That’s no longer the case, however, and Crawford can thank the Marlins’ leaky bullpen for that.
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In the top of the 11th, Buster Posey walked and advanced to third on a subsequent single by Brandon Crawford.
The San Francisco Giants say manager Bruce Bochy has been admitted to a Miami hospital after falling ill and will miss Monday night’s game against the Marlins. The previous player to get seven hits in a game was Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Rennie Stennett on September 16, 1975, at the Chicago Cubs.
Crawford became the first major leaguer in 41 years to get seven hits in a game.
Sure, I care and I want the club to do well but I don t think I get stressed out.
Giants pitcher Jake Peavy stepped off the mound and Posey came out of his catching stance to allow Suzuki to soak in the moment.
“They basically outplayed us tonight”, Mattingly said.
Rocky Colavito racked up seven hits during a 22-inning game in 1962, and then eight years later Cesar Gutierrez went 7-for-7 in a 12-inning game.
Crawford’s sixth hit was a triple. Mattingly said after the game that Cashner should still make his next scheduled start Friday against the White Sox.
In Denver, Elvis Andrus hit a two-run single, Mitch Moreland delivered a tiebreaking double and Texas scored three times in the ninth to prevail over Colorado.
Though Crawford’s feat is extremely rare, it’s short of the record.
Fernando Rodney and Mike Dunn each pitched scoreless innings prior to McGowan’s entry in the 11.
Bochy, who was held under observation overnight Monday, said he watched every pitch of the Giants 8-7, 14-inning victory at Marlins Park, which took five hours and 34 minutes to complete.
Kyle Barraclough struck out the side in the eighth, but not before Crawford tied the game at 7 with another of his five singles in the game. They’re also winless at 0-9 in Koehler’s last nine starts versus a team that owns a winning record.
Christian Yelich homered and tied a career high with four RBIs for the Marlins.
Yelich’s double in the fourth inning and solo home run in the fifth did the bulk of the Marlins’ damage against Giants’ starter Johnny Cueto, who gave up five runs – his most allowed since June 26. The Giants, meanwhile, are 35-16 in their last 51 games versus a starter that has a WHIP greater than 1.30 and are 40-19 in their last 59 games when their opponent scores five runs or more in their previous game.
They left 18 runners on base compared to only six for the Marlins, who didn’t mount a scoring threat after the seventh. “That’s all I can ask for”. “I was better out there today”.
“Relievers don’t get measured on wins and losses for the most part, but to be out there in a game like that and be able to throw the final pitch and stamp my name on a win like that – it was just a gutsy, gritty game”, Kontos said. Bench coach Ron Wotus filled in for Bochy, who is one of 10 managers in Major League Baseball history to win three World Series titles.
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Bochy initially joked that he went to the hospital because he heard they had a special pill for offense and I wanted to check it out He also praised the job of bench coach Ron Wotus in Monday s 14-inning win, saying, After the job Ronnie did, I didn t want to come back.
