San Francisco's offense finally woke up in a 12-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.
Wood was through five hitless innings on just 60 pitches, but C.J. Abrams opened the sixth by lining a slider the other way for a single. That didn't do anything to get the Padres going.
Wood had only completed seven innings once in his previous 16 starts this season, but he got there on just 83 pitches. That would end up being his final frame, as the Padres got two hits and a deep flyout in the seventh and Gabe Kapler decided to get Wood some additional rest. Wood struck out eight and walked just one on one of his best days as a Giant.A day after hitting a huge two-run shot that helped get the Giants a much-needed win, Wilmer Flores hit two of them.
The homers gave Flores 12 on the season and a decent shot at setting a new career-high. He has never hit more than 18 before. Flores also has passed Joc Pederson for the team lead in RBI with 47 of them. He's only 11 away from setting a career-high there.Thairo Estrada hit a two-run bomb to get the Giants on the board and that was just the beginning on a day when the young players did a lot of the heavy lifting.
Estrada had two hits, two runs and two RBI. Luis Gonzalez started the game on the bench but replaced Yermin Mercedes early on and had a couple of hits and an RBI. David Villar went 2-for-4, walked and scored twice. Joey Bart reached base three times and lined a loud RBI single in the eighth, turning around 96 mph from Dinelson Lamet.
The Giants looked remarkably unathletic for most of the last couple months. If the youth movement continues, that should change.
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