San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run against the Chicago White Sox during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Chicago, on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes

By Jeremy Kahn

Pablo Sandoval was probably sick and tired that he recently set a San Francisco Giants record for most at-bats without a hit.

Sandoval, who set the record previously held by Johnnie LeMaster, ended his 0-for-39 slump, when he hit a three-run home run in the top of the sixth inning and the Giants defeated the Chicago White Sox 9-2.

Prior to the home run, Sandoval’s last hit was a single on August 25 against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Sandoval ended the night 1-for-3, as he added a sacrifice fly and four runs batted in.

It was the second win in a row for the Giants after they lost seven of their previous eight games.

Denard Span also hit a home run and Brandon Crawford picked up three hits and drove in a run for the Giants.

Matt Moore was solid on the mound, as he gave up two runs and allowed five hits in 6.2 innings, as he won for the second time in his last nine decisions.

The only two runs allowed by Moore came on a Avisail Garcia two-run home run for the White Sox, who have lost five in a row.

It was a tough night for Lucas Giolito, as he allowed five runs, three of those runs earned, and gave up three hits in 5.1 innings. Giolito also gave four up walks and struck out five before being ejected by home plate umpire Gabe Morales.

Giolito was not the only member of the White Sox ejected, as manager Rick Renteria was also ejected, as he was ejected by Eric Cooper, the crew chief.

Prior to being lifted and then ejected, Giolito did not allow a hit until giving up one to Crawford, who singled in the top of the fourth inning. Following the Crawford single, Nick Hundley, then after an out, Sandoval launched a Giolito pitch 405 feet into the right-field bleachers to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.

Garcia then cut the Giants down to 3-2 in the bottom of the inning, as he hit a two-run home run off of Moore.

Buster Posey scored on a weird play in the top of the sixth inning, as he scored from third base on a Hunter Pence walk. On the play, Crawford was tagged out while going to second base on a Hunter Pence walk and Posey scored from third base.

Crawford scored after he advanced to third on an Aaron Bummer wild pitch and scored on Sandoval’s sacrifice fly.

The shortstop drove in a run in the top of the seventh inning, and then the Giants closed out the scoring, as they scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning, when Span hit a solo home run and Hundley hit a two-run single.

NOTES: Former White Sox pitcher Jeff Samardzija takes the mound on Saturday, while the White Sox counter with James Shields.

Giants closer Marc Melancon will have season-ending surgery on his right forearm on Tuesday, and should be ready into time for spring training. Melancon has been bothered by chronic compression of a muscle in his arm all season.