SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scott Hairston hit his second homer of the game, connecting in the 10th inning to send the New York Mets past the reeling San Francisco Giants 8-7 Monday night.
The Giants have lost five in a row, all at home. They lead the NL West by one percentage point over the Dodgers.
Hairston hit two-run homer in the eighth as the Mets scored four times for a 6-4 lead. Buster Posey and Nate Schierholtz had RBI doubles in the Giants ninth to tie it.
Hairston hit a solo homer in the 10th and the Mets scored again on an error. The Giants got a run in their half before Manny Acosta earned his first save.
Santiago Casilla (4-5) took the loss. Josh Edgin (1-0) got his first major league victory.
