SAN FRANCISCO — It was almost a big day for the Giants’ offseason acquisitions on Saturday. Sean Manaea was masterful in six innings of one-run ball. Joc Pederson and Michael Conforto played …
SAN FRANCISCO — It was almost a big day for the Giants’ offseason acquisitions on Saturday.
The Giants move to 3-5 on the year with one more game against the Royals on Sunday before the Dodgers come to town on Monday.There was the 97 mph heater Manaea threw in the second inning that marked the hardest pitch he’s ever thrown in a game he’s started. There were eight strikeouts and six innings of one-run ball. And there was the history he made with catcher Blake Sabol as the two formed Major League Baseball’s first-ever Samoan battery.
Paired with an evaporating changeup, Manaea was powerful and masterful all at once. He got some help from his defense — yes, the Giants defense that entered Saturday with negative-6 defensive runs saved, tied for the second-worst in baseball. Brandon Crawford and Thairo Estrada turned a smooth double play, and Lamont Wade Jr. made a difficult play at first base to help Manaea escape the fourth inning.
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