CINCINNATI -- The Giants played their kind of game -- close and low-scoring -- but it didn't end in their favor on Friday night at Great American Ball Park as Phillip Ervin homered off Ray Black to walk off in the 11th inning, handing San Francisco a 2-1 loss to the Reds.
Ervin connected with a 1-1 slider from Black, who struck out the side in a scoreless 10th.
The Giants' typical offensive frustration peaked in extra innings. In the 10th, Joe Panik and Andrew McCutchen, who combined for five of San Francisco's eight hits, singled to help put runners on the corners with two outs.