In the finale he put San Francisco ahead with his 11th homer leading off the fourth.
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Crawford, who went 9 for 16 in the series to hike his average to.277, pulled a 3-2 changeup from David Phelps over the fence.
Santiago Casilla pitched around a two-out double in the ninth by Ichiro Suzuki, striking out J.T. Realmuto to earn his 26th save. They come into a four-game set against St. Louis at Wrigley Field with three straight series sweeps after consecutive victories over the Angels.
Hammel (12-5) struck out six, walked two and helped himself at the plate when he singled and scored in the fifth against Ricky Nolasco to make it 2-0.
Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija and the San Francisco bullpen held Miami to five hits Wednesday.
PHILLIES 6, DODGERS 2 (at Los Angeles) – Freddy Galvis hit a three-run homer in the seventh, Ryan Howard added a three-run, pinch double in the ninth and Philadelphia rolled. “I was telling myself not to walk (Crawford)”.
One of the most annoying things regarding the outing for Phelps is that he got beat on a pitch which he only threw five times in the game, twice prior to leaving one up to Crawford.
Rennie Stennett visited Marlins Park so he could congratulate San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford, who had seven hits in Monday’s 14-inning victory at Miami.
“I don’t think it’s a surprise he had a good series”, Phelps said.
Toronto moved above Baltimore with a 7-0 victory over Tampa Bay, with J.A. Happ winning his 10th straight decision to become the first 16-game victor in the majors this season. “We needed a shot in the arm, and he gave it to us”.
In the end, the Giants won.
By the end of the sixth inning, Barry Bonds had had enough.
After Samardzija was replaced after 5 2/3 innings by reliever Will Smith, Chris Johnson struck out looking with runners on first and second and two outs on a pitch that appeared on replay to be noticeably outside the zone.
“(Bonds) didn’t think it was a strike, and I didn’t either”, Johnson said. “That’s baseball. Human error is part of the game”.
The Marlins were shut out for the fifth time since the All-Star break and eighth time this season, and dropped four of their six games this season against the Giants (65-49).
The Giants, of course, credited their pitching instead of faulting Miami’s offense.
“With that one-run lead, I was trying to protect it”, Samardzija said.
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NOTES: Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton (sore hip) was not in the lineup, although manager Don Mattingly said this had already been scheduled as a rest day. “We talked about the game he had a little bit and how he’ll never forget it”. After a day off on Thursday, the Marlins play host to the Chicago White Sox for three games this weekend.
