Cain became the sixth pitcher in the franchise’s San Francisco era to win 100 games in a Giants uniform, joining a list of luminaries: Juan Marichal (238), Gaylord Perry (134), Tim Lincecum (108), Kirk Rueter (105) and Mike McCormick (104). He quietly had a very good July and will try to keep it rolling next Saturday when he gets a rematch with the Giants.
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Samardzija would have been stranded at second base, but the former Notre Dame wide receiver raced home when Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon made a two-out throwing error. With the bases loaded and nobody out in the eighth inning, Giants batter Brandon Crawford hit a line drive right at Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. It just happened to straight to Zimmerman.
Matt Cain, due up first in the bottom of the fifth, had a no-hitter intact.
Casilla recorded his 24 save, and after the game Bochy said of Casilla: “He’s really, I think, trying to show that he is the guy”. “But I definitely tip my hat to him”.
The Washington Nationals did the unexpected during their matchup against the San Francisco Giants by cementing their place in Major League Baseball history with an astounding triple play.
“There’s no secret he’s our emotional, spiritual, whatever you want to go with, leader”, catcher Buster Posey said. Panik is 0 for 6 in his two games back from a concussion, and hitting third, he had a chance to snap the offensive vapor lock in the third inning when he came to bat with runners at second and third with one out after Span had singled and Angel Pagan doubled.
Over his last six starts Scherzer has allowed just five earned runs in 41 1/3 innings.
“Still being precautionary”, Baker said of Murphy.
Two other Giants regulars are missing from Saturday’s lineup. The club is batting.147 in 109 at-bats with runners in scoring position while losing nine of 11 since the All-Star break. He gave up six hits and two walks, striking out one.
Cain pitched five hitless innings for No. 100 and the San Francisco Giants held the Washington Nationals to three hits in a 3-1 win Sunday. “That’s all you can do”.
The Nationals had zero hits to that point in the game, an odd development considering Matt Cain was laboring on the mound. Not when it meant splitting their four-game series with the Washington Nationals and winning consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break.
But the untouchable cloud on which Cain was floating had to evaporate; in typical Cain-start style, his offense had only managed one run – thanks to a botched double play with runners on the corners – and Cain’s pitch count was practically spent. Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. But with Duffy and Adrianza coming soon, and Eduardo Nuez added via trade with Minnesota, Pea’s time on the roster was limited anyway. To make room, OF Jarrett Parker was optioned down to Triple-A Sacramento.
Left fielder Mac Williamson left with an injury in the sixth.
Lopez issued one walk in his debut and none in his previous outing in the minors – a complete-game shutout for Class AAA Syracuse last Sunday.
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Cain vs the Nationals: 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 Ks, 93 P, 48 S, 4/3 GO/FO.
