The Giants defeated the Marlins 8-7 in 14 innings.
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Belt and Posey drew walks with two outs in the 14th and Crawford smoked an Andrew Cashner pitch up the middle. You’ve got to make pitches for sure. The veteran third baseman scored three runs and knocked in two more as well.
Crawford finished 7 for 8 with five singles, a double and a triple. Pence struck out for the fourth time, and after an intentional walk to Panik loaded the bases, Eduardo Nez grounded into a forceout at the plate.
Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria made a run-saving stop on pinch-hitter Trevor Brown.
Twins 3, Astros 1: Tyler Duffey allowed one run on four hits over six strong innings.
“McGowan was outstanding”, Mattingly said. “I hope they don’t let him watch the game”.
San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Crawford watches the ball as he hits a triple during the 13th inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, in Miami.
Becoming the rare full-timer to raise his batting average by 13 points in an August tilt – he elevated it to.278 – the 29-year-old Crawford notched only the fifth seven-hit game since 1913, per the San Jose Mercury News’ Andrew Baggarly, who points out how much rarer this is than a flawless game or even a four-home run night.
MIAMI – Brandon Crawford was not going to affect that indifferent ballplayer sneer and deny he knew how many hits he had when he stepped to the plate in the 14th inning. After the game, however, Yelich was seen in the clubhouse with an ice pack wrapped around the inner side of his right ankle.
Christian Yelich also had a tremendous day with his 12th home run of the season included. With the Giants struggling and the Marlins laying -150 on the money line, the over represents good value given the history between these two teams.
“This morning, Giants manager Bruce Bochy was admitted to the University of Miami Hospital after feeling ill”, the Giants said in a statement.
“They basically outplayed us tonight”, Mattingly said. “We did a lot of good things to stay in that game”. He’ll leave this lengthy National League duel with an all-time achievement on the senior circuit. Previously, the Giants’ single-game best was six hits – a mark set by Mike Benjamin and Jesus Alou. He has pitched exactly five innings in three of his five second half starts after doing it just once before the All-Star break. Will Smith entered for the bottom of the seventh and gave up a single, double and two-run single as the Marlins jumped back on top. Before the people out there could order another round of Fireball, Yelich pulled a homer into the seats in right-center.
The game swung all the way back the Giants’ way in the seventh, after Jose Fernandez had left with a four-run lead.
But they stormed back against the Marlins bullpen in a five-run seventh inning, with Crawford scoring a go-ahead run on a wild pitch.
Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki received a standing ovation before his pinch-hit appearance in the sixth after getting his 3,000th career hit Sunday in Colorado. Ichiro grounded out to second against Jake Peavy.
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“I actually asked the question if I could come and hit after 12 p.m.”, Fernandez said with a smile. “It’s a new day”. “I don’t want to add anything to his situation”.
