SF 10 SEA 1
Johnny Cueto wasn't overpowering like he was in LA but he was effective in his first home start (6 IP, 8 H, 1 R) and the Giants pounded the Mariners with a four-homer barrage. Felix Hernandez is no longer The King and the lineup took advantage of his early wildness, scoring three in the 1st on two walks, two singles, and a sacrifice fly. Gorkys Hernandez greeted his countryman with a homer in the 2nd and the rout was on. Gorkys started due to a late scratch of Hunter Pence and made the most of it with three hits. A Brandon Belt homer in the 5th was followed by two walks and a 3-run splash hit from Pablo Sandoval. That did it for Hernandez, and then Brandon Crawford blasted the team's fourth bomb off reliever James Pazos. Giants got another run off Wade LeBlanc in the 7th to make it double digits. Good work in the field too, no errors or sloppy play. A cathartic outburst and a satisfying win to snap the three-game skid, wouldn't you say?
Off-day tomorrow and the Dodgers (who were swept in Arizona) come to town to face Derek Holland on Friday at 7:15 p.m. Go Giants!
--M.C.
5 comments:
Last night the Giants hit 3 homers in a single inning and a total of 4 in the game. They did not do either of those things at all last year. If you are looking for encouraging signs, and God knows I am, that seems pretty solid to me. This game felt good.
No doubt. Let's see some more like that one!
none came from the new guys.
One of the invaluable “new guys” managed a home run today, along with five additional hits.
finally. McCutchen had a week of hits in one game.
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