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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Francisco 8, San Diego 4
When: 9:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
Temperature: 63°
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - Jordan Baker, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Wally Bell
Attendance: 42418

Giants 8, Padres 4:
Marco Scutaro had three hits and drove in three runs as host San Francisco clinched its second National League West crown in three years.

Madison Bumgarner (16-10) gave up three runs - two earned - over 5 2/3 innings for the Giants, who have won six straight games and 18 of their last 24. San Francisco has won the NL West eight times since divisional play began in 1969.

Scutaro put the Giants ahead 4-1 in the fourth with a two-run single off Andrew Werner (2-2), who allowed five runs in 5 2/3 frames. Scutaro extended his hitting streak to 12 games, tying his career high.

The Padres pulled within 5-3 in the top of the sixth on Yonder Alonso’s two-run homer. Chase Headley drove in two runs to take over the NL lead in RBIs with 108 for San Diego, which has lost four of its last five games.

The Giants extended their lead in the eighth on Brandon Belt's seventh home run off Joe Thatcher. Belt scored three runs, while Pablo Sandoval went 0-for-3 after hitting four home runs in his previous three games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bumgarner is the first Giants left-hander with 16 wins since Kirk Rueter in 1998. …Padres C Yasmani Grandal appeared as a pinch hitter in the ninth after being scratched from the starting lineup for precautionary reasons after taking a foul ball off his mask on Friday. …The Giants lead the season series 10-4 with four games remaining, including three in San Diego next week.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Diego   San Francisco
Andrew Werner Player Madison Bumgarner
Loss W/L Win
3.2 IP 5.2
3 Strikeouts 6
6 Hits 5
12.27 ERA 3.18
Hitting
San Diego   San Francisco
Chris Denorfia Player Marco Scutaro
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 3
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Diego 7 1 10 .206 10 11 4 1 4 1
San Francisco 11 1 16 .355 12 6 7 4 1 1