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Yastrzemski homers on 30th birthday, Giants beat D'backs 6-1

Mike Yastrzemski celebrated his 30th birthday by leading the Giants over the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Sunday for San Francisco's sixth consecutive win.
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San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval (48) celebrates with Jarlin Garcia, center, and Joey Bart after the Giants defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mike Yastrzemski celebrated his 30th birthday with a go-ahead home run and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory. 

Trevor Cahill and four relievers held the Diamondbacks to five hits, and the Giants completed their first three-game series sweep of the season. 

Yastrzemski drove a 3-2 pitch from Luke Weaver into the Giants’ bullpen in center field leading off the sixth for a 2-1 lead. 

Alex Dickerson added a three-run homer off Hector Rondon in the seventh to provide cushion and make it a 5-1 game. 

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