Kris Bryant homers in Giants debut

The ex-Cub hit a two-out solo shot in the third inning, and San Francisco beat the Astros 5-3.

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The San Francisco Giants’ Kris Bryant homers in front of Houston Astros’ Martin Maldonado during the third inning of Sunday’s game.

The San Francisco Giants’ Kris Bryant homers in front of Houston Astros’ Martin Maldonado during the third inning of Sunday’s game.

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SAN FRANCISCO — Kris Bryant homered in his Giants debut, a two-out solo shot in the third inning, and San Francisco beat the Houston Astros 5-3 on Sunday.

Darin Ruf also homered for the Giants. They won two of three in the interleague matchup of division leaders and have the best record in the majors at 66-39.

Acquired in a trade from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects just minutes before Friday’s deadline, Bryant was greeted by chants of “KB!, KB!” when he trotted onto the field for pregame warmups and received a standing ovation before his first at-bat. The four-time All-Star was cheered again after striking out swinging.

Those cheers got louder after Bryant crushed an 0-1 pitch from Luis García (7-6) into the left field stands for his 19th home run this season.

Logan Webb (5-3) allowed two runs in six innings to stay unbeaten since May 5. Jake McGee pitched the ninth for his 23rd save.

Yuli Gurriel homered for Houston.

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