Belt homers twice as Giants outlast Brewers 9-6 in 11

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The San Francisco Giants delivered another improbable come-from-behind victory by displaying the tenacity that has enabled them to produce the best record in baseball.

Brandon Belt hit his second homer of the night during a four-run outburst in the 11th inning to help the Giants beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6 in a wild Saturday night matchup between first-place teams.

Trailing 2-1 with two outs in the ninth, the Giants tied it with a bizarre RBI triple and ended up scoring eight runs over the final three innings. San Francisco had to use nine different pitchers.

“That was the toughest performance of the year for our club,” Giants manager Gabe Kapler said.

That’s a strong statement, considering how much grit the NL West leaders have shown all season. This latest victory came just two nights after the Giants erased a 4-0 ninth-inning deficit in a 5-4, 10-inning triumph at Arizona.

The Giants were playing their third straight extra-inning game. They tied the game with a two-out rally in the ninth, then bounced back after blowing a three-run lead in the 10th.

LaMonte Wade put the Giants ahead for good in the 11th with a one-out single that scored Austin Slater. Belt followed with a two-run shot over the right-field wall. Kris Bryant capped the rally with an RBI double.

“That's a really good lineup," Brewers starter Brandon Woodruff said. "Obviously a lot of those guys have multiple World Series rings. There's not a moment too big for any of those guys. They've seen it all.”

All four of the Giants' 11th-inning runs came off Sal Romano (0-1) in his Brewers debut.

Belt also hit a solo shot in the fourth and has three homers over the last two nights. Bryant and Buster Posey both had three hits.

Jake McGee (4-2) pitched the bottom of the 11th with a 9-5 lead...

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