SAN FRANCISCO — More than once this season Bob Melvin has been left to lament the Giants’ lack of timely hitting to explain away their losses. With the Mets in town Monday to begin a three-game series, the manager got to change his tone.
Nick Ahmed and Matt Chapman delivered a pair of well-timed base knocks, Michael Conforto slugged his team-leading fifth home run and Keaton Winn turned in his strongest effort of the season as the Giants started the series on the right note, with a 5-2 win over the Mets.