They were down 3-0 on Monday when Keaton Winn took over in the fifth. The Giants were trailing 3-1 Tuesday night when Tristan Beck took over in the sixth inning. “There’s not one or two, there’s 26 of us contributing, doing our own separate piece to help us win.” “I think that’s the special thing,” Pederson said. The same goes for Blake Sabol, who laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt that preceded Yastrzemski’s walk-off blast. It was Bailey, on a two-strike count, and Matos who put balls in the air deep enough for Yastrzemski to advance Monday night. In the biggest moments of their careers, the Giants’ rookies haven’t wilted. When Joc Pederson drew his walk-off walk Tuesday, the bases were loaded with three rookies: Bailey, Casey Schmitt and Luis Matos, who scored the winning run. Bailey’s throw erased a runner right before Juan Soto homered, turning a potential two-run shot into only one. The Giants also wouldn’t have gotten to extra innings Monday without Patrick Bailey’s play in the first inning, catching Fernando Tatis Jr. Smart baserunning by Mike Yastrzemski, tagging up from second and then from third on two flyballs, forced extras to set up his walk-off homer Monday night. had to work a walk against a tough lefty to bring him to the plate. Davis hit his pinch-hit grand slam in Los Angeles, LaMonte Wade Jr. “The big moments will always tell the story of a season, but it’s kind of the little things that are leading to those big moments.”īefore J.D. “It’s those little things that lead to these bigger moments that we talk about,” manager Gabe Kapler said. With five comebacks in the seventh inning or later, the late heroics are getting well-deserved attention.īut the less-appreciated plays and performances that put them in position to set the stage for the late drama shouldn’t go overlooked. SAN FRANCISCO - Stretching their winning streak to nine games, the Giants are seemingly finding new and exciting ways to eke out ballgames on a nightly basis.
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