Cardinals take advantage of misplay to top Giants
Cardinals take advantage of misplay to top Giants
The Cardinals came in with 75 wins, but the Giants were riding the crest of a sweet tsunami of confidence, coming off a 5-1 home stand, laughing in the face of a brutal stretch of games against top clubs.
The difference in the game was one quirky play in the bottom of the eighth, the winning run scoring on a wild relay throw to first by shortstop Brandon Crawford.
[...] with one out and runners on first and third, Crawford faced one of those plays you just don’t practice.
“The hitter hit it at the right guy,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Bad break for the Giants, but to beat a team like the Cardinals you have to make your own breaks, and the Giants didn’t.
[...] in the sixth, Brandon Belt, running from first on a Hunter Pence ground ball, ran into secondbaseman Kolton Wong’s tag, rather than stopping or avoiding the tag.
“You don’t want the runner running into the tag there,” Bochy noted.
Except for the strike he throw Yadier Molina leading off the third, Molina going yard for only his third home run of the season.
Tuesday the Giants will send Ryan Vogelsong to the mound, as Mike Leake needs a bit more rest before resuming his spot in the rotation.
Giants’ record through the first 11 games of their 26-game stretch against teams with winning records.