The Giants' bats came through in the clutch, helping secure a big win and a series split with the Mets.
The Mets took the lead thanks to the misplay, but their own sloppy defense helped the Giants score twice in the fourth. The Mets tied it up, but Yastrzemski's double handed a lead to Camilo Doval, who picked up his second save.Thairo Estrada blasted a solo shot into the left field bleachers in the second, giving the Giants a temporary 2-0 lead. The homer was his fourth and continued what has been a huge start for a player who should be in the All-Star conversation in a couple of months.
Estrada is batting .329 through 20 appearances with a .916 OPS. Entering the day, he ranked third among NL second basemen in fWAR and fourth in wRC+. Estrada was hit on the hand in his final at-bat but appeared to be okay. The Giants will need him to be, because he's fast turned into one of their most indispensable players.It was very convenient for the national TV broadcast that Taylor Rogers and Tyler Rogers went back-to-back in the middle innings.
Taylor took over for Stripling with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth and got two flyballs before striking out Starling Marte. Tyler buzzed through the fifth and struck out the first two he faced in the sixth before rookie catcher Francisco Alvarez hit an elevated slider just over the wall in left. It was the first run against Tyler since last Sept. 6, snapping a streak of 27 straight scoreless innings.
In a twist, the Giants did get their runner in scoring position when LaMonte Wade Jr. -- who struggles against lefties -- hit a two-out double. Conforto's strikeout ended the inning, but Kapler should have more options soon. Mitch Haniger and Austin Slater could come off the IL as soon as Monday.
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