As much as the San Francisco Giants have been through since the All-Star break, with all the blown leads and the offensive struggles, it would have been gut-wrenching if they hadn't pulled out a victory the way they did Saturday night against the lowly San Diego Padres.
The San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals awoke Wednesday to find themselves in a three-way for the two National League wild-card berths.
Bruce Bochy gave his guys an afternoon off from batting practice and a late report time to the ballpark. His players got a chance to rest up a bit and refresh themselves with a mental break from the September grind.
Denard Span saved the day for the Giants in Philadelphia on Thursday, delivering a leadoff home run in the top of the 10th inning, breaking a 2-2 tie. San Francisco held on to beat the Phillies 3-2 and salvage one game in the three-game series. Check out the homer:
San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy put himself in select company with Sunday’s victory. He is one of only four managers with 800 wins as a Giant. Here is the list:
Conor Gillaspie hit a game-ending RBI double with one out in the ninth inning to lift San Francisco past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Sunday and give manager Bruce Bochy his 800th win with the Giants.
Giants right-hander Johnny Cueto beat Milwaukee on Wednesday to run his record to 10-1 with a 2.10 ERA. He lost to the Diamondbacks on April 21. Since, he has won seven straight decisions in 10 starts, with the Giants winning nine of those games. Here is a look at his numbers:
Johnny Cueto of the Giants and Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers locked horns in a pitchers’ duel on Friday night. Both went eight innings, but Kershaw walked off with the win after Santiago Casilla allowed a leadoff homer to Justin Turner in the top of the ninth inning for a 3-2 Los Angeles victory.
The Giants have the San Diego Padres’ number this season, having won all nine meetings between the clubs. Here is a look behind the box scores of those games:
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