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Buster Posey's double in ninth lifts Giants to fourth win in a row

PHOENIX -- The Giants are approaching the quarter pole of their season and Buster Posey was hitting .143 with runners in scoring position.

Sometimes you do not trust a growing data sample. Sometimes you trust the player.Posey stepped into a clutch moment and delivered Saturday night. His two-out, two-run double in the ninth inning snapped a tie and sent the Giants to a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field.Hunter Pence hit a two-run home run, Denard Span reached base five times and a flu-ridden Jake Peavy held Arizona to a run in six promising innings as the Giants extended their winning streak to a season-high four games.