The throw! The tag! Delicious
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It’s been more than a week since Gorkys Hernandez has played in center field. But on Wednesday night, he started back in center and looked as comfortable as he ever has.
In the fifth inning of the third Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game, the Dodgers had runners on first and second with one out. Matt Kemp hit a single to center field and Hernandez snapped it up before whipping a line-drive throw home to Buster Posey. Posey laid the tag on Dodgers’ second baseman Brian Dozier, who was initially called safe.
Despite the ruling on the field, both Posey and Brandon Belt immediately motioned to the Giants dugout to call for a review. After the umpires reviewed the play, the call was overturned and Dozier was called out.
Starting pitcher Derek Holland walked his next batter to load the bases before Reyes Moronta came in to force a pop up from a pinch-hitting Cody Bellinger to end the inning with the score knotted at 0-0.
