Giants rally late but fall to Phillies 12-9

SAN FRANCISCO - Pinch-hitter Ty Kelly had a grand slam, Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the San Francisco Giants 12-9 Saturday night.

Down 12-4, the Giants scored five times in the ninth inning and brought the tying run to the plate before Hector Neris struck out Carlos Moncrief for his 14th save.

Adam Morgan (1-1) threw just one pitch and got the win. Kelly batted for Morgan and hit a slam off Cory Gearrin that capped a seven-run burst in the sixth inning for an 11-4 lead.

Hoskins homered for the fourth time in seven games. Since going hitless in his first 12 at-bats after being called up from Triple-A, the rookie is 7 for 21 with four home runs in seven games.

Ty Blach (8-9) took the loss.

Denard Span became the first Giants player to lead off with an inside-the-park home run in 72 years.

The last Giant to do it was Johnny Rucker on June 20, 1945, when the team played in New York and was at the Polo Grounds against the Boston Braves, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Span’s ninth home run of the year was his first career inside-the-parker. It was the 11th all-time at AT&T Park and the seventh by a Giant.

Cameron Rupp homered and doubled, and Freddy Galvis had three hits for the Phillies.

Rupp doubled with one out to start the sixth, with Span losing the high flyball to center field in the lights or the twilight, and it landing in front of him.

Giants star Buster Posey was 1 for 4, extending his hitting streak against the Phillies to 21 games going back to 2014.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin’s status for his next turn in the rotation is uncertain after the 23-year-old reported tightness in his right shoulder, manager Pete Mackanin said ... RHP Ben Lively is with the team and will be activated before today’s game to start the series finale, Mackanin said.

Lively will take the roster spot of outfielder Odubel Herrera, who on Friday was placed on ?the disabled list with a hamstring injury (retroactive to Aug. 15).

Giants: RHP Johnny Cueto will pitch in a rehab assignment for Triple-A Sacramento on Monday and likely make one more rehab start before being activated, manager Bruce Bochy said. Cueto has been on the disabled list since July 15 with blisters on his right hand. He will throw 50 to 60 pitches on Monday, Bochy said.

UP NEXT

Phillies: Lively (1-4, 3.80 ERA) recorded his lone career win against the Giants on June 3, when he gave up one run in seven innings of four-hit ball. Lively was optioned to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on pitch in the majors for the first time since July 5.

Giants: LHP Madison Bumgarner (3-5, 2.99) is 4-3 with a 3.60 ERA in nine career starts against the Phillies. He was 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA in two starts against the Phillies last season.