» MARTINEZ, DBACKS TAKE DOWN GIANTS
PHOENIX — David Peralta capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning by drawing a one-out, bases-loaded walk, giving the Arizona Diamondbacks a 4-3 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.
J.D. Martinez led off the inning with a solo homer, tying Ralph Kiner’s 1949 NL record for home runs in September with 16. Martinez has 45 homers this season, 29 of them with the Diamondbacks, who acquired him in a trade with the Tigers on July 18.
His 36 RBIs this month set an Arizona record, surpassing Luis Gonzalez’ 35 in June 2001.
Daniel Descalso jogged home with the winning run in the Diamondbacks’ regular-season home finale. Arizona will be back in action at Chase Field next Wednesday in the NL wild card game.
All of the runs were charged to Giants closer Sam Dyson (3-3). J.J. Hoover (3-1) earned the win in relief.
Pablo Sandoval doubled twice and drove in two runs, and Jeff Samardzija threw three-hit ball for six innings for the Giants.
Jake Lamb and A.J. Pollock followed Martinez’s homer with singles. Pinch runner Kristopher Negron was thrown out at home by Joe Panik on a fielder’s choice by Descalso.
After an intentional walk, John Ryan Murphy reached on a fielder’s choice to drive in Pollock, and Peralta drew the walk to end the game.
Denard Span tripled, doubled and scored twice, and Samardzija struck out four with a walk, allowing one run.
Lamb hit his 29th homer of the season in the fifth, a solo shot to right field. Lamb has 103 RBIs.
Span’s triple, later followed by Sandoval’s first double, opened the game off Diamondbacks starter Braden Shipley. Panik, who’d walked, scored on Brandon Crawford’s groundout for a 2-0 lead.
Shipley lasted 3 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on four hits with two strikeouts and two walks.
Murphy, who came into the game in the fifth at catcher, recorded his first hit as a Diamondback with a sixth-inning double.
Diamondbacks relievers Anthony Banda, Jake Barrett, Andrew Chafin and Hoover held the Giants scoreless on two hits over 5 2/3 innings.
Cain calls it a career — San Francisco right-hander Matt Cain said he’ll retire after his start at home on Saturday against San Diego.
The 32-year-old Cain informed teammates of his decision in a closed meeting before the game. He pitched the first perfect game in Giants history in 2012.
Cain, 3-11 this season, made his big-league debut with the Giants in 2005. He pitched in two of the Giants’ three winning World Series appearances since 2010. The right-hander has a career record of 104-118 with a 3.69 ERA.
The three-time All-Star is nearing the end of his contract with the Giants, who have an option for one more season.
The Giants announced they will honor Cain’s career at Sunday’s regular season finale, which also falls on Cain’s 33rd birthday.