Official Site of the Giants · May 17, 2017
Blach subdues LA in Giants' 5th straight win
Brandon Crawford loops a base hit into right-center, plating Brandon Belt and giving the Giants a 2-1 lead in the 6thSan Francisco broke a 1-1 tie in its half of the sixth against Dodgers reliever Luis Avilan as Belt singled, advanced on a wild pitch, moved to third on Buster Posey's grounder and scored on Brandon Crawford's single.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
First-rate at second: Making his first Major League start at second base, Giants rookie Christian Arroyo executed a heads-up play to deny Los Angeles a fourth-inning run. Arroyo fielded Austin Barnes' one-out grounder and threw home to retire Justin Turner, the baserunner at third who hesitated before breaking for the plate.