Giants blast three home runs, Samardzija stays hot to close out dominant July
PHILADELPHIA – As Wednesday’s trade deadline came to a close, the Giants’ front office put the finishing touches on a flood of lastminute deals in a dizzying run that left the team’s roster transformed.
As the fifth inning of Wednesday’s game unfolded, the Giants’ offense packed a punch with a flurry of home runs in a dizzying run that left the Phillies unable to recover.
The Giants’ roster underwent late changes, but on the final day of the month, they achieved the same result that’s become familiar for them throughout a hot July.
Catcher Buster Posey, third baseman Pablo Sandoval and center fielder Kevin Pillar all went deep in the sixth inning against the Phillies as the Giants closed the month with a 5-1 victory.
“It’s been a busy day, they had to say a lot of goodbyes but they kept their focus and went out there and won a ballgame,” manager Bruce Bochy said.
Posey and Sandoval’s home runs marked the fourth time Giants hitters have hit back-to-back homers this season while Pillar’s two-run blast gave the Giants their first threehome run inning since April 4, 2018. Sandoval’s opposite field home run into the right field bleachers marked the switch hitter’s third of the year from the right side of the plate and his team-leading 14th home run of the season.
With a 19-6 record in 25 games this month, the Giants posted a .760 winning percentage, their best mark in July since they went 25-6 (.806) in 1913. The Giants haven’t lost consecutive games since June 26-27 and they’ll have a chance to win their eighth consecutive series when they face the Phillies in Thursday’s matinee.