Samardzija also lasted 6 2/3 innings, yielding three runs and five hits. He improved significantly upon his previous outing last Thursday at Arizona, where he worked 5 1/3 innings and allowed six runs and eight hits, including three homers.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
A step or two away: San Francisco's Gorkys Hernandez has proven capable of making excellent defensive plays, but he missed another chance in the third inning as he couldn't quite reach Lamb's fly to deep left-center field with the bases loaded and one out. The ball barely cleared Hernandez's glove and all three runners scored.