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3 Big Things: Pablo pitches, Giants stung by history, why ‘Openers’ are now an option

CINCINNATI — The San Francisco Giants are holding a “Let Pablo Pitch” bobblehead day on Saturday, May 12 at Oracle Park.

On Monday, the Giants didn’t just let Pablo Sandoval pitch, they needed the right-hander to give them an inning at the end of an exhausting series against the Cincinnati Reds.

With the Giants trailing 12-4, Sandoval entered to face the Reds in the bottom of the eighth for his second career pitching appearance. Sandoval hit the first batter he faced, Jose Peraza, but induced a flyout and a 6-4-3 double play ground out to end the inning and keep his career ERA at 0.