Giants earn 103rd win, top D’backs

SAN FRANCISCO » The San Francisco Giants keep finding ways to win key games as more players go down injured, still chasing a coveted NL West crown.

Wilmer Flores hit a goahead, bases-loaded single in San Francisco’s fourrun sixth inning, Brandon Crawford added an RBI hit two batters later and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Tuesday night after losing Brandon Belt to a broken left thumb.

The division-leading Giants (103-54) maintained a two-game lead over the rival Dodgers, who beat the Padres at home. Los Angeles (101-56) has won the last eight West titles.

San Francisco matched the 1993, 1962 and 1912 clubs for third-most wins in team history, trailing only 1905 (105) and 1904 (106).

The Giants loaded the bases in the sixth against

Sean Poppen (1-1), starting with Evan Longoria reaching on a throwing error by shortstop Josh Rojas. Buster Posey drew a basesloaded walk in the inning and later scored on a wild pitch.

Mike Yastrzemski drew a bases-loaded walk in the first from Luke Weaver, and the D-backs tied it on a sacrifice fly by Rojas in the third.

HANIGER HELPS M’S BEAT A’S, CLOSE IN ON WC » Mitch Haniger hit his 100th home run and third in two games, and the Seattle Mariners pulled within a halfgame of the second AL wild card berth by beating the Oakland Athletics 4-2.

Seattle (88-70) is just behind Boston (88-69) and just ahead of Toronto (87-70) in the wild card race, trailing the New York Yankees (9067). The Mariners finish their series against the A’s on Wednesday, then host the Los Angeles Angels for their final three games of the regular season.