San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain (18) throws to the Miami Marlins during the first inning of a baseball game in Miami, Thursday, July 2, 2015.
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He gave up a single and a double to the first two batters he faced, setting up a two-run Giants first inning. Yet, I’m left stumped as it seems it has been years since Cain has been a true ace. “A welcome addition after all the work and rehab that he did for this past 14 months”. He lives for the big stage and soaks in every moment on the mound and even at the plate.
Brandon Crawford snapped a tie and set a career high with his 11th home run, a solo shot in the sixth inning, as the Giants positioned Florida native Chris Heston to become the first nine-game victor on their staff.
The Giants have now lost three games in a row, and haven’t been swept in Miami since 1999. Odds are stacked against pitchers trying to come back from two elbow ligament replacement surgeries, but Beachy is still worth a shot because of his respectable track record and the fact that he pitches for a top five team that can score runs. Cain, a three-time All-Star from 2009 to 2012, lasted five innings against the Marlins, allowing seven hits, four walks and five runs. “That first inning got a little frustrating”, Fernandez said. “Now it’s just ironing it out and making good pitches”. “But it’s exciting I got the first one out of the way and we got a win”. Cain issued a one-out walk to Yelich, who took third when Hechavarria singled to center and Gregor Blanco fumbled the exchange to his throwing hand for an error. Michael Brantley had a RBI single and sacrifice fly for the Indians, who also got run-scoring singles from Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor.
Manager Bruce Bochy already had voiced plans to move Posey primarily to first base while the club deals with injuries to outfielders Nori Aoki and Hunter Pence.
“He had his normal stuff, it looked like”, Bochy said. “He looks healthy”.
ATLANTA (AP) – Cameron Maybin drove in the go-ahead run with a chopper against Max Scherzer that bounced over third base in the ninth inning, lifting Atlanta to a victory over Washington.
The Marlins trailed 5-3 to start the ninth, and rallied against Santiago Casilla (4-2), who blew a save for the fourth time in 24 chances.
A disappionted Fernandez walked off at the end of the inning with his head down after scuffling through 21 pitches, 14 for strikes. That matched the most runs he had given up in 20 previous starts at Marlins Park, where he had a 1.09 ERA. While he’s not pitching poorly by any means, he found a different way to make sure he announced his return – with the use of the bat.
Miami’s Dee Gordon, who hit a three-run inside-the-park homer Tuesday, this time stopped at third with an RBI triple.
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The good feelings didn’t stop there. With two aboard, the shortstop ranged to his right and threw across his body to start an inning-ending double play. He showed some power in the fifth inning, taking Matt Cain deep to left field for his second career home run. It was the second time this season that he has homered in three straight games. San Francisco cut its deficit to 5-4 in the eighth, when Posey hit a solo homer to left off reliever Carter Capps. A.J. “He’s our Clayton Kershaw”.
