Wilmer Flores had his best night ever cracking THREE home runs to lead the Giants. He hit a grand slam in the 3rd, a three-run homer in the 6th, and a solo shot in the 8th. The 8 RBIs give Flo a season total of 41 which is tied with Aaron Judge for the most in MLB. Logan Webb took care of the other side of the ball with an outstanding 8 IP, 1 R performance and the Giants took the opener of the series.
The cool part of the evening was not just that is was Wilmer, paragon of Veteran Savvy Clutchness and one of the most beloved of all Giants players. The three homers were pretty much the same hit. That was the crazy part. He got the same fastball from three different pitchers and hit them all to the same place!
The Giants are 7-7 for the month of May. Their 14-7 home record looks good but LA and SD are 17-5 and 16-6! It's a tough fight in the NL West. They've got two more against the A's and then three against the Royals before going back on the road. Neither club is a pushover but this is a chance to get back to winning ways. The Giants are 12-12 away from home.
It's Roupp tonight (6:05 PT) and Verlander tomorrow afternoon (1:05 PT). Go Giants!
--M.C.
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