnati Reds made it two straight with a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants before 41,046 the 289th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park.

The Reds and Giants were in a scoreless duel until the wheels fell off the Giants wagon in the top of the fifth inning, as Madison Bumgarner allowed five runs on six hits in that inning.

Other than that brutal fifth inning, it was a good night for Bumgarner, as he went six innings, allowing five runs on nine hits, walking one and striking out three.

Bumgarner became the first Giants pitcher since current San Diego Padres manager Bud Black on May 15, 1992 versus the Chicago Cubs to pickoff two runners in the same inning, as Bumgarner turned the feat in the top of the first inning.

Neftali Feliz of the Texas Rangers was the last major leaguer to pickoff two runners in the same inning, as he did it in the ninth inning of a game against the Kansas City a Royals on May 18, 2011, this according to STATS, LLC.

Devin Mesoraco got the ball rolling for the Reds in the top of the fifth inning, as he doubled to lead off the inning, after a groundout by Brayan Pena back to Bumgarner.

Chris Heisey and Zack Cozart hit back-to-back singles to score Mesoraco from first base with the Reds first run of the evening.

Cueto was safe on a Fielders’ Choice that loaded the bases, then Billy Hamilton lengthened the lead up to 3-0, as he singled to shallow right field that scored Heisey and Cozart.

Todd Frazier then singled in Cueto, and then after a Fielders’ Choice, Jay Bruce singled in Hamilton with the fifth Reds run of the evening.

Tyler Colvin, who pinched hit for Bumgarner in the bottom of the sixth inning hit a triple into the right-center field gap that scored Brandon Hicks after Hicks walked to leadoff the inning.

Frazier picked up his third hit of the night in the top of the seventh inning, as his popup landed just out of the reach of Brandon a Crawford in short left field.

In the first two games of the series, Frazier is five-for-eight.

Frazier was not the only Reds batter to have three hits in the game, as Hamilton picked up three hits of his own.

There were two reviews on the night, and neither one of them were overturned, as the first one came in the top of the sixth inning, when Cozart was safe on a Fielders’ Choice when Adam Duvall was unable to keep his foot on first base.

The second review came in the top of the seventh inning, as it looked like Hunter Pence made a diving catch; however it was declared a single.