The Giants used JT Brubaker as a 1st-inning opener and he gave up a run. Then they brought in Adrian Houser for some long relief and he gave up a run. But that was it. The Tigers failed to score the rest of the way. They got 11 hits and four walks but stranded 12 runners and were 1-for-12 with RISP.
Houser threw four scoreless after the 2nd inning and Keaton Winn (2/3), Sam Hentges (1-1/3), and Dylan Smith (closed the 9th) finished the job. It was nail-biting as the Detroit lineup is very tough and they kept the pressure on but this time it all worked out.
The Giants got homers from Rafael Devers (a two-run bomb in the 1st) and Willy Adames (solo shot in the 5th), plus a big two-out, two RBI hit in the 2nd from Jung Hoo Lee. The pitching made it stand up.
Today's game is the Fox Saturday broadcast (4:15 Pacific). Go Giants!
--M.C.
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Another series opener win. Now can they build on that? The Giants record against the bums, braves, and brewers make them look like the contender many thought they could be. Can they add the Tigers to that group?
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