Major League Baseball
San Diego Padres
8
San Francisco Giants
9
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| SF | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
The playoff-bound San Francisco Giants blew a six-run lead and then rallied for a 9-8 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday night to stay within one game of Pittsburgh for the top spot in the NL wild-card standings.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
M Duffy sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, H Pence scored, B Belt to second.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
B Belt singled to right, A Susac scored, H Pence to third.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
P Sandoval singled to left, J Panik scored, A Susac to second.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
R Rivera homered to left (390 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Y Grandal homered to right (374 feet), A Moore, C Spangenberg and J Gyorko scored.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Y Grandal homered to right (391 feet).
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
W Venable homered to left (397 feet), C Spangenberg scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
P Sandoval singled to center, B Posey scored.
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Middle of the 9th
S Smith lined out to center.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
S Smith batting
Y Grandal lined out to left.
Pitch 1: in play
Y Grandal batting
J Gyorko grounded out to third.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Gyorko batting
S Casilla relieved S Romo.
J Arias at third base.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
A Susac popped out to second.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
A Susac batting
J Panik fouled out to third.
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Gregor BlancoCF7
Joe Panik2B12
Buster PoseyC28
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon Belt1B13
Travis IshikawaLF64
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Yusmeiro PetitP36
Andrew SusacC80
Joaquin Arias3B1
Javier LopezP49
Jean MachiP
Tim LincecumP44
Matt DuffyPH9
Sergio RomoP54
Santiago CasillaP46
Jeremy AffeldtP41
Hunter StricklandP60
Juan PerezLF5
Cory Spangenberg3B18
Will VenableCF30
Jedd Gyorko2B5
Yasmani Grandal1B6
Seth SmithRF12
Rene RiveraC47
Alexi AmaristaSS2
Tommy MedicaLF37
Andrew CashnerP48
Tim StaufferP43
Yangervis Solarte3B70
Alex TorresP54
Adam MoorePH31
Blaine BoyerP51
Frank GarcesP60
Nick VincentP55
Jake GoebbertLF23
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