Apr 4, 2017; Phoenix, AZ, USA; San Francisco Giants center fielder Gorkys Hernandez (66) hits a two-RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the second inning at Chase Field. Photo Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
PHOENIX — Gorkys Hernandez drove in career-high four runs and Brandon Crawford hit a solo homer as the San Francisco Giants exploded for 15 hits en route to an 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Hernandez hit a two-run single in the second inning and added a two-run double during a five-run fifth.
Giants starter Johnny Cueto (1-0) allowed four runs and six hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out five while walking two.
Jake Lamb hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt added a solo shot for Arizona.
Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin (0-1) gave up three runs, two earned, on seven hits in four innings. He walked two and struck out one.
The Giants scored twice in the second.
After Eduardo Nunez singled and Joe Panik walked, the Diamondbacks played for a bunt by Cueto. But Cueto crossed them up by hitting a chopper over first baseman Goldschmidt for a single to load the bases and a bloop single by Hernandez drove in two runs.
Right fielder David Peralta saved Arizona more damage by making a diving catch in right-center on a line drive by Hunter Pence to end the inning.
In the third, the Giants scored an unearned run when Buster Posey reached on an error by second baseman Brandon Drury. Crawford then doubled off the left-center-field wall.
Posey was caught in a rundown between third and home on a ground ball by Nunez but Chris Marrero’s sacrifice fly scored Crawford.
Arizona drew to within 3-2 in the fourth on Goldschmidt’s solo homer and Owings’ RBI single.
San Francisco erupted in the fifth.
Crawford hit a solo homer off Randall Delgado. Nunez singled and scored when shortstop Owings booted a potential double-play ball to make it 5-2.
Hernandez then doubled home two more runs to make it 7-2 and scored on Brandon Belt’s double
Lamb hit a two-run homer into the pool in right-center in the fifth to draw Arizona to within 8-4.
NOTES: Giants CF Denard Span sat out Tuesday’s game because of a tight hip, manager Bruce Bochy said. He was replaced by Gorkys Hernandez, who had made his first Opening Day roster. … Earlier Tuesday, the D-Backs dedicated Paul Goldschmidt Field, the 39th in their youth-field program, in Goodyear, Ariz. … The D-Backs start the season with 14 straight games against 2016 postseason teams (Giants, Indians and Dodgers) and in 17 of their first 20. Arizona’s come-from-behind win Sunday marked the first time since July 7, 1969, that a team won despite the opposing pitcher hitting two homers. Back then, the Royals’ Jim Rooker had a pair of homers in a loss to the Twins. On Sunday, LHP Madison Bumgarner homered twice for the Giants.
