Ray delivers 6 2/3 shutout innings as SF Giants snap four-game losing streak

SAN FRANCISCO — To snap their skid, the Giants leaned on a rookie and a vet.

Robbie Ray delivered his first high quality begin of the season as San Francisco (4-8) snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday evening at Oracle Park, pitching 6 2/3 scoreless innings (109 pitches) with seven strikeouts to 3 strikeouts.

Rookie catcher Daniel Susac adopted up his memorable first begin final (*6*) with one other nice offensive sport, going 3-for-4 with two singles and a two-run triple to document the primary RBIs of his profession.

With back-to-back singles in his first two at-bats, Susac turned the primary main leaguer to have a success in his first 5 at-bats since 1977, when Ted Cox collected hits in his first six profession at-bats.

With the Giants main 4-0 going into the seventh, supervisor Tony Vitello gave Ray a possibility to finish seven innings regardless of being at 90 pitches. Vitello caught with Ray after he walked the primary batter he confronted, and the left-hander responded by retiring his subsequent two batters.

Following one other stroll, which put two on with two outs, Vitello pulled Ray and rolled with right-hander Ryan Walker. Despite a wild pitch that put runners on second and third, Walker obtained rookie Justin Crawford to hit into an inning-ending groundout.

Vitello despatched Walker out for the eighth inning, and the crossfiring proper added an aura of tension when he allowed a leadoff single to Trea Turner and walked Bryce Harper. With two on and one out, Walker retired his subsequent two batters and escaped from the mess he created.

Left-hander Erik Miller was initially warming as much as pitch the ninth inning, however right-hander Keaton Winn completed out the sport after Susac’s two-run triple within the backside of the eighth.