The San Francisco Giants narrowly avoided snatching defeat from the jaws of victory tonight, as they defeated the San Diego Padres 9-6.
If you turned the game off in the middle of the ninth inning, it would have been an embarrassment of riches. Just a bundle of laughs and dingers and good pitching.
So let’s start there.
Jordan Hicks impressed in his first start, allowing just three hits and a walk with six strikeouts in five innings of work. Despite having eight previous career starts, this was his first win. He topped out at 99.