San Diego,CA- The San Diego Padres take on the San Francisco Giants in game two of the three game series.
The Padres are currently (13-14) and the Giants are (15-11) on the season.
Today’s Starters:
Matt Cain v.s Eric Stults
Game Notes:
Previous Game Recap:
San Diego,CA-Rene Riverahomered for the first time since 2011 and had a career-high RBI’s to lead the the San Diego Padres to a 6-4 comeback win over the San Francisco Giants in game one of the three game series.
The Padres scored the games first runs n the top of the fourth, asTommy MedicaandAlexi Amaristascored on a two-run double by Rivera to give the Padres a 2-0 lead.
The lead wouldn’t last for long as the Giants would take the lead in the bottom of the fourth, asAngel Paganscored on an RBI triple byHunter Penceto cut the Padres lead to 2-1. Then Pence andBrandon Beltwould score on a two-run single by Michael Morse to give the Giants a 3-2 lead.
Rene Rivera would give the Padres back the lead for good as Medica and Amarista scored on a three-run homerun by Rivera to give the Padres the lead 5-3. For Rivera his five RBI’s tonight were not only a career high, but the were also his first five RBI’s on the season.
The Giants would cut the Padres lead to one in the bottom of the fifth on a Hicks’ solo shot, but thats as close as the Giants would get asHuston Streetwould close out the game in the bottom of the 9th for his tenth save of the season to seal the Padres win.
Tyson Rossimproved to (3-3) on the season, despite struggling at times tonight allowing four runs on eight hits in 5.1 innings of work.
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