THE SCORE OF THE BOX
SAN FRANCISCO – Casey Schmitt scored a double in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Giants to a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday at Oracle Park.
LaMonte Wade Jr. also went deep as part of a five-run fourth inning, while Wilmer Flores and Heliot Ramos added two hits each while celebrating Mother’s Day in front of a crowd of 36,210 at Oracle Park.
Luke Jackson (1-2) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. The Reds placed their runners second and third in the 10th before Jackson asks Elly De La Cruz to swing out of trouble.
Reds reliever Lucas Sims retired the first two Giants batters in the 10thth before San Francisco started.
With pinch runner Luis Matos at second base, Blake Sabol walked before Schmitt lined an 0-2 throw into the gap in left center. Reds outfielder Spencer Street appeared to have a chance to make the catch before the ball hit the ground and bounced off the wall.
This is the Giants’ third victory of the season, but the game started in the worst possible way for San Francisco.
Starting pitcher Kyle Harrison hit TJ Friedl with his first pitch of the afternoon – a 90.6 mph fastball – then walked Spencer Steer and Stuart Fairchild before Jeimer Candelario sent a three-run double to the center.
Jung Hoo Lee tried to catch Candelario’s shot, but he missed and crashed hard into the fence. He sat on the warning track for several moments before being helped off the field by holding his left arm.
San Francisco broke through in the fifth after stranding two runners in the first inning, then leaving the bases loaded scoreless in the fourth.
Tyler Fitzgerald, who was inserted into the game in place of Lee, doubled and then scored on Matt Chapman’s single to center.
Wade, who was robbed of potential extra bases in the fourth inning, followed with his game-tying homer. Wade hit a 3-2 fastball down the right field line, then slowly moved toward first base before the umpire gave the signal indicating a home run.
Flores then singled, took second on a wild pitch, advanced to third on a fielder’s choice, then came home on Ramos’ two-out single that chased off Reds starter Frankie Montas, who pitched under Melvin as the two moved across the Bay from San Francisco to Oakland. . San Francisco added an unearned run later in the frame.
Next up for the Giants is a crucial three-game series at Oracle Park against the NL West-leading Dodgers. San Francisco was swept by its Southern California rivals in a three-game series in early April.
Here are the takeaways from Sunday’s game:
Another day, another injury or two
Less than 30 minutes after placing Michael Conforto on the 10-day injured list, the Giants saw another of their outfielders go down with an injury when Lee was forced to leave the game with a strained left shoulder after having hit the center wall of the field first. inning.
It was the latest injury in what has seemed like a daily occurrence for San Francisco over the past week.
Equally concerning, catcher Patrick Bailey was a late scratch due to a viral illness. Bailey was just coming back from the concussion list Saturday. Bailey was listed at DH but was replaced by Wilmer Flores.
Check, we have a problem
Harrison has been one of the Giants’ most effective pitchers this season, but he had all kinds of control issues against the Reds.
The left-hander homered off Cincinnati’s leadoff batter and walked four of the first 11 batters he faced.
Despite the savagery, Harrison did a solid job limiting the damage. The Reds failed to get another runner beyond second base while Harrison was on the mound.
Harrison allowed three hits and three runs in five innings and had five strikeouts, but he finished with five walks after throwing a career-high 98 pitches – just 53 for strikes.
Walker’s streak ends
Ryan Walker had been one of San Francisco’s stingiest relievers in baseball over the past three weeks before giving up Mike Ford’s game-tying home run in the top of the eighth. It was Walker’s first run allowed since April 16 – a span that spanned 12 outings for the right-hander.
Before his scoreless streak ended, Walker had been exceptional on the mound.
Called after Spencer Street’s two-out single against Sean Hjelle in the seventh, Walker came in and allowed back-to-back hits — including Jonathan India’s RBI single — before fanning Candelario with a 96.9 mph sinker. The race was not blamed on Walker because he inherited the runner.
Download and follow the Giants Talk podcast
News Source : www.nbcsportsbayarea.com
Gn sports
