SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Moore walked off the mound to a thundering ovation, handing a three-run lead to a bullpen that needed to record just three outs. Moore said he didn’t think at all about the last time he had done that, even though it happened to be the last game the Giants played in their home park.
This time, the bullpen came through.
Mark Melancon shut the Diamondbacks down in the ninth, clinching a 4-1 win for Moore and the Giants, who got an early scare when Buster Posey was hit in the head and received the winning run on a bizarre mistake-filled play at the plate two innings later.