SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a reason Bruce Bochy made it clear before Saturday’s game that Jeff Samardzija would be available out of the bullpen: He wasn’t expecting Ty Blach, five days removed from a shaky first career start, to survive for very long in a high stakes game against one of the best pitchers in baseball. […]
The San Diego Padres continued their second half ownage of the San Francisco Giants on Sunday in a game that could have significant impact on the NL Wild Card standings.