After the Giants went scoreless in the top of the first, Madison Bumgarner came out and had an effective bottom half. Though he started off by walking Elvis Andrus on four pitches, he got Michael Young to hit a routine grounder to third, and then Josh Hamilton bounced a hard grounder to second that Freddy Sanchez was able to turn for an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play. The inning lasted just 11 pitches, and Bumgarner kept it scoreless.
World Series Game 4, Giants Vs. Rangers: Tommy Hunter Escapes More Trouble In Second
Tommy Hunter then returned for the second and, again, ran into a bit of trouble. Cody Ross started by walking on four pitches - albeit four pitches that were all fairly close. Juan Uribe flew out, and Travis Ishikawa hit a potential double play ball to Ian Kinsler at second, but Elvis Andrus' throw to first was deemed just a fraction of a second too late. Replays showed that the throw beat Ishikawa to the bag, but it was close, and the Giants stayed alive.
That brought Edgar Renteria to the plate, and Renteria worked a long, difficult nine-pitch at bat before lining a single into right field, putting runners on the corners. In stepped Nate Schierholtz, who found himself in a run-scoring situation.
He very nearly drove one home. Schierholtz blooped a ball into shallow center field that looked like it would drop in for a single, but Josh Hamilton sprinted forward and made a diving catch to rob Schierholtz of a hit, and the Giants of a run. Because of Hamilton’s heroics, it’s scoreless entering the bottom of the second.
Hunter has thrown 44 pitches - 11 after the missed call at first base.
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