SF 2 CHC 1 (11)
The Giants hung on to beat the Cubs in extras after a mostly fruitless offensive evening. Kyle Hendricks had the local lads completely befuddled for 8-1/3 innings but good work by Andrew Suarez (6 IP, 3 H, 1 R) kept it close. The Giants superb bullpen added five shutout frames and that gave the lineup enough chances to put a winning rally together. The only run off Hendricks came in the 5th on a bad pickoff. Alan Hanson--who Jon Miller called "electrifying"--scored all the way from first base on the errant throw that went down the right field line. Second baseman Javier Baez hesitated after retrieving the ball and that was enough daylight for the speedster who clearly caught the Cubs infield by surprise. Pablo Sandoval delivered the game-winning hit in the 11th off Pedro Strop after Steve Cishek had loaded the bases with one out. Even when he was down 0-2 you had the feeling that Panda was the right guy in that situation with his excellent contact skills and sure enough he served one to left for the winner and the Giants had a dramatic victory.
Johnny Cueto tonight. GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
UPDATE: word from Baggs is that Holland may get the start to give Cueto an extra day
5 comments:
I thought the Cubs would take it after Pence's triple in the 10th failed to produce a run. I guess the guys at the plate, d'Arnaud and Duggar, haven't seen pitches like that.
Pablo's had some fine moments lately.
You gotta check this out............https://twitter.com/hashtag/BeltTheBallot?src=hash
Pablo already with more RBI than Longoria in less at bats. Says something. Pablo has been playing better than decent defense as well. Best scenario, Giants beat Boston in World Series and Pablo gets the game winning hit.
.....and the no-offense offense is back.
There's Mark's 3 losses for his 7 - 3 mark before the break. We have to run the table from here.
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