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Sandoval's homer in the 10th lifts Giants over Nats

Pablo Sandoval scorched a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to lift the San Francisco Giants to a 4-2 victory over the Washington Nationals Tuesday in the middle test of a three- game set at AT&T Park.Marco Scutaro ripped a one-out single back up the middle off Yunesky Maya (0-1) before Sandoval launched the second pitch he saw from the Washington reliever deep into the seats in center field to send the Giants to their second straight win.Gregor Blanco tied the game with a two-out, two-strike triple that scored Andres Torres in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings.Jeremy Affeldt (1-0) pitched a perfect top of the 10th to notch the victory.San Francisco trailed 2-1 entering the ninth, with Washington closer Rafael Soriano on the mound trying to halt the Nats' three-game losing streak.Buster Posey greeted Soriano with a single back up the middle that deflected off the right-hander before trickling toward short.Torres then replaced Posey as a pinch runner, but So...

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