San Francisco Giants pitcher Tyler Anderson reaches up to catch a high popup in front of the plate hit by the Arizona Diamondbacks Kole Calhoun with a runner coming in from third in Friday night’s game at Oracle Park in San Francisco (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO-Things were out of sync for Tyler Anderson early on and the San Francisco Giants never were able to get over that hump against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Daulton Varsho hit a two-run single in the top of the fourth inning, helping the Diamondbacks to a hard fought 6-5 victory over the Giants, their first win at Oracle Park in four tries this season.

Ketel Marte hit the seventh pitch of the game into the left field bleachers to give the Diamondbacks a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.

That lead did not last long, as Brandon Belt continued his hot streak at the plate, as he doubled in just as hot Alex Dickerson singled with one out.

Marte was back at it in the top of the third inning, as he doubled off of Evan Longorias glove to score Varsho, who singled to lead off the frame for the Diamondbacks.

Once again, the Giants tied it up in the bottom of the third inning, as Donovan Solano reached on an infield single, when he beat Nick Ahmeds throw and allowed Dickerson to score for tie up the game.

Varsho then broke the tie up for good, as his two-run single to right field in the top of the fourth inning, allowed Ahmed and Josh Rojas.

The fourth inning would be the last one for Anderson, who went four innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out two.

Anderson took the loss for the Giants, as he falls to 1-3 on the season.

Diamondbacks starter Taylor Clarke did not fare in the decision, as he went only three innings, allowing three runs on six hits, walking three and striking out two.

Travis Bergen pitched one inning, as he walked one and struck out one for his first win of the 2020 season. Kevin Ginkel came on in the bottom of the ninth inning and despite a walking a batter, he struck out Brandon Crawford to end the game for his first save of the season.

Mauricio Dubon cut the Diamondbacks lead down to one in the bottom of the fourth inning, as his double scored Joey Bart.

Dubon came up huge on the defensive side of the field, as he robbed Andy Flores of a possible two-run home run, as he leaped and brought the ball back from over the wall. He then did it again in the top of the eighth inning, as he made a sliding catch off the bat of Rojas that led off the top of the inning.

Once again, if the Giants scored a run, you knew that the Diamondbacks would score in the next half inning, as Kole Calhoun hit a sacrifice fly that scored Christian Walker in the top of the fifth inning and then Ahmed followed the Calhoun sacrifice fly up with a single to left field.

Wouldnt you know that in the bottom of the fifth inning, for the fourth time in the game, the Giants scored in the same frame as the Diamondbacks, when Brandon Crawford beat the shift and singled thru the hole that allowed Wilmer Flores.

The streak of where the Diamondbacks and the Giants scored in the same inning came to an end in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Belt launched a solo home run that went over the arcade onto the portwalk and then bounced into McCovey Cove.

Belt continues to hit the ball extremely well, as since August 16 against the Oakland As, Belt is an astonishing 26-for-52 with five home runs, eight doubles and a triple during the stretch.

With a chance to tie up the game or possibly take the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, as the Giants, they came up with nothing. Bart singled, and brought Steven Duggar out of the dugout to run for Bart, then Dubon singled Duggar to an additional 90 feet and then Mike Yastrzemski was hit by a pitch to load the bases to bring up another hot hitter in Dickerson; however, nothing came out of that.

Dickersons fly ball to Calhoun was not deep enough for Duggar from third; however, Dubon wandered too far off of second base and Calhoun threw to Walker, who then threw to Ahmed to get Dubon to complete the double play. Evan Longoria then hit a ground ball that he thought was foul ball, but was ruled fair and Eduardo Escobar snared it at third base and easily threw Longoria out at first base to end the threat and the inning.

NOTES: This is the third weekend in a row that the Giants and Diamondbacks are facing each other, and the Giants lead the season series 5-2 with three games left between Saturday and Monday.

UP NEXT: Trevor Cahill will look to even up the series for the Giants on Saturday night, as he heads to the mound, while the Diamondbacks will send former Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner to the hill, as he will face his former team for the first time in a regular season game.