Flores sacrifice fly holds up, Giants beat Reds
Wilmer Flores tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh held up in a strange, back-and-forth game that featured four two-run homers in the first inning alone, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 on Tuesday night.
The Canadian Press Wilmer Flores, right, is congratulated by Donovan Solano , The Canadian Press
SAN FRANCISCO Down by four runs after a half-inning a day after being shut out, San Francisco just started swinging away.
Wilmer Flores tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh held up in a strange, back-and-forth game that featured four two-run homers in the first inning alone, and the Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 on Tuesday night.
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Webb scheduled to start as San Francisco hosts Colorado
By The Associated PressApril 10, 2021 GMT
Colorado Rockies (3-5) vs. San Francisco Giants (4-3)
San Francisco; Saturday, 4:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Chi Chi Gonzalez (1-0, 5.40 ERA, 1.60 WHIP, 4 strikeouts) Giants: TBD
LINE: Giants favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Rockies play the San Francisco Giants on Saturday.
The Giants finished 18-22 against NL West Division opponents in 2020. San Francisco hit .263 as a team last year and averaged 3.4 extra base hits per game.
The Rockies went 17-23 in division play in 2020. Colorado pitchers had an ERA of 5.23 last season while striking out 6.6 hitters per game.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. New Giants reliever John Brebbia underwent Tommy John surgery last June, three months after right-hander Tyler Beede experienced the same procedure.
The road back from Tommy John surgery can be a tedious and lonely process, but Brebbia and Beede have the benefit of leaning on each other