Belt, Gausman lead Giants and Kapler over Phillies 2-0

<p>PHILADELPHIA &mdash; Brandon Belt hit a two-run homer, Kevin Gausman niftily pitched out of trouble in six innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 Monday night.</p>
<p>San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler became the first manager in major league baseball history to start his career 200-200. Kapler, who was 161-163 as Philadelphia’s manager in 2018-19, was booed when he brought out the lineup card.</p>
<p>Gausman (1-0) allowed six hits, walked four and struck out five. He lowered his ERA to 2.45.</p>
<p>Matt Wisler tossed a perfect seventh, Camilo Doval worked the eighth and Wandy Peralta finished off the seven-hitter for his second save. </p>
<p>Phillies starter Chase Anderson (0-2) yielded two runs and five hits in four innings. </p>
<p>The Phillies were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position — all against Gausman — and left 11 runners on base. </p>
<p>Anderson got the first two outs in the third before Evan Longoria ripped a double. Belt followed with a shot into the right-field seats to give the Giants a 2-0 lead.</p>
<p>A fan wearing a red Phillies cap ran down the aisle and leaped over the seats to retrieve the ball only to land flat on his back and end up <a href="https://twitter.com/PavlovicNBCS/status/1384297270741409796">trending on Twitter</a>. </p>
<p>The Phillies had runners on second and third with two outs in the third after consecutive singles by Rhys Hoskins and Bryce Harper, but Gausman froze J.T. Realmuto with a 3-2 splitter for a called third strike.</p>
<p>Gausman escaped a tougher jam in the fourth after Alec Bohm led off with a walk and Jean Segura hit his 200th career double. Gausman struck out Mickey Moniak and Nick Maton and retired pinch-hitter Brad Miller on a grounder to leave two runners in scoring position.</p>
<p>SHUTOUT BACKSTOP</p>
<p>Giants catcher Curt Casali has been behind the plate for all of four of the team’s shutouts, including a 1-0 win at Miami on Sunday.</p>
<p>ROSTER MOVES</p>
<p>Giants: LHP Sam Selman was recalled from the alternate training site and RHP Trevor Gott’s contract was selected. OF Steven Duggar and C Chadwick Tromp were optioned.</p>
<p>Phillies: Maton and LHPs Damon Jones and Cristopher Sanchez were recalled from the alternate site.</p>
<p>TRAINER’S ROOM</p>
<p>Giants: C Buster Posey wasn’t in the lineup for the second straight game because of a bruised left elbow. He was hit by a pitch from Sandy Alcantara on Saturday.</p>
<p>Phillies: LHP Jose Alvarado, LHP Matt Moore and INF Ronald Torreyes went on the injury list due to COVID-19 protocols. First-base coach Paco Figueroa and assistant Bobby Meacham also entered COVID protocols, joining hitting coach Joe Dillon, third-base coach Dusty Wathan and bullpen coach Dave Lundquist.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>RHP Logan Webb (0-1, 4.76 ERA) starts for the Giants on Tuesday night and RHP Zack Wheeler (1-2, 3.00) goes for the Phillies. </p>
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