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Blach outpitches Kershaw, Giants hold wild-card lead, top LA

Oct 02 2016

Giants rough up Brandon McCarthy, hand Dodgers a 9-3 defeat

In the fourth inning, a group of fans ran onto the field with white flowers in their hands, presumably to hand to Giants players.

(AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron).

"Sometimes you have to take non-violent direct action."
He has allowed three runs in four starts, including just one unearned run in his last 19 innings and no runs at all in his last 10 frames. San Francisco enters Saturday one game behind the Mets for the top wild card spot, and one game ahead of St. Louis for the second wild card spot.

"It's up to us", Bochy said.

The Dodgers jumped on Bumgarner for two runs in the first inning, stringing together four one-out hits. He's the best. Also: if you can edit this so we get a WWE announcer screaming "BAYLEY TO BELLY" while Pagan executes this takedown, you'll get one internet point from all of us. The Rockies are always good for lighting up the scoreboard at any given time and the Dodgers will be happy to eliminate the Giants completely after securing the division over the weekend.

In Washington, Christian Yelich homered for Miami, and Dee Gordon's infield single in the sixth inning scored the go-ahead run. Pagan hit a leadoff single and Brandon Crawford bounced a ball off Kershaw's leg. Justin Turner's throw to first went up the line and Pagan raced him, with Crawford circling to third. Pagan had a second hit that was equally important as it led to a two-run seventh inning that gave Blach and the shaky Giants bullpen some breathing room. "We already started the playoffs right here". Puig was booed during pregame introductions, though neither manager expected any further issue. The combination of Hunter Strickland and Santiago Casilla in the 9th doesn't scare anyone and even steady Javier Lopez is posting the worst numbers of his careers. The broadcast didn't show it because they never show fans running on the field, since no one wants the fools getting any more attention, but fans at the game recorded the scene.

"It's a huge honor for me winning this award, especially growing up a Giants fan", Crawford said. But for the sake of argument, let's assume the Giants hold onto their dwindling Wild Card lead.

The two geniuses were trying to hand out flowers to the players.

Since his return from the disabled list, Kershaw has looked very much like he did before the disabled list. He is 18-7 with a 1.58 ERA in 34 career starts against the Giants. He'll be ready if Ty Blach falters, but Bochy doesn't anticipate trouble.


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