D-backs eliminate Giants from playoff contention

SAN FRANCISCO – Sergio Alcántara had a pair of two-run doubles for Arizona in the Diamondbacks’ 8-4 win over San Francisco which eliminated the Giants from postseason contention on Saturday.

Christian Walker went 3 for 5 with an RBI double, finishing a homer shy of hitting for the cycle, for Arizona.

D-backs manager Torey Lovullo said Walker is “in a really good spot offensively.”

“I think he’s got an allfield approach and he can change mentalities,” Lovullo said. “He can drive baseballs, he can stay on it and deliver clutch base hits like he did today.”

Josh Rojas added two RBIs and Cooper Hummel had a sacrifice fly for Arizona. Jordan Luplow had three hits.

J.D. Davis and Mike Yastrzemski homered for San Francisco, which ended its five-game winning streak. The Giants have won 10 of their last 12 games.

“I think the fight this team has shown, particularly in September, was really, really impressive,” manager Gabe Kapler said. “Today was disappointing. We didn’t play our best

baseball. I think that was pretty clear. But I think even in a game that wasn’t a quality game for us, we were still fighting at the end of that game.”

Drey Jameson (3-0) won for the third time in his fourth career start, allowing two runs on six hits in six innings. The righthander struck out seven and walked two.

“I’m definitely OK with the outcomes of the last four outings I’ve had up here,” Jameson said. “I personally don’t like giving up runs. I personally don’t like giving up hits. So there’s obviously a lot of work that can still be done to limit that. But what’s happened, I’m pleased with it.”

Scott Alexander served as an opener for the Giants, pitching 1 1/3 scoreless innings.

Jakob Junis (5-7) followed with 4 2/3 frames, surrendering four runs on eight hits to take the loss. He struck out four and walked two.

Thairo Estrada put San Francisco ahead in the third inning with an RBI fielder’s choice.

Arizona responded with three runs in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Rojas and Alcántara’s first two-run double.

Davis homered to center in the sixth to bring San

Francisco within one, but the D-backs erupted for five runs in the seventh, capped by Alcántara’s second tworun double.

Yastrzemski homered to right in the eighth. Ford Proctor added a sacrifice fly in the ninth.

ROSTER MOVE

The Giants reinstated LHP Jarlín García from the paternity list and optioned RHP Sean Hjelle to Triple-A Sacramento.

UP NEXT

RHP Zach Davies (2-5, 4.18 ERA) starts Sunday’s series finale for Arizona. He has lost four straight decisions since his last win on May 13. Alexander will open for San Francisco again.