by
Greek Giant

This was a wild night at the yard!

This was also a night when many game balls were deserved:

  • Kevin Pillar
  • Will Smith
  • Scooter Gennett
  • Mike Yazstremski
  • Bruce Bochy
  • The Phans at Willie Mays Phield

It’s great beating the Phillies. It’s even greater beating them three of four when Bryce Harper is on their team.

This is a game that had everything. This is a game that Bruce Bochy managed like a postseason game 7 contest, using pitchers early on, getting his closer to come into the game in the 8th, and leaving no stone unturned in his quest to lock down a series win. After getting swept by the Nationals, the Giants did well to get three of four from a Phillies team that can score runs but that also has a bit of a leaky bullpen.

Conner Menez’s start did not go as planned or hoped but pennant runs and rookie starts during big games rarely do.

The Giants bats countered the Phillies in a big way with gigantic hits by Gennett, Pillar and of course, Will Smith’s two-RBI knock in the bottom of the eighth that resonated through San Francisco and into Marin County!

The Box

Will Clark was honored as part of the festivities paying homage to the 1989 Giants. His number, 22, will be retired:

The 2020 schedule was just released: