| SEASON | CAREER |
| W12 | 43 |
| L11 | 29 |
| G27 | 106 |
| IP168.2 | 644.0 |
| BB44 | 206 |
| SO151 | 560 |
| SEASON | CAREER |
| W12 | 35 |
| L7 | 36 |
| G25 | 175 |
| IP161.0 | 655.0 |
| BB53 | 268 |
| SO129 | 484 |
The San Francisco Giants are making a habit out of rallying for victories as they pursue a division crown.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are finding ways to cough up leads, and not surprisingly, their playoff hopes are fading.
The NL West-leading Giants look to build on another thrilling victory when they face the slumping Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at AT&T Park.
Things looked promising early for San Francisco (77-58) in Monday's opener, as it built a 4-0 lead after one inning. After the sixth, however, the Diamondbacks led 7-4, and the Giants entered the ninth still down by one. Buster Posey 's one-out double in the ninth tied the game, and Marco Scutaro singled home the winning run in the 10th to lift San Francisco to a 9-8 victory.
"Tremendous comeback," manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's a little different in September, there's no getting around it."The Giants, who have a 4 1/2-game lead over Los Angeles, have won six of seven - needing to come from behind in four of those victories.
"Everybody's doing their job," said Scutaro, who is batting .328 in his last 14 games. "That's what it's all about (for a) championship team - it's a team. Everybody has to play good."
While San Francisco looks like it has a chance to play deep into October, Arizona's playoff hopes seem far less realistic.
The Diamondbacks (66-70) have lost three straight and are 2-9 since Aug. 24, dropping 11 1/2 games behind the Giants and 7 1/2 back of the NL's second wild card.
The way they've been losing has been particularly discouraging. J.J. Putz has blown ninth-inning saves in the last two games, and Arizona has squandered leads in five of its last six defeats.
"We've just got to get out of it right now," manager Kirk Gibson told the Diamondbacks' official website.
Arizona's offense finally broke out of its funk Monday, plating more than four runs for the first time in 13 games.
Justin Upton had two hits after going 3 for 24 in his previous six games, while Paul Goldschmidt doubled twice for his second straight multihit game after going 2 for 25 in his previous eight.
The Diamondbacks could have more success offensively against Ryan Vogelsong (12-7, 3.02 ERA).
Vogelsong led the NL in ERA just three weeks ago, but a 9.00 ERA in his last four starts has dropped him well off the pace. In Houston on Thursday, the right-hander allowed four runs in six innings, but got plenty of help in an 8-4 win.
San Francisco has enjoyed several outbursts like that lately, plating at least five runs in each of its last five victories. The Giants have won their last 17 games when reaching the five-run mark and are 23-1 in such contests since the All-Star break.
Posey has been a big part of the recent surge, batting .429 with five RBIs during a five-game hitting streak. He is also 8 for 20 lifetime against Ian Kennedy (12-11, 4.27), who has routinely shut down San Francisco.
Kennedy has won five straight starts against the Giants and posted a 1.58 ERA in his last seven outings in the series - going 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his past four at AT&T.
The right-hander was 1-3 with a 6.33 ERA in his last four starts overall prior to doing San Francisco a favor Thursday. Kennedy held the Dodgers to two hits over 6 1-3 innings in a 2-0 victory.
Vogelsong, who allowed one run in his lone start of the year against the Diamondbacks on May 29, has a 2.05 ERA in four starts versus Arizona during his second stint with the Giants.
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Henry Blanco | 5 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Geoff Blum | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .000 |
| Trevor Cahill | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 5 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .000 |
| Aaron Hill | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Daniel Hudson | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Ian Kennedy | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
| Miguel Montero | 6 | .333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .666 | .333 |
| Lyle Overbay | 10 | .100 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .286 | .386 | .100 |
| Gerardo Parra | 5 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | 1.000 | .600 |
| Cody Ransom | 3 | .667 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | 1.750 | 1.000 |
| Ryan Roberts | 8 | .125 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 | .722 | .500 |
| Justin Upton | 6 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .375 | .542 | .167 |
| Chris Young | 8 | .125 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .722 | .500 |
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| HITTERS | AB | AVG | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OBP | OPS | SLG |
| Brandon Belt | 7 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .286 | .143 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .000 |
| Emmanuel Burriss | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Melky Cabrera | 7 | .571 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .571 | 1.714 | 1.143 |
| Matt Cain | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brandon Crawford | 7 | .143 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .393 | .143 |
| Conor Gillaspie | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Aubrey Huff | 30 | .367 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | .441 | .941 | .500 |
| Tim Lincecum | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .111 | .111 | .000 |
| Guillermo Mota | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Angel Pagan | 13 | .308 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .357 | .742 | .385 |
| Brett Pill | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Buster Posey | 17 | .471 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .526 | 1.114 | .588 |
| Hector Sanchez | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 28 | .214 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | .233 | .519 | .286 |
| Nate Schierholtz | 11 | .091 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 | .258 | .091 |
| Ryan Theriot | 11 | .364 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .417 | .781 | .364 |
| Ryan Vogelsong | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 | .500 |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| August 30, 2012 | Chris Johnson | Day-to-Day | Flu |
| August 21, 2012 | Justin Upton | Day-to-Day | Left game - Tight hamstring |
| August 17, 2012 | Jason Kubel | Day-to-Day | Neck stiffness |
| August 14, 2012 | Takashi Saito | 15-Day DL | Strained left hamstring |
| August 14, 2012 | Takashi Saito | 15-Day DL | Strained left hamstring |
| August 09, 2012 | Willie Bloomquist | 15-Day DL | Lower back stiffness |
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| Date | Player | Status | Injury |
| August 27, 2012 | Clay Hensley | 15-Day DL | Strained right groin |
| August 23, 2012 | Justin Christian | 15-Day DL | Sprained left wrist |
| August 22, 2012 | Buster Posey | Day-to-Day | Hamstring tightness |
| August 14, 2012 | Brad Penny | 15-Day DL | Right shoulder impingement |
| August 14, 2012 | Brad Penny | 15-Day DL | Right shoulder impingement |
| August 07, 2012 | Shane Loux | 15-Day DL | Recurring neck strain |
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Jason Kubel squandered three chances for a big hit that could have helped the Diamondbacks avoid extra innings. Given a fourth opportunity, he finally came through.
