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Suarez sharp in second start but Giants fall to Boston in 10
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What a game for Albert Suarez to draw for his home debut, in his second major league start no less.Facing the big-hitting Boston Red Sox hardly seemed to faze San Francisco’s 26-year-old rookie.Suarez pitched into the seventh inning Tuesday night before the Giants lost 5-3 in the 10th, and the right-hander appreciated all the cheers and support from a sellout crowd at AT&T Park — even if his time in the rotation is short-lived once Matt Cain returns from the disabled list.“The fans here, they’re awesome,” Suarez said. “You feel more energetic and it gives you more rhythm to come back out and do it again.”Suarez was lifted for George Kontos after a one-out walk in the seventh of Jackie Bradley Jr., who stole second.David Ortiz’s hitting streak ended at 13 after his tying groundout as a pinch-hitter two batters later.Xander Bogaerts hit a go-ahead, two-run single in the top of the 10th as the Red Sox snapped San Francisco’s five-game home winning streak.The Red Sox loaded the bases against Santiago Casilla (1-1), who struck out two in a perfect ninth before running into trouble. Bogaerts also had a third-inning RBI single in Boston’s first visit to San Francisco in nearly three years.Giants manager Bruce Bochy said he hasn’t lost any confidence in Casilla, who will rarely be called upon to work two innings.“The whole game the walks hurt us.