It was a rough night for Hunter Strickland and Steven Okert Tuesday, to say the least. The two combined to allow five earned runs and in the 9th inning, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres 6-4 at home.
It looked like the San Francisco Giants were well on their way to winning back to back road games for the first time since July 1st. Then it all fell apart.
Thursday the Giants travel to Wrigley for what has the feeling of a heavyweight bout with the Chicago Cubs. It’s a matchup we could be seeing again in the not-too-distant future.
The newest Giants starting pitcher talks about what it’s like to be part of the pennant race heading into September.
“I think we’re all focused on getting ourselves on a good hot streak,” Moore said following Tuesday’s win.
It was the catch everyone was talking about Wednesday after the game. With the Giants lead only two runs in the 6th inning, Gorkys Hernandez threw his body at the wall to make an outstanding defensive play at a critical time in the game.
The usually-reserved skipper was adamant Tuesday that even in the heat of a tight NL West race, he doesn’t check to see with the Dodgers are doing in the standings.