Mike Leake pitched a two-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Giants jumped to an early lead, then rode Leake to beat the Dodgers for the eighth time in nine games at AT&T Park.
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“A lot more professional I feel like this year, our guys get ready to play”.
“I’d rather not wait”, Leake said.
“Not going to bring that one back”, Noonan said, grinning. Bochy also said he would take Byrd aside.
“I haven’t thought on it”, Byrd said.
Noonan did not play in the majors in 2014 and didn’t get called up this year until September 1. In fact, though the wounds of being taken out by the Dodgers are still fresh and the pain is still very clearly evident, this may turn out to be better for the Giants in the long run. 409 with runners in scoring position and he possesses rare right-handed power that even plays to the opposite field at AT&T Park.
Noonan’s homered in the bottom of the seventh inning off reliever Joel Peralata. Muncy only has a. 208 batting average for the season, but did have a triple two nights ago and last night’s home run. “I think this team did a pretty good job for what they were challenged with”.
[PAVLOVIC: Instant Replay: Leake goes distance, Giants top Dodgers]. “For both of us”.
Bumgarner matched his career high by allowing three home runs, and each traveled more than 400 feet.
Leake, 27, missed three weeks with a strained hamstring and posted a 4.86 ERA in eight starts as a Giant before Wednesday. Albert Pujols had a double, RBI, and stolen base as a part of his 3-for-5 night against the Athletics.
“We’ve got a veteran group with a lot of young talent, which is a great combo”, Kershaw said. “We traded for him, and he’s done all we hoped for”. Leake is represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council, an agency the Giants have worked with many times, from Tim Lincecum’s deals to the Pence extension.
“He might want to be”, Leake said, smiling.
Duffy led-off the eighth with a base hit, after being buzzed by the Dodgers closer, stole second and made it home on Jarrett Parker’s single. The right-hander allowed four hits, including a home run to Matt Duffy in the first inning that put the Giants ahead 2-0. With 76 RBIs, he also matched Chili Davis for fourth place on the Giants’ RBI list for rookies in a single season. Bumgarner is still a top-10 pitcher and his 18 wins and 6.00 K:BB ratio give Bumgarner the best season of his career. 300 for the season.
And with the Giants thin at third base, Duffy probably will keep on going.
Adam Conley gave up two runs and five hits over six innings for the Marlins, who had a five-game winning streak end. It appeared a fan might have reached out and caught the ball, preventing it from landing in McCovey Cove.
The loss cost the Dodgers (88-70) a chance to tie the New York Mets (89-69) in the NL’s overall standings, which will determine the home-field advantage in the first-round playoff matchup between the first-place finishers in the NL West and East. So Bumgarner took the mound for the sixth. There was Tuesday night’s clinching, too.
Sounds like he’s a long-term Giant already.
Giants: 1B Brandon Belt underwent surgery to fix a torn meniscus in his right knee. He is a West Coaster at heart and went to Arizona State, which is just a few long tosses from the organization’s spring training facility in Scottsdale. It dovetails with his concussion protocol to rest for another month. Bruce Bochy has known him since he was a childhood teammate of Brett Bochy, and the front office has long chased Leake. The edge is not as large in baseball as it is in either basketball or football. “There were certain things I couldn’t do during that stretch (because of injuries)”. “It’s fun and I’m going to go enjoy it”.
The majors’ active leader with 222 wins, Hudson (8-8, 4.30 ERA) revealed last month he will end a 17-year career containing four All-Star appearances and eight seasons of 15 or more victories at the conclusion of this campaign.
SAN FRANCISCO – Adrian Gonzalez told Don Mattingly he wanted to play the final five games of the regular season.
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As for Bumgarner he wasn’t as good as he had been in his previous starts against the Dodgers and Kershaw this season as he threw 5.2 innings and let up four runs, three of which were earned, on five hits while walking one and striking out six.
