PHOENIX — The Giants stood six outs away from snapping their losing streak. But after an erratic performance by Dominic Leone and too many missed scoring opportunities, the skid extended to six games, matching a season high.
Leone surrendered the tying run in a 6-2 loss on one of two wild pitches in the eighth inning before the D-backs broke the game open with a three-run home run off Camilo Doval, scoring all four runners Leone allowed on base in a five-run inning.
With their 12th loss in the past 15 games, the Giants sit only one game over .500, at 40-39. With their second loss in two games to Arizona, they equaled their total number of defeats to the D-backs last season, when they went 17-2.