San Francisco Giants Brandon Crawford (35) greets Evan Longoria after Longoria’s three run home run in the top of the third inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Tue May 25, 2021 (photo from AP News)

By Jeremy Kahn

After a tough series over the weekend, where the San Francisco Giants were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers, all the Giants needed was a road trip.

Evan Longoria hit a three-run home run and added a double, but it was Brandon Crawford who got the Giants on the board with a bases clearing double in the top of the first inning and the Giants defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-0 at Chase Field.

This was the Giants sixth straight going back to the final game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, and then sweeping four in a row from the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.

Mike Yastrzemski got the ball rolling for the Giants in the top of the first inning, as he hit a leadoff single and Corbin Martin got both Buster Posey and Alex Dickerson, Martin then walked both Brandon Belt and Longoria to load the bases for Crawford, who cleared the bases with a double to right field.

That would be all that Kevin Gausman would need, as he went five innings, allowing five hits, walking two and striking out, as he raised his record to 5-0 on the season and lowered his earned run average to 1.53.

Longoria broke the game wide open in the top of the third inning, as Posey walked to lead off the inning and then Dickerson hit a ground-rule double that sent Posey to third base. After Belt struck out for the first out of the inning, Longoria launched a three-run home run over the center field wall for his sixth home run of the season.

Curt Casali came off the bench in the top of the ninth inning and drove in the final run of the game, as he singled off of Kevin Ginkel that scored Dickerson, who hit an opposite field triple.

Martin lasted just four innings, as he allowed six runs on five hits, walking three and striking out two and saw his record fall to 0-2 on the season and his earned run average went from 5.40 at the beginning of the game to 9.00 when he was done.

Crawford and Longoria drove in all the runs for the Giants, as they went they 5-for-7 at the plate.

The first five batters in the Giants lineup scored all seven runs, and picked up nine of the 11 hits they picked up on the night against Diamondbacks pitching.

Steven Duggar was the only player in the Giants lineup to pick up hits, as he went 2-for-4 on the evening.

NOTES: With the victory, the Giants raised their road record to 15-12 and have the third-best road record in the NL behind the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers.

This is the first time since July 14-26, 2019 that the Giants have won six games in a row, when they accomplished the feat against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres.

Despite losing eight of their previous 12 games against the NL West, the Giants are now 12-10 in the division and 17-9 against teams from teams from the other divisions.

Longorias home run was the Giants 46th home run of the season on the road, the Giants lead the major leagues, while they have hit just 19 at home, which is tied for the fifth-fewest and the Giants have hit home runs in all but four road games this season.

UP NEXT: Johnny Cueto takes the ball in the series finale on Wednesday night, as he looks for his fourth win of the season, while the Diamondbacks will send Merrill Kelly to the mound.