Crawford drives in five in win

By Jeremy Kahn

AP photo: San Diego Padres Matt Kemp makes a running catch in the right field corner to put away the San Francisco Giants Matt Duffy in the fifth inning of Tuesday’s game at Petco Park

After sweeping the Arizona a Diamondbacks over the weekend, the San Francisco Giants headed to San Diego for the second leg of their seven-game road trip.

Brandon Crawford led the Giants to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres, as he hit a three-run home run and drove in all five runs for the Giants, who have won a season-high six games in a row.

Madison Bumgarner struck out 11, as he topped the double figure plateau in strikeouts for the second time this month and tossed a complete game five-hitter.

Bumgarner won for the fifth time against just two losses, as he came within three out of a shutout; however Matt Kemp hit a solo home run to put an end to the shutout.

It was the 10th home run of the season for Kemp, whose ball hit the third deck of the Western Metal Supply Co. in left field at Petco Park.

Jose Pirela was the first Padres baserunner to reach base, as he doubled to leadoff the bottom of the third inning.

The Padres attempted to get back into the game in the bottom of the sixth inning, Brett Wallace led off with a single, went to third on a Wil Myers one-out double; however Bumgarner regrouped to strikeout Derek Norris and then Bumgarner got out of the jam, as Brandon Belt made a nice over-the-shoulder catch in foul territory to end the inning.

Crawford drove in his fourth run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning, and then added a fifth RBI on a double in the top of the eighth inning.

Benches cleared as the bottom of the third inning came to a close, as Myers and Bumgarner exchanged words. The two were separated with no punches being thrown by either player. In the top of the ninth, the two laughed it off at first base after Bumgarner walked.

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