![]() ![]() Two batters later, Alex Dickerson was hit on the top of his left foot and took a painful stroll to first base. The inning started with an error, Evan Longoria reaching on shortstop Josh Rojas’ bad throw. ![]() That sixth inning didn’t feature hard-hit balls or deep drives. Wade was out of the game by the time the Giants rallied, replaced by pinch-hitter Flores an inning earlier once the Diamondbacks brought in left-handed reliever Caleb Smith.Īnd it was Flores, because this is how the Giants roll, who got the tiebreaking hit, a bases-loaded single off Sean Poppen. ![]() “To get to this point, it makes you proud. “Obviously, every year, this is the goal that every team has,” Wilmer Flores said. The second-place Dodgers beat the Padres 2-1, and the Giants’ magic number for winning the National League West dropped a notch to 4 - with five games to play. The Giants went on to beat Arizona 6-4 to maintain their two-game edge in the National League West and claim their 103rd win, tying the San Francisco franchise record. The score was 1-1 until the sixth inning when Wade’s teammates rendered the error meaningless and staged a four-run rally. We’ve seen all season how the Giants have had the knack to “pick up” a teammate.Īs fate would have it, Wade was the starting first baseman in Tuesday’s homestand opener in the first game Brandon Belt missed with a fractured thumb, and Wade committed an error that led to the Diamondbacks’ first run. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less (31) could not catch the pickoff throw from Logan Webb (62) allowing Jake McCarthy (30) to take second and third in the third inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. ![]() Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 7 of7 Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 6 of7īuster Posey (28) high fives Evan Longoria (10) after he scored on a bases-loaded walk in the first inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 5 of7īuster Posey (28) hands his gear to a batboy after hitting a double in the first inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Wilmer Flores (41) singles for an rbi in the sixth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 4 of7 Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 3 of7īuster Posey (28) high fives Evan Longoria (10) after he scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Show More Show Less 2 of7īrandon Crawford (35) strikes out swinging as he lost his grip on it in the fifth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Buster Posey (28) high fives teammates in the dugout after he scored on a wild pitch in the sixth inning as the San Francisco Giants played the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. ![]()
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