The Giants had nine hits total but five of them were for extra bases: three doubles and two triples. Rookie Brett Wisely had three of the nine hits including a double and a triple. Kyle Harrison threw five scoreless but ran into trouble in the 6th and was pulled with one out and one run in. After back-to-back disaster starts and two losses to the Blue Jays it was nice to get a strong effort and nab a win. The Twins are a good team, sitting second to the Guardians in the AL Central and second in the AL Wild Card hunt.
The Giants scored one in the 1st and two in the 2nd and followed that with one in the 5th, one in the 6th, and two in the 7th. That kept the pressure on and Minnesota, despite ten hits (eight singles), never got anything going. Giants flashed some leather—Heliot Ramos made a nice diving catch in the 4th, Brett Wisley stabbed a hot shot in the 6th, and Matt Chapman nabbed another of those impossible foul pop-ups in the 8th. He's good at that!
It's a FOX game at 4:15 Pacific this afternoon. Rookie Hayden Birdsong gets the start.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
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