Giants hit 5 HRs, rough up Greinke, Astros 8-6

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants hit five home runs, including four off Astros ace Zack Greinke, and beat Houston 8-6 Saturday in an interleague matchup of division leaders.

Darin Ruf, Donovan Solano, Wilmer Flores and LaMonte Wade Jr. connected off Greinke. Mike Yastrzemski added a later shot to help the Giants become the first team in the majors with 65 wins.

Brandon Crawford hit a tiebreaking single in the sixth inning for the Giants.

Aledmys Díaz homered twice on his 31st birthday for the Astros, who lost in manager Dusty Baker’s return after serving a one-game suspension.

The Giants lead the NL with 156 home runs, but had gone a season-high four games without one before Solano’s two-out drive in the second.

After Flores connected for a two-run homer in the third, Wade homered into McCovey Cove in the fourth. The ball sailed over his mother, who was standing on the walkway behind the seats in right field.

Ruf homered in the fifth. Yastrzemski hit his 17th home run in the eighth.

Greinke gave up eight hits and six runs -– four earned -– in four innings. His career high for homers allowed is five.

Crawford’s two-out RBI single off Cristian Javier drove in Ruf, who reached on a two-out single off Blake Taylor (2-3).

Jay Jackson (2-0) retired three batters to win. Jake McGee pitched the ninth for his 22nd save.

Diaz hit a two-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth, both off Giants starter Alex Wood.

The Astros made it 6-all on Martín Maldonado’s homer in the top of the sixth.

NO BRYANT YET

Newly acquired Kris Bryant was not with the Giants. He was flying from Chicago to San Francisco and expected to arrive Saturday night. Manager Gabe Kapler expects the four-time All-Star to be in the lineup...

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