New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants Box Score on Jun 24, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 24, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jay Bruce broke a tie with an RBI single in the eighth inning and Wilmer Flores capped a two-run uprising with a double that scored Asdrubal Cabrera, delivering the New York Mets a 5-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night.

Right-hander Jacob deGrom completed eight innings for a third consecutive start, as the Mets won a second straight in San Francisco after having opened a 10-game trip with four consecutive losses against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The loss was the Giants' 50th of the year, making them the first team to reach the half-century mark this season.

The teams were knotted at 1 after solo homers by Flores and Brandon Belt were the lone blemishes against deGrom and the Giants' Johnny Cueto.

Curtis Granderson greeted Giants reliever Sam Dyson with a triple to get the game-winning uprising in motion.

After Cabrera walked and Yoenis Cespedes struck out, Bruce smacked a Steven Okert pitch into right field to plate Granderson with the go-ahead run.

One out later, Flores sliced a double to right field off the Giants' third pitcher of the inning, right-hander George Kontos, to make it 3-1.

Dyson (1-7) was charged with the loss, his first since joining the Giants.

The Mets tacked on two insurance runs in the ninth, the first coming when Michael Conforto, pinch hitting for deGrom, singled in Jose Reyes, who had opened the inning with a triple off right-hander Kyle Crick.

A two-out wild pitch by Crick allowed Conforto to score, increasing the New York lead to 5-1.

DeGrom (7-3) limited the Giants to four hits in eight innings. He walked one and struck out seven.

Right-hander Addison Reed surrendered a two-out, run-scoring single to Brandon Crawford in the bottom of the ninth before wrapping up the win.

Cueto did not get a decision after allowing one run and five hits in seven innings. He walked three and struck out three.

Flores' homer, his seventh of the season, opened the scoring in the fourth inning. He finished with two hits and two RBIs for the Mets, who had five of their 10 hits go for extra bases.

Cabrera contributed a double and a single for New York.

Belt's home run, his 14th, led off the seventh and drew the Giants even at 1-1.

Buster Posey had a pair of singles for San Francisco, which has lost 11 of its last 12 overall and nine of its last 10 at home.

NOTES: The Mets have hit 23 home runs in their last 13 games and 42 in the month of June. Their franchise record for homers in a month is 45, set in August 2015 and tied in August 2016. ... The Mets lead the majors in homers on the road this season with 64. ... The Giants never previously in franchise history had lost a 50th game until July 8. ... The San Francisco bullpen has allowed at least one run in 47 of the team's 77 games. The Giants have gone 11-36 in those games. ... Giants 3B Ryder Jones went 0-for-4 in his major league debut. He was promoted from Triple-A Sacramento before the game, replacing 3B/OF Aaron Hill, who was designated for assignment.