Moore looks sharp in win 10-2; Giants roll to two straight wins

San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Moore throws against the Philadelphia Phillies during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Matt Moore is now looking like the pitcher that the San Francisco Giants acquired last season from the Tampa Bay Rays for Matt Duffy.

Moore went 7.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits, while walking three and striking out four and the Giants made it two in a row with a 10-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies before a crowd of 39,487 at AT&T Park.

This was the second quality start in a row for Moore, as he went seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits and struck out a season-high nine in Sunday’s 6-2 11-inning loss to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. Moore won for the first time at AT&T Park since May 13 against the Cincinnati Reds.

Both of the hits that Moore allowed were to Phillies catcher Jorge Alfaro, who got the Phillies first hit in the top of the second inning and then the second and final hit off of Moore in the top of the eighth.

The Giants offense got going in the first inning, as Denard Span led off the frame with a single, then Hunter Pence followed up with a double and then Jarrett Parker drove the two of them in with a double inside the left field line.

After a Buster Posey ground out that sent Parker to third base, Pablo Sandoval hit a single over the drawn in Phillies infield Parker scored easily from third base.

Pence hit his 11th home run of the season with two outs in the bottom of the second inning to lengthen the Giants lead.

Following a Sandoval walk in the bottom of the third inning, Brandon Crawford got in on the act, as he slammed a opposite field two-run home run.

When Posey doubled in the bottom of the fifth inning, it marked the 20th consecutive game that Posey got a hit against the Phillies, his longest streak against any team in his major-league career.

The Phillies finally got to Moore in the top of the eighth inning, as they scored both of their runs on the evening in the frame.

Freddy Galvis drove in both runs, as he hit a bloop single to left field that scored Alfaro and Pedro Florimon.

The Giants added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Carlos Moncrief hit into a Fielders’ Choice and on the play, Cesar Hernandez’s throw went to the backstop that allowed Sandoval and Crawford score.

Moncrief eventually scored on Span’s third hit of the game that gave the Giants their first double digit run-scoring game since they scored 11 against the Oakland A’s on August 3.

In all, Phillies starting pitcher Zach Efflin went five innings, allowed all six runs on seven hits, walked and struck out two. Efflin also gave up both home runs, as his record fell to 1-5 on the season.

With the victory, the Giants are now 16-18 since the All-Star break, after going 34-56 prior to the break.

This was the ninth win for the Giants in their last 10 last home games against the Phillies.

NOTES: Ty Blach looks to clinch the series on Saturday night, as he takes the mound for his 21st of the season. Jered Eickhoff will take the mound for the Phillies, as he looks for his fourth win of the season.

This will be the second start for Blach against the Phillies this season. In his previous start on June 2 at Citizens Bank Park, Blach threw a complete game 10-0 shutout, as he allowed seven hits, walked no one.

Eickhoff will be making his second start of the season against the Giants, as he faced the Giants on June 2 and the starting pitcher for the Giants was Blach. He last 2.2 innings, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits, walking five and striking out two

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