Evan Longoria powers San Francisco past Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Longoria had three hits, including a three-run homer, and drove in four runs, Kevin Gausman struck out nine in five scoreless innings and San Francisco broke a three-game losing streak with an 8-0 victory over Arizona on Tuesday night.

Longoria hit his sixth homer of the season in the third inning for a 6-0 lead off Corbin Martin (0-2) and doubled in a run in the seventh. He also walked and scored twice. Longoria is hitting .391 with six homers and 20 RBIs in 18 games at Chase Field since joining the Giants in 2018.

“I love hitting here,” Longoria said. "It's reminiscent of my days in Tampa. I love the dome atmosphere, As a hitter, when the conditions are static, when you don't have to worry about wind or sun, it makes it one less thing you have to worry about.

“Obviously the ball flies well. The gaps are big. There are a lot of ways to get hits in this ballpark, not just hitting ir over the fence. It is pretty comforting for the hitters to have that in back of their minds.”

Gausman (5-0) gave up five hits and two walks and allowed only one runner past second base while lowering his ERA to 1.53. He has given up one or fewer runs in nine of his 10 starts this season, including his last seven.

“I wasn't very crisp, bu made some big pitches when I needed to,” Gausman said. “Even if I missed my spot, it seemed to work out.”

Brandon Crawford had two hits, and his two-out, three-run double in the first inning gave the Giants (29-19) an early 3-0 lead. Crawford has 22 RBIs in 18 May games.

“That was a monster at-bat,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said of Crawford's nine-pitch at-bat. “He finally won the battle. Independent of the outcome of the at-bats, I feel like he has been a really tough out, maybe a tougher out than he was last year."

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