SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Giants scored three runs within the sixth following a throwing error by Miami pitcher Sandy Alcantara, offsetting one other huge evening by the majors’ main hitter Luis Arraez, and beat the Marlins 4-3 on Friday evening.
Mitch Haniger had two hits together with an RBI double because the Giants received their fourth straight.
“We needed to kind of send the message that we could hang in there, and the only way to do that is to get one or two big hits,” Giants supervisor Gabe Kapler mentioned. “That first one from Hani, I think, set the tone for our offense that this is something that we could accomplish.”
Bryan De La Cruz homered and drove in three runs for the Marlins. Arraez singled twice, doubled and scored, elevating his common to .388 together with his seventeenth multi-hit video games this season.
Miami supervisor Skip Schumaker and catcher Jacob Stallings had been ejected within the ninth inning after Stallings stood up and commenced strolling to the mound.
San Francisco’s J.D. Davis was dealing with a 3-2 rely however umpires known as ball 4 for a violation on Stallings not letting them know he was going to the mound.
PHOTOS: Giants rally towards Alcantara in sixth, beat Marlins 4-3
“He turned to me and was saying something about the clock,” crew chief and residential plate umpire Marvin Hudson mentioned. “He didn’t tell me right away he was going to the mound, so that’s ball four because of the 3-2 count. When he called time and didn’t tell me right away he was going to the mound, that turned into a violation.”
There was a short delay as each managers emerged from the dugouts, and all 4 umpires conferred earlier than Davis was awarded first base.
“J.D. Davis was not engaged. For me, Stallings was trying to call timeout to show that he was not engaged,” Schumaker mentioned. “It would be a strike. He was trying to call timeout. He’s allowed to call time out, to go run out to talk to the pitcher. He wasn’t granted it. And then we saw the umpire call time out with his hands up. He said he called the timeout. And that was the disagreement, and it was still ball four.”
The Marlins had been in good condition till San Francisco rallied within the sixth to chase Alcantara, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner.
Alcantara walked LaMonte Wade Jr. to open the inning then gave up an infield single to Thairo Estrada. Alcantara made a barehanded seize of the ball near the third baseline however his throw to first bounced into foul territory because the pitcher bent on the waist in frustration.
J.D. Davis and Michael Conforto adopted with sacrifice flies to present the Giants the lead. Hot-hitting rookie Casey Schmitt, batting .417 since being known as up May 9, added an RBI single to make it 4-2.
“Solid at-bats one through nine, and put pressure on pitchers, especially if you want to beat good arms,” Haniger mentioned. “It’s really a team thing. It’s not just hoping for a big hit from one guy. It’s grinding pitchers down and making them throw strikes and being a tough out.”
Scott Alexander (4-0) retired two batters to get the win, and Tyler Rogers received the final 4 outs for his second save.
Alcantara (1-5) retired the primary seven San Francisco batters and didn’t enable a success till the fourth. Winless since April 4, the right-hander walked three and struck out 5 in 5 2/3 innings.
“I’m tired of letting that (stuff) happen to me,” Alcantara mentioned. “I’ve just got to find a way to be more aggressive every time when I’ve got a lead.”
All three of Arraez’s hits got here towards Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani. The former Marlin, who made his main league debut with Miami in 2014, struck out six and allowed two runs and 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
The Giants led 1-0 within the fourth when Conforto reached on an infield single then scored with a headfirst slide after Haniger lined a double to the hole in left-center.
The Marlins went up 2-1 on De La Cruz’s two-run double that prolonged his career-high hitting streak to 13 video games.
De La Cruz hit his fifth house run off Taylor Rogers within the eighth.
MOVES
Giants: OF Cal Stevenson was designated for project. … C Patrick Bailey and RHP Ryan Walker had been known as up from Triple-A Sacramento.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: RHP Johnny Cueto (proper ankle sprain) performed catch whereas rehabbing in on the workforce’s minor league advanced in Jupiter, Fla. … RHP Nic Enright is schedu led to pitch 4 innings at Jupiter on Saturday. … LHP Trevor Rogers (left biceps pressure) will throw a 35-pitch bullpen this weekend. … LHP A.J. Puk (left elbow nerve irritation) has been enjoying catch as much as 90 ft. … OF Avisail Garcia (again tightness) is constant his rehab and is doing plyometric work. …. RHP Max Meyer (Tommy John surgical procedure) is constant his throwing program and is enjoying catch as much as 120 ft.
Giants: RHP Ross Stripling was positioned on the 15-day Injured List with low again ache. … C Joey B (left groin pressure) was placed on the 10-day IL. … OF Heliot Ramos was known as up from Triple-A Sacramento and placed on the 60-day IL (proper indirect pressure).
UP NEXT
Giants RHP Logan Webb (3-5, 3.20 ERA), unbeaten in three begins in May, tries to maintain that streak going Saturday afternoon. Marlins LHP Braxton Garrett (`1-2 ,5.20) misplaced in his solely begin towards the Giants on June 5, 2022.
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