Giants get off to fast start in victory over Padres

Buster Posey sparked a 12-hit attack with two doubles and two singles, and Kris Bryant gave the San Francisco Giants a lead they never relinquished with a three-run double in the first inning Wednesday night as the National League West leaders outslugged the host San Diego Padres 8-6.

Coupled with a Los Angeles Dodgers loss at Colorado earlier in the evening, the Giants (99-53) moved two games ahead of the second-place D