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SAN FRANCISCO -- Veteran right-hander Jake Peavy will seek to extend two impressive streaks when the San Francisco Giants open a week-long homestand Monday night against the Cincinnati Reds.The National League West leader and NL Central last-place team met in May at Cincinnati, with the Giants winning two of three.The Reds lone win of the series came against Peavy, the 35-year-old veteran of four teams -- the San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and now the Giants.The loss was the first of his career against the Reds after seven wins.Peavy (5-8, 5.15 ERA) has never lost a home game against Cincinnati, going 4-0 while allowing only 37 hits in 52 innings. His ERA over those seven starts (three no-decisions) is 1.90.Peavy has been remarkably resilient since joining the Giants in a trade from the Red Sox for pitchers Edwin Escobar and Heath Hembree in 2014. His 19-18 record tells only half the story.Six of those losses came against teams Peavy faced again later in the same season. He won all six of the rematches, allowing only 13 runs in 39 2/3 innings (2.95 ERA) after having gotten lit up for 21 runs in 28 2/3 innings (6.59) in the first meeting.He will be looking to extend that run to seven straight against the Reds, who roughed up Peavy for eight hits and seven runs in six innings in a 7-4 Cincinnati win on May 4.The Reds will send their top pitcher, right-hander Anthony DeSclafani, to oppose Peavy in the series opener.After two no-decisions to start his season, DeSclafani (5-0, 2.50 ERA) has won five of his past six starts, including road triumphs against the Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs.In his only previous start against the Giants, DeSclafani gave up six runs on six hits in three innings during a 9-8 loss on May 17, 2015.Seven days before the non-waiver trade deadline, the series brings together teams that have swapped players twice in the past 53 weeks.Left fielder Adam Duvall, the NLs fifth-leading home run hitter with 23, went to the Reds leading up to the 2015 trade deadline in a deal that allowed the Giants to import a veteran pitcher, Mike Leake, for their unsuccessful run at defending their World Series championship.Leake since moved on to the St. Louis Cardinals as a free agent.The Giants went to Cincinnati shopping for a bat a month later and came away with slugging outfielder Marlon Byrd. The Reds received minor league pitcher Stephen Johnson in the swap.Like Leake, Byrd left the Giants as a free agent after the 2015 season and now plays for the Cleveland Indians.With star right fielder Hunter Pence having missed almost two months with a hamstring injury, the Giants once again find themselves in the market for outfield help. Reds right fielder Jay Bruce has been mentioned as a possibility.Bruce hit a three-run, ninth-inning homer Sunday in a 9-8 home loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Afterward, he was asked if he sensed it might be his last homer as a Red in the Great American Ball Park.It could have been. Well see, he said. I obviously know whats going on (with trade rumors), but I cant control any of that. Just have to play ball and try and help this team win games.The Giants are returning home off a 1-7 road trip that opened the seasons second half. 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It was a long day and it was hot out there and we have to get on the road. All those different mental factors, and our fans picked us up.It was Ramos second blown save in 33 chances this season.Miguel Montero started the rally with a leadoff double and went to third on a single by Javier Baez. Szczur was pinch-hitting when he drew a walk from Ramos that loaded the bases. Dexter Fowler made it 3-2 with a sacrifice fly, and all the runners advanced.Kris Bryant struck out looking on a 3-2 pitch for the second out, and Anthony Rizzo was intentionally walked to load the bases again. The strategy backfired when Ramos, who threw just 13 strikes in 35 pitches, walked Zobrist and then unloaded a game-ending wild pitch with Willson Contreras at the plate.My job was to get Zobrist out there and I just didnt execute, Ramos said. I was trying to go for the strikeout or get some weak contact. But I couldnt get it in the zone where I wanted to.It was just one of those days, I guess.Zobrists teammates credited him for resisting the temptation to go out of the zone for a walk-off hit.With Zobrist, hes not going to swing (just) to swing, Montero said. (Ramos) was nibbling.Chicago cut it to 4-2 in the eighth when Fowler scored on Fernando Rodneys wild pitch.Jeff Mathis hit a two-runn homer for Miami.dddddddddddd Christian Yelich also connected and drove in two runs. Tom Koehler tossed six strong innings to help the Marlins take a 4-1 lead heading to the bottom of the eighth.Mathis drive snapped a 1-all tie in the seventh and was just the second of the season for the backup catcher.Justin Grimm (1-0) pitched the ninth inning for the win. Chicago has won seven of eight after slumping early last month.Koehler gave up five hits and one run while striking out seven.Lackey allowed seven hits and three runs in seven innings while striking out eight.GREAT EXPECTATIONSWith the Cubs surging again, Lackey was asked what fair expectations are for this season. Fair expectations? Were trying to win the World Series, he said. I didnt come here for a haircut. I came here for jewelry.FRIENDLY CONFINESYelich, who was 3 for 4, has hit safely in all 12 career games he has played at Wrigley Field. He is 21 for 51 in those games for a .412 batting average.ICHIRO UPDATEIchiro Suzuki lined out softly to shortstop as a pinch-hitter in the seventh against Lackey. Suzuki remained at 2,998 career hits, two shy of becoming the 30th player to reach 3,000.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: 1B Justin Bour, out since July 3 with a right ankle sprain, is expected to return Friday at Colorado.Cubs: RHP Jason Hammel was placed on the bereavement list and Grimm was recalled from Triple-A Iowa. Hammel is expected to make his next scheduled start on Tuesday.UP NEXTMarlins: Following a day off, RHP David Phelps (5-5, 2.65 ERA) makes his first start of the season Friday in the opener of a three-game series at Colorado. LHP Jorge De La Rosa (7-7, 5.51) goes for the Rockies.Cubs: They are off Thursday before opening a three-game series at Oakland on Friday. LHP Jon Lester (11-4, 2.95 ERA) faces LHP Dillon Overton (1-2, 9.33) in the opener. ' ' '