Braves keep rallying, Garcia HR in 12th beats Giants 9-8

Atlanta Braves' Adonis Garcia, center, is congratulated by shortstop Andrelton Simmons (19) and others as he comes into the dugout after hitting the game winning home-run against the San Francisco Giants during the 14th inning of a baseball game, Monday, August 3, 2015, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 9-8.
Atlanta Braves' Adonis Garcia, center, is congratulated by shortstop Andrelton Simmons (19) and others as he comes into the dugout after hitting the game winning home-run against the San Francisco Giants during the 14th inning of a baseball game, Monday, August 3, 2015, in Atlanta. Atlanta won 9-8.

ATLANTA -- Adonis Garcia hit a two-run homer in the 12th inning off Ryan Vogelsong and the Atlanta Braves completed their final comeback of the game, beating the San Francisco Giants 9-8 Monday night.

Brandon Crawford hit two home runs, helping the Giants take a 6-0 lead. The Braves rallied with four runs in the sixth against Matt Cain, then A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth off Santiago Casilla to tie it at 7.

Buster Posey homered early and hit a go-ahead single in the Giants 12th.

Jace Peterson led off the Braves 12th by reaching on a throwing error by Crawford from shortstop. Vogelsong (7-7), trying to earn the first save of his 11-season career, fell behind in the count and Garcia homered over the center field wall.

Garcia made his major league debut this season and has three home runs in 11 games. Both teams hit four homers.

Arodys Vizcaino (2-0) got two outs for the win.

The Giants have lost two in a row for the first time since stopping a seven-game skid in early July.

Peterson and Chris Johnson homered for the Braves and Pierzynski had four hits. Brandon Belt homered for the Giants.

Making his sixth start since returning from season-ending elbow surgery last year, Cain allowed 10 hits and four runs in five-plus innings.

Johnson, who replaced Freddie Freeman before the start of the fifth, homered off Hunter Strickland to make it 6-5 in the seventh. Freeman left with a strained right oblique, and the team listed him as day to day.

Nori Aoki's RBI single in the ninth off Andrew McKirahan gave San Francisco a 7-5 lead.

Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz allowed all four homers. Crawford has two multihomer games in his career, both against the Braves.

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