The Reds had just one hit since the first inning, and the Giants have three hits for the entire game, but a passed ball and an error gave San Francisco a season-saving victory.
9 innings not enough, Reds and Giants 1-1 in 10th
The Giants must have been thrilled when Reds starter Homer Bailey got lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, and eventually that move might work in their favor.
So far, though, not so much. In the eighth inning, Sean Marshall worked around a hit batter and got lucky when a line drive went straight to right fielder Jay Bruce. In the ninth, closer Aroldis Chapman blew the Giants away. And so after nine innings, the Giants still have just one hit.
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Other than that? It’s as if the teams switched ballparks in some kind of celestial Folger’s challenge.
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