Welcome back, Mac!!! pic.twitter.com/jOjYheFOr2
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 21, 2018
ANAHEIM — After hitting six in Triple-A Sacramento, Mac Williamson hit a two-run homer in his second plate appearance since rejoining the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
In his previous at-bat, Angels starter Andrew Heaney struck out Williamson with a sinker in the second inning. He tried the same pitch in the fourth inning, but Williamson launched it into the right field bleachers to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.
As it turned out, Williamson’s home run was the hardest hit ball of the season, with an exit velocity of 114.2 miles per hour.
Mac Williamson strolled into a big league lineup, and in his second at-bat, made the hardest contact by a Giant this season. Exit velo of 114.2 mph on that 434-foot homer to the opposite field.
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) April 21, 2018
It was one of three home runs the Giants hit before the sixth inning. Nick Hundley started the Giants off with a solo shot in the second, and Andrew McCutchen hit a three-run homer shortly after Williamson.
By the end of the fifth inning, the Giants held a commanding 7-0 lead over the Angels with Jeff Samardzija looking strong in his 2018 debut.
