By Jeremy Kahn

PHILADELPHIA-Adam Duvall was in the lineup for the Fresno Grizzlies against the El Paso Chihuahuas playing third base on Saturday night in Triple-A, and two nights later, he was in a major league lineup facing Cliff Lee and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Duvall smashed a Cliff Lee offering over the 401′ mark in straightaway centerfield in the top of the sixth inning, helping the San Francisco Giants defeat the Phillies 7-4 before a crowd of 27,334 at CitizensBankPark.

George Kontos earned the win for the Giants, as he pitched two strong innings, allowing just one hit and striking out three, as he picked up his second win of the season.

“No, not really surprised, Boch intends to put me in,” said Kontos.

Pennsylvania native Ryan Vogelsong lasted just three innings, allowing four runs (three of them earned) on 11 hits (all singles), not walking a batter and struck out three.

“They all did great,” said Vogelsong. “I cannot kick this cold, I had no energy going into the game, even warming up I did not feel that great,” Vogelsong added.

Lee went 5.2 innings, allowing six runs on 12 hits, walking one and striking out three in his first start since May 18 against the Cincinnati Reds, as he was then placed on the 60-day disabled list with a strained left elbow.

The lefthander was not the only player activated by the Phillies prior to the series opener, as infielder Reid Brignac and Catcher Wil Nieves were also activated and to make room these moves, Catcher Koyie Hill was outrighted off the 40-man roster, OF Tony Gwynn, Jr. was designated for an assignment and Infielder/Outfielder Cesar Hernandez was optioned to their Triple-A team in Lehigh Valley.

The first 21 hits of the game by the Giants and the Phillies were singles, and not until Duvall’s second home run of the season did that streak stop.

“No, no I didn’t,” said Duvall about his home run being the first non-single of the night.

Gregor Blanco drove in the Giants first run of the night in the top of the second inning, as he hit a sharp single to right field that easily scored Pablo Sandoval from third base; however Michael Morse was thrown out at the plate on a great throw by Marlon Byrd to Cameron Rupp.

Originally, Rupp did not tag Morse; however he went back and tagged him for the third out of the inning.

Following Rupp tagging Morse for the final out of the inning, Bruce Bochy came out to speak to the umpires and after a discussion, the play was reviewed by the umpires; however the play stood.

Vogelsong got into a jam in the bottom of the second inning, as he gave up back-to-back singles to Cody Asche and Rupp, and then on a sacrifice bunt to Lee, Asche was safe at third base to load the bases for Grady Sizemore.

Following a Vogelsong strikeout of Sizemore, former Encinal (Alameda) High School star Jimmy Rollins singled for the second time in as many at-bats to drive in Asche and Rupp to give the Phillies the lead.

Vogelsong was able to regroup to get Chase Utley to fly out to Hunter Pence to end the inning for the home standing Phillies.

That Phillies lead did not last long, as Lee gave it right back to the Giants, when Buster Posey hit a two-run single off of Lee in the top of the third inning.

The Posey single scored both Vogelsong and Hunter Pence, Vogelsong led off the inning by singling off of Lee and Pence followed Vogelsong by singling as well.

After a Marco Scutaro sacrifice bunt that advanced Vogelsong and Pence, Posey took a Lee and hit up the middle to give the Giants their second lead of the night.

Vogelsong got into a jam in the bottom of the third inning, as the Phillies loaded the bases with one out, after Ryan Howard led off the inning with a single, then Marlon Byrd singled; however Vogelsong got Dominic Brown to pop out to Brandon Crawford for the first out of the inning.

Asche then singled to load the bases; however Vogelsong was able to get out of the jam unscathed, as he struck out Rupp and Lee to end the inning.

The Giants loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fourth inning; however Vogelsong grounded into a fielders’ choice for the second out of the inning that retired Morse at the plate and then Lee got Pence ground out to Asche at third base to end the inning.

Asche made a terrific diving stop to stop Pence’s ball from going into left field, as he saved two runs and was able to get Vogelsong out at second base on a very close play.

After getting out of the bottom of the third inning, unscathed, Vogelsong loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth inning, as Sizemore singled to leadoff the inning, Rollins was safe on a fielding error when Brandon Crawford was unable to hold onto the Sandoval throw and then Utley singled to right field on a play that just eluded Pence’s diving attempt.

On the sixth pitch of the at-bat to Howard, the 2009 National League Most Valuable Player hit a check swing flare into left field that scored Sizemore and Rollins and put an end to the night for Vogelsong, who was replaced by Kontos, who was recalled from Fresno earlier in the day after Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to July 11) with inflammation in his right elbow.

Kontos was not the only newcomer on the roster for the Giants, as Duvall was also recalled from Fresno to replace Brandon Belt, who was placed on seven-day disabled list with a concussion (retroactive to July 20).

After coming on with the bases loaded, Kontos was able to get Byrd and Brown out on strikes, and then got Asche to fly out to Pence for the third out of the inning.

Crawford made a great defensive in the bottom of the seventh inning, as he made a backhanded play on a Rupp grounder then threw to Ehire Adrianza for the first out and then Adrianza threw to Duvall to complete the double play.

Pence drove in the final run of the night in the top of the eighth inning, as he tripled up the right-center field alley to score Blanco, who led off the inning with a walk.

Sandoval ended the game on a bang bang play, as he snagged a Brown hit ball and threw to Duvall for the final out of the game; however Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg challenged that Brown was safe and after a 1:37 challenge, the play stood.