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Giants score 3 in ninth inning, rally past Phillies 9-6

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Will Smith's resume as a pitcher has grown substantially this season, with 28 saves and an All-Star appearance.

It turns out the Giants' closer is pretty good with a bat, too.

Kevin Pillar hit a tiebreaking triple that scored Evan Longoria with two out in the bottom of the eighth inning, Smith followed with a two-run single in his first career at-bat and San Francisco rallied to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 on Sunday night.

"Smitty's been wanting to hit," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "I know he's been talking about it.