La Stella, Longoria connect, back latest Webb win for Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tommy La Stella hit a two-run homer in the first inning to back Logan Webb's sixth straight win, and the San Francisco Giants beat the fading New York Mets 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Evan Longoria connected leading off the seventh against Marcus Stroman (8-11) as the major league-best Giants (78-42) improved to 7-1 on a homestand that precedes the Bay Bridge Series at Oakland this weekend.

Webb (7-3) has been masterful during this winning streak, striking out 65 batters, with eight more against the Mets over a career-high 7 1/3 innings.

He exited after Pete Alonso's two-run homer in the eighth. Webb was efficient, throwing 78 pitches while facing 26 hitters through seven innings. He gave up seven hits and is unbeaten since a May 5 loss at Colorado. Webb is 5-0 at home.

Jarlin García put the potential tying run on first with Jeff McNeil's single to start the ninth, then got two outs before Dominic Leone finished the 2-hour, 27-minute game by throwing a called third strike past Kevin Pillar for his first save.

A night after hitting two home runs, Giants slugger Kris Bryant was held out of the lineup after experiencing mild tightness in his left hamstring while hitting in the cage before the game.

Stroman, facing San Francisco for the first time since 2016 with Toronto, struck out nine and walked two over seven solid innings. He gave up three runs and five hits. The right-hander ended a three-start skid by beating the Nationals his last time out.

The Mets (59-60) lost their fifth straight, after dropping the series opener 7-5 on Monday.

Pillar started in left field against his former team. He hit a career-best 21 homers for the Giants in 2019.

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