CINCINNATI -- Matt Chapman came up clutch on both sides of the ball to help the Giants clinch a series victory with an 8-2 win over the Reds in Sunday afternoon’s series finale at Great American Ball Park.

Chapman launched a game-tying, two-run homer off Carson Spiers in the fourth inning, and then helped the Giants preserve a one-run lead with a brilliant defensive play in the bottom of the sixth.

San Francisco rallied to take a 3-2 lead behind LaMonte Wade Jr.’s go-ahead solo shot in the top of the sixth, but Cincinnati immediately threatened after the speedy Elly De La Cruz reached on a hit-by-pitch, advanced to second on a groundout and then stole third with one out.

After Ty France struck out swinging, Reds manager David Bell sent pinch-hitter TJ Friedl to face Ryan Walker, who managed to induce a 31.7 mph dribbler to the left side. Chapman, a four-time Gold Glove winner, quickly came charging in and barehanded the ball before firing to first base in time for the final out, leaving De La Cruz stranded at third.

The Giants’ bats came alive late against Cincinnati’s bullpen, with Tyler Fitzgerald blasting a two-run homer that kicked off a five-run rally and put the game firmly out of reach for the Reds in the eighth. San Francisco (56-57) is now back within a game of .500 after taking two of three games in the first leg of its seven-game road trip through Cincinnati and Washington.

Left-hander Robbie Ray delivered a solid start in his third outing since returning from Tommy John surgery, giving up two runs on three hits while striking out nine and walking one over five innings. All the damage against Ray came on back-to-back shots by Jeimer Candelario and Santiago Espinal in the second.

The Giants erased the 2-0 deficit thanks to Chapman, who hammered a first-pitch sinker from Spiers to straightaway center field to tie the game in the fourth. It was Chapman’s second home run in as many games and his team-leading 17th on the season, matching his total with the Blue Jays last year.