The San Francisco Giants Mike Tauchman (29) connects for an eighth inning grand slam home run off Texas Rangers pitcher Josh Sborz on Tue Jun 8, 2021 in Arlington (AP News photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

Mike Tauchman gave the allegiance of San Francisco Giants fans much to cheer about on one swing of the bat.

Tauchman lined his first grand slam of his career into the first row of the right field seats, helping the Giants to a come-from-behind 9-4 victory over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field.

Lufkin, Texas native Brandon Belt got the eighth inning rally started, as he singled to lead off the inning, then Brandon Crawford walked and after Wilmer Flores struck out for the first out of the inning, Steven Duggar walked to load the bases. That was enough for Joely Rodriguez, as he was replaced by Josh Sborz, who got Donovan Solano to line out to Isian Kiner-Falefa for the second out of the inning.

On a 3-1 pitch to Tauchman, Sborz threw a four-seam fastball that ended up in the seats to give the Giants the lead for good and to get that monkey off their back, as they could not get a break with runners on base, as they were 1-for-9 prior to the Tauchman grand slam.

Jose Alvarez got the final two outs of the seventh inning to pick up his second win of the season. Alvarez came on with two on and one out, but was able to get out of the jam.

Alvarez then gave way to Jake McGee, who pitched a perfect eighth inning, as he got three ground balls to end the frame and then Dominic Leone got the final three outs of the game to secure to huge win to start this road trip.

Alex Wood ended up getting the no-decision, as he went 5.1 innings, allowing four runs on five hits, walking three and striking out two.

Brandon Crawford, who became the Giants all-time leader in games played by a shortstop broke the game wide open in the top of the ninth inning, as he his second home run of the game and 14th of the season, when he hit a three-run home run off of Rangers reliever Taylor Hearn.

Buster Posey singled with one out in the inning, then Belt picked up his third hit of the night and then Crawford hit a Hearn offering into the right-center field seats.

Crawford gave the Giants a short lived 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth inning, as he hit a solo home run off of Rangers starter Jordan Lyles that landed near where his second home run landed in the top of the ninth inning.

It was a tough no-decision for Lyles, who went six innings, allowing two runs on six hits, walking three and striking out three.

The Giants took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning, as Duggar reached on a fielding error by Nate Lowe at first base that scored Belt.

Unfortunately, that lead did not last long at all, as Joey Gallo hit his 11th home run of the season to tie up the game.

Adolis Garcia tied up the game after Crawford hit his first home run of the game, as he doubled to left field that scored Kiner-Falefa. Nick Solak then gave the Rangers the lead, as he doubled to score Willie Calhoun and Garcia and things were looking good for the Rangers until that fateful eighth inning.

LaMonte Wade, Jr., went three-for-five, as he continues to lead off for the Giants, while Belt returned to the lineup also picked up three hits and walked; however, the biggest hit of the night was the Tauchman grand slam that gave the Giants the lead for good.

NOTES: Belt was activated prior to the game, as he missed the previous 11 games with a left oblique strain. To make room for Belt, Camilo Doval was optioned to Sacramento following the game on Sunday against the Chicago Cubs.

With the victory, the Giants have won 10 out of their last 13 games.

The Giants are now 20-13 on the road, good enough for the fourth-best road record in the major leagues.

By hitting three more home runs, the Giants have now hit 59 home runs on the road, and have multiple home runs in six straight road games, tying the third longest streak in team history.

Crawford passed Travis Jackson for the most games played by a Giants shortstop, and was acknowledged by the crowd, as he went on the field in the bottom of the first inning alone. Crawford doffed his cap to the crowd, and eventually his teammates came out on the field to greet him.

Alex Dickerson was forced to leave the game with back tightness after he struck out in his second at-bat.

UP NEXT: Sammy Long will make his major-league debut on Wednesday afternoon, as he takes the mound for the Giants. Long grew up in Sacramento, and first went to Rosemont High School before transferring to Del Campo High School and ended up being the Western Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year in 2014 and was a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, as he went 8-2 with a 3.03 earned for Sacramento State.

The Rangers will send their ace Kyle Gibson to the mound, as he looks to improve to 5-0 on the season.