Bryant's sacrifice fly lifts Giants to win No. 104

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Wood and three relievers combined for a four-hitter for San Francisco, Kris Bryant hit a sacrifice fly and the Giants reached 104 wins for the first time since 1905 by beating the woeful Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 Wednesday night.

Manager Gabe Kapler’s ballclub joined the 1945-46 Boston Red Sox as the only teams to follow a losing season with 104 victories. With four games left, the Giants have a chance to break the franchise wins record of 106 set by the 1904 New York Giants.

“Our players can and should be proud,” Kapler said. “It’s a huge accomplishment. This team has done so many good things. To say that this club has won more games than any other San Francisco Giants team is quite fulfilling.”

San Francisco opened a 2 1/2-game lead in the NL West over the second-place Los Angeles Dodgers, who trailed San Diego in a late game. The Giants are seeking their first division title since 2012 and have clinched no worse than a wild-card berth.

Arizona dropped to 50-108, is the losingest team in the big leagues and is 0-8 at San Francisco this season. The Diamondbacks are nearing their team record of 111 losses, set in 2004.

“The margins between a win and a loss are very small,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “We had a couple of opportunities, and we couldn’t take advantage of them. They took advantage of the one they had.”

Wood was dominant in his third start since coming off the COVID-19 list, allowing three hits in six innings with six strikeouts. He induced a double play to escape a two-on jam in the third, then struck out pitcher Merrill Kelly with two on to end the fifth.

Dominic Leone (4-5) retired three batters, Jarlin García followed and Camilo Doval pitched the ninth for his second save.

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