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By Jeremy Kahn

After dropping 11 in a row, the San Francisco Giants have turned it and got a little streak going on in the better direction against the San Diego Padres.

Chris Shaw hit a two-run single that landed just out of the reach of Hunter Renfroe in left field, as the Giants came back to defeat the Padres 5-4 at Petco Park on Tuesday night.

It was the fourth win in a row for the Giants, who started the month of September by losing a season-high 11 in a row.

The Shaw single scored Nick Hundley, who grounded into a fielder’s choice that sent Evan Longoria to third base on a Cory Spangenberg throwing error. Crawford then hit for Aramis Garcia, and walked to load the bases.

Longoria led off the inning with a sharp single to centerfield off of eventual losing pitcher Craig Stammen.

After the Crawford walk, Hunter Pence ground into a fielder’s choice that saw Longoria get thrown out at the plate by a step, as Stammen threw to Austin Hedges, who barely kept his foot on the plate.

Shaw then gave the Giants the lead for good with his flare down the left field line just out of reach of Renfroe.

Pence gave the Giants the lead in the top of the second inning, as his two-run home run gave the Giants a 2-1 lead. He also added a run-scoring double in the top of the fourth inning that once again gave the Giants a one-run lead at 4-3.

Franmil Reyes gave the Padres the lead in the bottom of the fifth inning just out of the reach of Shaw, who claimed possible fan interference. The umpires went to video review, and the home run stood.

It was the second and third runs batted in of the night for Reyes, who also drove in a run on a single in the bottom of the third inning. Renfroe got the Padres on the board in the bottom of the first inning, as he drove in a run on a double.

Sam Dyson pitched one inning to get his fourth win of the season for the Giants, and Will Smith finished it up for his team-leading 14th save of the season.

Derek Holland pitched five innings, allowing four runs on five hits, walking two and striking out six.

East Bay native Joey Luchessi also pitched five innings for the Padres, as he gave up three runs on seven hits, walking just one and striking out eight.

UP NEXT: The Giants and Padres will wrap up their series with a finale Wednesday night at 6:10 pm PDT.

Chris Stratton will go to the mound for the Giants, as they look for a sweep. Stratton coming off his first career shutout on Friday night, as the Giants stopped their 11-game losing streak with a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies at AT&T Park. Robbie Erlin goes for the Padres, as he looks to stop a career-high tying four-game losing streak.