The San Francisco Giants Tyler Anderson throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks for a complete game a rarity in MLB on Sat Aug 22, 2020 at Oracle Park in San Francisco (photo from abcnews.go.com)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Joey Bart came within inches of his first major-league home run, but he is probably happier with the outcome of the game.

Bart doubled for the third straight game in the bottom of the seventh that allowed Brandon Crawford to advance to third base, then after a Mauricio Dubon walk, Mike Yastrzemski walked to score Crawford with the eventual winning run and the San Francisco Giants made it five wins in a row with a 5-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Tyler Anderson pitched a fantastic game, as he threw a complete game, allowing one run on just three hits, not walking a batter and striking out four and he won for the first time as a member of the Giants.

I told him this (in Summer Camp): If youre dominant, were not going to take you out of the rotation, said Giants manager Gabe Kapler.

The left-hander is only the third Giants pitcher to throw a complete game over the past three seasons, joining Madison Bumgarner and Chris Stratton.

Showing how weird baseball is, when Stratton threw his complete game on September 14, 2018 against the Colorado Rockies, the starting pitcher for the Rockies in that game was none other than Anderson, who went six innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, not walking a batter and striking out six in a hard fought 2-0 loss to the Giants.

Anderson gave up a double to the second batter of the game in Ketel Marte; however, Anderson regrouped to get both Starling Marte and ChristIan Walker on ground outs to Crawford to end the inning and the threat.

David Peralta picked up the second hit of the night off of Anderson, as he singled to right field in the top of the seventh inning to score Starling Marte from second base. Marte reached base when the throw from Crawford was too high for Brandon Belt.

Marte then stole second without a throw by Chadwick Tromp, but Anderson was able to get out of the jam, as he got Eduardo Escobar to fly out to Yastrzemski in right field and then Nick Ahmed to ground into a force play to end the inning.

Yastrzemski made the defensive play of the game, as he robbed Ketel Marte of both extra bases and an RBI, as he made a fantastic catch against the chain linked fencing in right field. Just prior to the Yastrzemski catch, Anderson made one of very few mistakes, as he hit Kole Calhoun.

You keep yourself safest when youre fearless, said Kapler about Yastrzemskis phenomenal catch.

The Giants scored their first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning without the benefit of a hit, as Brandon Belt grounded into a double play that scored Yastrzemski from third base.

Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen began the game on a shaky note, as he walked the first three batters of the game and then Belts double play scored Yastrzemski with the Giants lone run until the bottom of the seventh inning, when the game was broken open after three walks and a double by Bart that was nearly a two-run home run.

NOTES: Bart is just the third Giants player since at least 1901 with an extra base hit in each of his 1st career game (Thank you Sarah Langs for that note). He joins Buster Maynard in 1940, and John Bowker in 2008.

Anderson is the eighth pitcher this season to throw a complete game.

Gallen tied a major-league record for most games allowing three or fewer earned runs to start his career (all starts, no relief appearances. Gallen equaled the mark set by Aaron Sele of the Boston Red Sox from June 23, 1993 to April 19, 1994.

Austin Slater was placed on the 10-day injured list with a mild left groin strain that took place in the bottom of the first inning of Friday nights victory. Steven Duggar was recalled from the alternate site to replace Slater.

UP NEXT: Trevor Cahill heads to the mound on Sunday afternoon, as the Giants go for the sweep, while Luke Weaver will go to the mound for the Diamondbacks.