SAN FRANCISCO — Pablo Sandoval was a bundle of confidence as first pitch approached Wednesday. As he walked out of the clubhouse, he pointed out to a couple of reporters that he had two career homers against Felix Hernandez. Later, he dripped some of that swag on Andrew McCutchen.
“I’m not gonna lie,” McCutchen said after a 10-1 win over the Mariners. “He called it. He said he would hit a homer.”
Gorkys Hernandez didn’t call it. He couldn’t. First of all, he had never before faced King Felix. But of more importance, Hernandez led Major League Baseball last season with 348 plate appearances without a home run.