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Anthony DeSclafani, Giants aim for series win vs. Nationals
Field Level Media
10 Jul 2021, 17:55 GMT+10
The San Francisco Giants and visiting Washington Nationals will try to do more with their scoring opportunities when they continue a three-game series on Saturday afternoon.
Giants right-hander Anthony DeSclafani (9-3, 2.84 ERA) is scheduled to face Nationals lefty Jon Lester (2-3, 5.34) in the pitching matchup.
The Giants got home runs from Curt Casali, Darin Ruf and Wilmer Flores in an opportunity-filled, 5-3 win in the series opener on Friday, but clutch pitching and precision defense also played critical roles in the win.
The Nationals got at least one man aboard in every inning except the third, but they twice had runners thrown out at home and once had a threat end on a double play with the bases loaded.
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Nationals shortstop celebrated his 28th birthday and tied a Major League record with his third career cycle. Turner joins
Long John Reilly as the only players since 1890 with three cycles on their resume, putting Turner in good position to claim sole possession of the record before his career is over.
Unfortunately, the achievement wasn’t without some pain for Turner, as he jammed his left middle finger while sliding into third base for the triple that completed the cycle. Turner told reporters (including Mark Zuckerman of MASNsports.com) that his finger was “
pretty sore,” and manager Davey Martinez said Turner is day-to-day for the time being. Turner’s big day (which also included two stolen bases) only continues what has been a big season for the shortstop, who is now hitting .318/.367/.513 with 14 homers, 18 stolen bases, and an even 50 runs and 100 hits over 341 plate appearances.
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