Events
1st Inning
Jeff Samardzija came out firing strikes. He quickly got Carpenter to fly out to the track in CF, and then battled Pham to a full count and got him to ground out to SS, before getting Martinez to line out to LF on 2 pitches. Shark threw 11 pitches in all.
Carlos matched his counterpart’s scoreless frame, though his battery-mate made it interesting. Right off the bat, Francisco Pena, making the start in place of the banged up Yadier Molina, lost Gorkys Hernandez’s pop up in foul territory. Fortunately, Matt Carpenter had his back and made a good catch to retire the lead off hitter. After Hanson grounded out to 1B, Andrew McCutchen lined a sharp single to RF. Then, Cutch snuck a…
