Giants hold off Marlins for 6-5 victory
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After two games filled flaring tempers and alleged beanballs, the Giants and Marlins finally learned to play nice together in their season series finale.
Just the way San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy expected — or at least hoped.
Brandon Belt had three hits, Gorkys Hernandez added a two-run single during a five-run sixth inning and the Giants beat the Marlins 6-5 on Wednesday.
“I didn’t think it would continue,” Bochy said. “You’re going to have games like that and tempers are going to flare. Boys will be boys, as they say, but it’s back to baseball.” In comparison to the games Monday and Tuesday when both teams were chippy, Wednesday’s game was tame.
There were more errors than hit batters and the only damage was self-inflicted when Giants leadoff hitter Alen Hanson fouled a ball off his left knee in the first inning.
What fireworks there were came primarily in the sixth when San Francisco chased Miami starter Jose Urena (2-9).
Kelby Tomlinson walked and took second on Joe Panik’s single. After Brandon Belt doubled in Tomlinson, Pablo Sandoval was intentionally walked and Nick Hundley struck out.
Panik scored the goahead run when Mac Williamson hit a sharp grounder to third baseman Miguel Rojas with one out. Rojas made a diving stop but second baseman Starlin Castro had to stretch for the throw and was unable to make the relay to first. Hernandez capped the inning with a two-run single after a 14-pitch atbat against Urena.