Giants hold off late rally, beat Tigers 5-4 behind Blach

DETROIT — Ty Blach took a shutout into the seventh inning, and the San Francisco Giants held off a late Detroit rally in beating the Tigers 5-4 on Wednesday night.

The Giants led 5-0 before Detroit scored four times in the seventh. Blach (6-5) was pulled after allowing a two-run single to Victor Martinez, and San Francisco needed three relievers to get through the inning. The Giants used five relievers in all, with Hunter Strickland pitching the eighth and Sam Dyson finishing for his third save.

The last-place Giants have won seven of their last eight games — after losing 12 of 13 before that.

Daniel Norris (4-7) permitted five runs and seven hits in four innings.

Blach won his second consecutive start following a rough stretch through the middle of June. The 26-yearold left-hander gave up only three hits in the first six innings against Detroit’s lineup of powerful righthanded hitters. Blach was charged with three of the runs in the seventh, but by then, the Giants already had a big enough lead.

Padres 6 Indians 2

CLEVELAND — Cory Spangenberg hit a two-run homer, Luis Perdomo won his third straight start and the San Diego Padres got another rare road win, beating Cleveland 6-2 on Wednesday night as the Indians were again without manager Terry Francona.

Perdomo (4-4) allowed one earned run in five innings and continued his turnaround after a rough start this season. The right-hander didn’t get his first win until his 11th start and is 4-1 since June 12.

Carlos Asuaje drove in two runs and the Padres did just enough against starter Trevor Bauer (7-7) to improve to 14-26 on the road.

With the Padres leading 4-2 in the seventh, Spangenberg connected for his fifth homer, a shot to left off reliever Zach Mcallister.

The four-run deficit was too much to overcome for the Indians, who have been blanked over 8 2/3 innings by San Diego’s relievers so far in the three-game series.

Padres right fielder Hunter Renfroe kept the scoreless streak intact by throwing out Jose Ramirez at the plate to end the eighth.

Francisco Lindor had three hits and two RBIS for the Indians, who dropped their second straight to the Padres, fell to 18-23 at home and are 2-11 in interleague play.

The defending league champs are one of just three AL teams with losing home records.