Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the Giants to a 3-1 win over the Royals on Sunday.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer off Ryan Yarbrough to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning that sent the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.
Bryce Johnson started the comeback with a one-out single off Yarbrough . Thairo Estrada flied out before Wilmer Flores doubled in the tying run. It was Conforto's 28th career homer off a left-hander — he's hit 107 against righties. He began the day with a .225 career batting average vs. lefties. Bubic didn't allow a hit until David Villar's leadoff single in the fifth. He worked out of a two-on, two-out jam in the same inning and set down his final four hitters.The Royals again were kept mostly quiet on offense but broke through for a run against Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani in the fourth. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-out double and scored on Salvador Perez's single.
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