SAN FRANCISCO -- When the Giants gave Willy Adames the largest free-agent contract in franchise history last offseason, they were counting on him ending the long-running 30-homer drought. On Sunday, Adames finally did it, although the path to 30 was unlike anything he or the organization could have imagined.

Adames did it on the first pitch Sunday, becoming the first Giant since Barry Bonds in 2004 to reach 30 in a season . After an incredibly slow start to his Giants career, he has hit 21 homers since the start of July, ending an infamous streak.

This is Adames' third 30-homer season, and he'll end up giving the Giants exactly what they hoped for this year, despite having a batting average under .200 as late as June 10. When he was slumping, Adames took pride in celebrating teammates'

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