SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy was out of options after emptying his bench of position players three innings
earlier and with the potential winning run at third base in the 12th inning.
Then
Steve Carlton Jersey , he turned to his best hitting pitcher.It worked perfectly.Madison Bumgarner had the first game-ending hit of his career, a
pinch-hit single that drove in Gorkys Hernandez, and lifted the Giants to a 5-4
victory over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.The Giants recorded their
10th walk-off win of the season, and won for just the fifth time in 22
games.“It’s tough this time of year to come and compete and play as hard as you
ordinarily would but this is the time you have to look yourself in the mirror
and go out there and do your job, earn your paycheck,” Bumgarner said “As soon
as we ran out of guys, I got my cleats and my jersey on.”San Francisco blew a
4-3 lead in the ninth when Wil Myers doubled and scored off Tony Watson. But the
Giants rallied in the 12th after going hitless the previous four innings.After
Hernandez tripled off Rowan Wick (0-1), Bochy called for Bumgarner.Bumgarner
took a called strike and then lined a sharp single past third baseman Myers to
drive in the winning run. It was Bumgarner’s fourth career pinch-hit and first
since July 31
http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-aaron-nola-jersey , 2016. He has six hits and three RBIs in 41 at-bats for a .146 average. He has a
career batting average of .182.“He smoked it, didn’t he?” Bochy said.Mark
Melancon (1-3) retired six batters to earn win.Hunter Pence homered and scored
three times in what was likely one of his final games with San Francisco. Gregor
Blanco had a two-run single and Evan Longoria added an RBI double.Freddy Galvis
had four hits and a walk, continuing his offensive surge for San Diego. Eric
Hosmer added a two-run single.At 63-95, the Padres are assured of their worst
record since 2008, when they finished 63-99.San Diego stranded a runner at third
in the 11th and at first and third in the 12th. The Padres also matched their
season high of three errors, two by shortstop Javy Guerra.“It’s a tough one for
us,” San Diego manager Andy Green said. “We gave away some runs on the defensive
side and it’s tough. We’ve played relatively clean defense for a while and we
didn’t really do that today.”Pence, who reached on an error and scored in the
first
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also singled and scored the go-ahead run on Gregor Blanco’s double off Robert
Stock (1-2) in the seventh. Blanco had been 5-for-32 with runners in scoring
position.Recognized as one of the driving forces behind the Giants’ World Series
titles in 2012 and 2014, Pence is scheduled to become a free agent in the
offseason.TRAINER’S ROOMGiants: Panik didn’t start but entered as a pinch-hitter
in the seventh. Catcher Nick Hundley was hit in the back of the head on a
follow-through swing by Austin Hedges in the 12th inning, but remained in the
game.UP NEXTSan Diego RHP Luis Perdomo (1-6, 7.56) makes his first start since
July 27 in the series finale Wednesday as part of manager Andy Green’s plan to
bullpen the game. Perdomo has made two relief appearances after being recalled
from the minors earlier this month. RHP Casey Kelly (0-2, 2.04) makes his third
start for the Giants and first against his former team. Kelly pitched for the
Padres in 2012 and 2015.__ ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mike Scioscia says he would
like to keep managing next year.The longtime skipper of the Los Angeles Angels
has been widely expected to step down after the regular season concludes this
week. His comments to KLAA-AM radio Monday night suggested he is open to
returning for a 20th season in the Angels’ dugout, or perhaps a managing job
elsewhere in baseball.When asked directly if he wanted to keep
managing
Larry Andersen Jersey , Scioscia said: “I’d like to.”“We’ll continue to evaluate things this week,” Scioscia added. “I’ll speak with (Angels owner) Arte
(Moreno) and speak with (general manager) Billy (Eppler), and kind of come to a
decision. But I think that if you love something, you want to continue to keep
doing it. If you can, great. And if it doesn’t happen, so be it. But I love the
dugout.”Scioscia, who will turn 60 in November, is the longest-tenured manager
in the majors by seven seasons
http://www.philliesfanproshop.com/authentic-robin-roberts-jersey , and he earned his 1,600th career victory earlier this year. Since taking over
the team for the 2000 season, he has led the Angels to six AL West titles and
their only World Series championship back in 2002.“I love managing,” Scioscia
said. “I love the dugout. I love the challenge of getting the team and getting
them going in the right direction. That’s something I thoroughly enjoy.”But
Scioscia’s lucrative 10-year contract ends this season, and the Angels have made
the playoffs just once in the last nine years despite annual high-priced
rosters. They haven’t won a postseason game since 2009, a stretch that covers
the entire concurrent Angels careers of Mike Trout and Albert Pujols.The Angels
opened a season-ending homestand against Texas on Monday night. They will miss
the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
