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SAN FRANCISCO - The way Buster Posey was swinging, manager Bruce Bochy figures he had at least one more hit in him. Instead, they called it a night after Posey went 5 for 5 and drove in three runs in just six innings, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 13-2 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night for their fourth straight win. "It would have been nice for him to go for six, but the rest was more important," Bochy said. Posey tripled in a pair of runs on the way to his second career five-hit game. The star catcher is batting .500 (20 for 40) with five home runs and 13 RBIs in his past nine games. Gregor Blanco hit a two-run homer to back Ryan Vogelsongs first victory in four starts. The Giants scored a season high in runs and have their longest winning streak since five straight victories in early June. San Francisco took a half-game lead on St. Louis in the wild-card race. "Weve got a short way to go but a long way to go," Vogelsong said. Hunter Pence hit a trio of run-scoring singles, Joe Panik had four hits and Angel Pagan wound up a home run shy of the cycle. The Giants 19 hits were their second most in the 15-year history of AT&T Park behind 20 on Aug. 14, 2001, against the Marlins. Vogelsong (8-9) snapped an 0-5 skid at home, where he had received zero runs of support in each of his previous five outings at AT&T Park. He gave up two runs and four hits in seven innings. Vogelsongs run support was his most ever, and he ended a three-start winless stretch with just his third victory since June 21. The Giants had lost his last seven home games. "Ill take 13 all the time," the pitcher said. He worked on his curveball in the later innings and felt his off-speed stuff improved as he went along. The right-hander struck out the side in the seventh and his night was done. Wily Peralta (15-9) was chased after a season-low three innings and lost for the third time in four starts. He surrendered six runs on nine hits, struck out one and walked two. "Everything was off. I fell behind everybody," Peralta said. "I just have to forget it." Pence extended the NLs longest active hitting streak to 11 games with his first-inning RBI single. The Giants scored in each of the first five innings at home for the first time since June 13, 2012, when Matt Cain pitched a perfect game. "We are more loose and having fun again," Blanco said. PITCHER FRIENDLY PARK Posey is one of six Giants to get five hits in a game at AT&T Park and the first to do so twice. Pence did so on July 24, 2013. Posey is 11 for 22 so far on the five-game homestand. TRAINERS ROOM Brewers: RHP Matt Garza pitched a simulated game in what likely was his final test before returning from the disabled list to the Brewers rotation next week. As long as Garza comes through the outing without further problems when he reports to AT&T Park on Saturday, he could start as soon as Thursday at home against St. Louis. Manager Ron Roenicke said Garza threw his fastball, slider and curveball effectively. Giants: C Hector Sanchez hopes to have recovered well enough from two concussions to be able to play a month of winter ball back home in Venezuela, even if he is a designated hitter or 1B. Bochy is rooting for that scenario to give Sanchez more at-bats considering his time missed this season. Hes unlikely to play again in 2014. UP NEXT Brewers: RHP Mike Fiers (4-1, 1.54), 4-0 with a 1.29 ERA as a starter, makes his fifth start and ninth appearance in the middle game of the series. The Brewers next victory will match their season total from last year. Giants: RHP Jake Peavy (2-4, 3.18) faces the Brewers for the third time this season looking for his first win after two outings while with Boston. ... RHP Yusmeiro Petit, who set a major league record by retiring 46 consecutive batters, will remain in the rotation after his win Thursday pitching in place of struggling RHP Tim Lincecum. NMD Rea . 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But defending champion Elena Vesnina of Russia held off a strong challenge to beat Shuai Peng of China 6-3, 6-4, and there was another hard-fought victory for 2012 runner-up Angelique Kerber of Germany, who defeated Alison Riske of the United States 7-6 (6), 6-4. Adidas NMD Rabatt . The New York Rangers centre had a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators ending a 13-game goal-scoring drought. Adidas Superstar Dam Rea . At quarterback, all agree that Andy Dalton has been a wonderful surprise, but to truly progress he has to play his best in the playoffs. The two losses in the wildcard rounds keep the evaluation on Dalton open -- just like it did for Peyton Manning many years ago and Matt Ryan until last year.Sky Sports football expert Thierry Henry says the appointment of Jose Mourinho as Manchester United manager marks the “start of a new era” for the club. Mourinho signed a contract to become United boss on Thursday afternoon and Henry believes the Portuguese will offer a massive boost to United and the Premier League. Mourinho and Man Utd in quotes What Jose Mourinho and Manchester United have said about each other over the years I think its great for the league and great for Manchester United. Its a new era now, he told SSNHQ. We all know what Jose Mourinho can do and it was clear they were always going to go for him. Jose Mourinho will take over at Old Trafford next season Theres no need to talk about how good he can be, we all know he can be amazing. Everyone now at United is dying for success and thats personally what I associate them with.He has a certain way of playing and people might not say its the United way or be concerned about the youngsters.He has to carry on with the young guys that have done well this year - Marcus Rashford, you cant stop that. Henry on the appointment of Jose Mourinho A lot of the time at Real Madrid his teams outscored Barcelona. Its about winning for United at the moment - the fans want instant success and he can give them that.Uniteds failure to qualify for the Champions League had raised fears they may struggle to sign the players they wanted over the summer. Mourinho managed former Man Utd favourite Cristiano Ronaldo when he was at Real Madrid But Henry is convinced the attraction of having Mourinho at the helm, even if he can only offer Europa League football next season, will continue to lure big-name players to Old Trafford.Because they havent made the top four it will have made it more difficult to attract big players but with Mourinho, they can probably now attract the players they want, added Henry. Mourinhos rivalries Mourinhos record against the Premier Leagues heavyweight managers It would be a no-brainer to sign Zlatan Ibrahimovic. When he goes on the field, hes an animal but out of it hes a class act and so professional.Hed be a big success for Manchester United. Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the Manchester United manager Former Barcelona player Henry is also intrigued by the renewal of old rivalries between Mourinho and Pep Guardiola - who he played under at the Nou Camp - and who will manage Manchester City next season.ddddddddddddCity and United is already a massive rivalry but even more now with Jose and Pep involved, said Henry. Thierry Henry believes Pep Guardiola will get the best out of the Manchester City squad Its going to be a nice one and Im looking forward to it. Win a trip to Kansas City, USA! Win a trip to Kansas City, USA to watch Sporting KC take on LA Galaxy. Also See: Mourinho signs United contract Joses first games in charge Ferdinand welcomes Mourinho Mourinho and Man Utd timeline ' ' '