Through seven innings, nine Giants stepped to the plate with a runner in scoring position. Only two knocked a run in. All the while, Logan Webb tussled with his command but held up the Giants' 3-1 lead.
Then, only a few batters into the eighth inning, something unexpected happened.
Brandon Crawford lined a single to left-center.
Evan Longoria doubled into right-center.
Curt Casali lofted a homer off the top of the wall.
Three at-bats with runners in scoring position. Three hits. Five runs.
Tight game turned to laugher, and the big inning fueled the Giants to a sixth straight win.
Programming note: Don’t expect (m)any postcards over the next week. I’ll be on a beach somewhere warm. Thank you for understanding.
I don’t understand.