Jeff Samardzija was solid, the bullpen was tremendous, and Brandon Crawford hit the dinger the Giants needed.
The Giants won a series in the second half, and we’ve never missed Russ Hodges more. They said it couldn’t be done. They said it was impossible for the Giants to win two games out of three, or even three games out of four. And here we are. It took only eight series to do it, too.
This particular win was a solid Jeff Samardzija outing, which is newsworthy on its own. It was, in fact, a 1-0 victory, which stretches your suspension of disbelief.