“I definitely tip my hat to him”, Cain said of Bumgarner, who claimed the Giants’ first pinch extra-base hit by a pitcher since Don Robinson clubbed a home run in 1990.
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In the fifth inning of a 1-0 game against the Washington Nationals, the San Francisco Giants skipper deployed two pitchers in non-pitching situations.
As the Nationals and the league later noted, it was both the first triple play in franchise history, and the first triple play in MLB history to be pulled off quite that way.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Washington Nationals made history by turning the first 3-3-5 triple play ever in the major leagues then watched as third baseman Anthony Rendon tossed the ball from the milestone moment into the crowd at AT&T Park. The Giants close out this home stand with their first winning streak of the second half and tied for the second-best record in baseball at 61-44.
Gillaspie tripled and scored in the third inning when Trea Turner failed to start an inning-ending double play at second base. It just happened to straight to Zimmerman.
Buster Posey’s second infield hit, a walk to Hunter Pence and a single by Belt loaded the bases with one out. The 31-year-old earned a win over Cincinnati on Tuesday despite allowing four runs on six hits – two homers – and a walk in 5 1/3 frames.
“I play the game with a lot of emotion and a lot of energy”, he said Friday. But I tip my cap to him.
You re taught to freeze, and that s what I did, Span said.
Things got a little weird in San Francisco on Sunday in the game between the Nationals and Giants. He struck out six in total, one off his season high. “He’s better as far as I know and they found what it is, so that’s great”, Baker said.
With relievers Matt Reynolds, Hunter Strickland and Law combining to keep the Nationals at bay, the Giants put up the two difference-making runs in the last of the seventh against Washington reliever Yusmeiro Petit.
With one game left in July, the San Francisco Giants, who’ve struggled through a 10-13 month, started today’s series finale with a 2.0 game lead in NL West. Williamson is day to day with a jammed shoulder, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “It’s a tough go but you have to be big boys and come out here and put your big boy trousers on and keep fighting”.
Joe Panik broke the tie with a sacrifice fly.
All of Washington’s runs came off Giants starter Jeff Samardzija (9-7).
The Giants bullpen did spotless work after Jake Peavy allowed four runs in four innings. The move is retroactive to July 20. But with Duffy and Adrianza coming soon, and Eduardo Nuñez added via trade with Minnesota, Peña’s time on the roster was limited anyway. To make room, OF Jarrett Parker was optioned down to Triple-A Sacramento.
Chris Heisey followed with a blooper to left that Williamson charged and appeared positioned to catch before inadvertently dropping it. Williamson, aware that Rendon had paused a third of the way down the line, came out of his barrel roll and threw awkwardly from his knees to third base.
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Nationals: RHP Reynaldo Lopez (0-1) will be called up from Syracuse to face San Francisco on Saturday.