Aaron Hill had a career-high five hits and Kubel tripled home the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning to lead Arizona over the San Francisco Giants 8-6 on Tuesday night.
Kubel, who leads the team with 82 RBIs, struck out with two runners on in the first and third. Then he fouled out with the bases loaded to end the eighth. But in the 11th, he delivered at last.
"I had a chance to do that earlier and missed it," Kubel said. "I'm glad I was able to do that when I did. It was a fun game. Well, not so much fun - but we won the game and that's all that matters."
The first-place Giants used 11 pitchers, matching a major league record for extra-inning games. They remained 4 1/2 games ahead of Los Angeles in the NL West because the Dodgers also lost at home in 11 innings, to San Diego.
Hill drove in two runs and was a triple shy of his third cycle this season. John McDonald also had two RBIs for the Diamondbacks, who ended a three-game skid.
Brandon Belt had three hits, including a two-run homer, to help San Francisco rally from a 6-2 deficit. Pablo Sandoval knocked in two runs, but the Giants had their three-game winning streak stopped.
"There's something special about this team that we kept fighting no matter what the situation," Belt said. "I can't say enough about what everybody in here is doing."
Josh Collmenter (4-3) pitched two innings for the win.
Hill opened the 11th with a single off George Kontos (1-1) and scored on Kubel's one-out triple to right-center off Javier Lopez . After an intentional walk to Paul Goldschmidt , Miguel Montero added an RBI single.
"It was a great game," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. "We had the lead and we were in command and the Giants did, really, what they've been doing all year and kept coming back. We kept our composure and it was a good win for us."
Diamondbacks starter Ian Kennedy , who also drove in a run, took a three-hitter into the sixth. He was pulled after Brandon Crawford doubled as the potential tying run.
Kennedy was charged with five runs and seven hits over 5 2-3 innings. He walked one and struck out five.
"We got down and came back against a guy who's been tough on us," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "We couldn't quite finish it. The guys did a great job of swinging the bats and the bullpen did a great job of keeping us in it."
Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong lasted 3 1-3 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits. He walked two and struck out seven.
After pitching at least six innings in his first 21 starts, Vogelsong has failed to get out of the fourth in three of the past five. He has a 10.13 ERA during that span, giving up 24 runs and 37 hits in 21 1-3 innings.
Sandoval followed Marco Scutaro 's first-inning triple with a groundout to put the Giants ahead 1-0.
The Diamondbacks tied it on Kennedy's RBI single in the second and took the lead in the third when Goldschmidt doubled home a run and McDonald singled home two more.
The Giants got one back when Scutaro doubled in the third.
Hill's two-run homer in the fourth put Arizona ahead 6-2 and ended Vogelsong's night.
Hunter Pence doubled home a run and scored on Belt's two-run homer in the sixth to cut it to 6-5. Sandoval singled home a run in the seventh to tie it.
NOTES: CF Adam Eaton had two hits in his major league debut with the Diamondbacks after having his contract purchased by the club earlier in the day. C Henry Blanco was transferred to the 60-day disabled list to make room for Eaton on the 40-man roster. ... Giants broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper called the game from center field. The game-time temperature was 57 degrees, with the wind blowing out to center. ... Kennedy recorded his first no-decision in 11 starts. ... Pence had two assists from right field. ... The Giants added INF Emmanuel Burriss , RHP Dan Otero and LHP Dan Runzler to the roster. RHP Eric Hacker was designated for assignment to make room for Burriss on the 40-man roster. ... RHP Trevor Cahill (9-11, 3.99 ERA) starts for the Diamondbacks on Wednesday. He is 0-2 against the Giants this year but 3-2 overall. LHP Madison Bumgarner (14-9, 3.07) goes for the Giants. He is 0-2 against Arizona this year and 3-2 overall.
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