Five-run Phillies eighth dooms Giants as new reliever takes loss

Five-run Phillies eighth dooms Giants as new reliever takes loss PHILADELPHIA - The two new Giants pitchers had to wonder if all they heard about the team was true when they saw Madison Bumgarner get his tail kicked and a supposedly struggling offense erase a six-run deficit in the span of 11 hitters. The only familiar scene was a quiet Giants clubhouse after another loss, their 12th in 16 games since the All-Star break. New reliever Will Smith was the losing pitcher in the Phillies' 13-8 victory after he allowed the first two baserunners in a five-run eighth inning. Bumgarner allowed eight runs for the fourth time in his career, but four were unearned after an error by third baseman Eduardo Nuñez, who provided a stark reminder of how much the Giants will miss Matt Duffy's glove. After the error, he allowed an RBI single by Altherr and a three-run Maikel Franco homer, which gave the Phillies a 6-0 lead. Brandon Crawford's solo homer in the fourth started a comeback the Giants completed with a five-run fifth. Crawford hit a two-run single and Brandon Belt a three-run homer. The Giants even took an 8-7 lead on a two-run Angel Pagan homer in the sixth, but Bumgarner walked the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the inning, leading to a run.