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Torres wins it for the Giants
By Jeremy Kahn May 30, 2010 |
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SAN FRANCISCO-Andres Torres is proving to be one of the bright spots for the San Francisco Giants this season. Torres went 4-for-5, including his first walk-off hit, as he singled in the bottom of the 10th inning to score Juan Uribe from third and the Giants completed a three-game sweep with a come-from-behind 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks before a sellout crowd of 41,394 at AT&T Park. Since moving Torres into the leadoff spot, the Giants are 5-2 and 10-3 overall with him at the top of the order. Buster Posey continued his hot hitting as he went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two runs batted in, giving him four runs batted in, the most by a Giants rookie in his 1st games of the season since John Bowker drove in seven against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 12 and April 13, 2008. Todd Wellemeyer went 6.2 innings, allowing six hits, two runs, while walking three and striking out a career-high tying seven. Things looked bleak for the Giants, as they entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Diamondbacks 5-3 and closer Chad Qualls on the mound. Unfortunately, Qualls was not able to hold the lead and the Giants scored two runs to tie up the game and send into extra innings. After the Giants took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning, Chris Snyder tied up the game in the top of the second inning on one swing of the bat. Snyder hit a Wellemeyer onto the Arcade in right field, as the Diamondbacks tied up the game at two. That would be the score going into the top of the eighth inning ,as the Diamondbacks scored tow runs to take a 4-2 lead. Aubrey Huff got the Giants within one run, as he hit his sixth home run of the season, a solo shot off of Aaron Heilman. The Diamondbacks regained their two-run lead in the top of the ninth inning, as Kelly Johnson scored on a double by Justin Upton. On the afternoon, Johnson went 4-for-4 with two runs scored, as he tied his career high with four hits, last accomplished on April 29, 2010 at Wrigley Field versus the Chicago Cubs. Brian Wilson struck out two in the top of the 10th inning ,as he picked up his first win of the season. Matt Cain made his major league debut as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the seventh inning, and successfully laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt off of Heilman. NOTES: Ryan Rohlinger left the game in the seventh inning with a left hamstring strain ,and is listed as day-to-day. Mark DeRosa will begin a rehabilitation assignment for the San Jose Giants tomorrow. |
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