Giants lose to Reds as tailspin continues

SAN FRANCISCO - Jay Bruce hit two two-run homers to help Anthony DeSclafani remain unbeaten, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Monday night.

Eugenio Suarez also homered and Joey Votto doubled and scored twice for the Reds, who began their road trip with a win following a 6-3 homestand.

Bruce homered for the third consecutive game as part of a four-run fourth inning. He added his second of the night in the sixth to put the Reds up 6-5 and chase Giants starter Jake Peavy (5-9).

It was the third multihomer game this season for the Cincinnati slugger and 20th of his career.

DeSclafani (6-0) pitched in and out of trouble and gave up two home runs but continued his strong run since missing the first two months of the season with a strained left oblique. The right-hander allowed five runs over five innings, struck out six and walked two.

Brandon Belt and Angel Pagan homered for San Francisco. The Giants went into the All-Star break with the best record in baseball but lost for the eighth time in nine games.

It was a big night for Cincinnati all around.

Homer Bailey, who hasn't pitched in the majors since undergoing Tommy John surgery last season, made his final rehab start and is expected to rejoin the Reds today.

While Bailey's arrival could provide a jolt for the pitching staff, Cincinnati's offense looked just fine against the Giants.

Bruce's first home run was reviewed when a fan in the right-field stands appeared to reach into the field of play to catch the ball, but no change was made. Three batters later, Suarez hit another two-run shot.

After Belt homered in the fourth and Pagan added a two-run shot in the fifth, Bruce put the Reds back in front for good with his 23rd home run of the season. Suarez doubled and scored on a suicide squeeze by Billy Hamilton in the ninth.

Three Cincinnati relievers combined to retire the final 12 batters. Tony Cingrani pitched the ninth for his 11th save.

Peavy allowed six runs over five-plus innings.

NOTES

The Giants announced a crowd of 42,147, marking the 455th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park and tying the Cleveland Indians for the second-longest streak in major league history. The Boston Red Sox, with a sellout streak of 794, hold the longest run in the majors.

Giants second baseman Joe Panik (concussion) will resume his rehab stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday. Manager Bruce Bochy indicated that Panik could potentially rejoin the big league club during its current homestand.

Outfielder Hunter Pence (strained right hamstring) is also rehabbing with Sacramento.

Right-hander Matt Cain, scheduled to start Tuesday for the Giants, hasn't made it past the fourth inning since he last won on May 21.