The San Francisco Giants were able to avoid a sweep at Fenway Park on Thursday when they beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1. But even with the win, the extremely online contingent of Giants fans found something to be incensed about.
Giants outfielder Austin Slater was brought on as a pinch-hitter in the seventh inning and struck out, dropping his batting average on the season to .100 (3-for-30, with all three hits being singles). To make matters worse, he was standing in for Mike Yastrzemski, who hit a homer — his second in his last four games — earlier in Thursday’s matchup.