SAN FRANCISCO — For weeks, different Giants players have taken turns playing the hero role, delivering clutch hits whenever the team finds itself with its back against a wall.
Donovan Solano, Pablo Sandoval and Mike Yastrzemski all found themselves in the middle of walk-off celebrations over the weekend, earning high-fives and Gatorade baths in three extra-inning wins over the Mets.
Neither right fielder Austin Slater nor second baseman Joe Panik received that treatment on Monday night when the Giants defeated the Cubs 5-4.
That’s because they took care of business in the bottom of the eighth inning.