SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Samardzija retired the first six batters he faced Wednesday and did so with ease, but as rallies piled up in the bottom halves of innings, so did Samardzija’s time spent sitting on the bench. He lost some rhythm, left a few pitches up in the zone, and ended up getting knocked out in the sixth with five runs on his line.
He didn’t mind one bit.
“If the reason your rhythm is messed up is that you’re hitting too much, those are some champagne problems,” Samardzija said. “You probably need to worry about something else.