SF 7 TOR 6
Evan Longoria, Joe Panik, Pablo Sandoval, and Brandon Belt all went deep for the Giants tonight in Toronto. It was just enough--a rare bullpen blip turned 7-2 to 7-6 in the 8th--and they held on to get their 10th win. Kevin Pillar got a rousing homecoming and responded by driving in the Giants first run in the 3rd. Jeff Samardzija delivered a typically Smarjy-style start and left after 5-1/3 having yielded two runs on five hits. Mark Melancon finished the inning. Sam Dyson pitched a scoreless 6th but loaded the bases in the 7th and was pulled for Tony Watson. The ace lefty shockingly allowed a grand slam to rookie slugger Rowdy Tellez (who is from Elk Grove) but finished the inning with the lead intact. Will Smith closed it out on 14 pitches.
Drew Pomeranz tomorrow at 1:07 PDT.
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
3 comments:
That was a really fun game, especially with the drama at the end. When Pablo hit his dinger, we all thought it was nice but not a big deal. Turned out it was critically important. Any time I am fully engaged in the ninth inning I am happy.
The pitching this year may be good enough to play a lot of close games.
The hitting has to come back to the mean. Let us hope that the pitching continues to be outstanding. Less walks this year has been crucial.
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