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 Tuesday night -- and early Wednesday morning -- two unlikely
players rose to the occasion.
Shortstop Brandon Crawford's three-run, 14th-inning double broke a
5-5 tie, and Tim Lincecum earned his first-ever save to spark the
Giants to a 9-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies that ended just
before 1 a.m. EDT.
The game lasted 5 hours, 46 minutes.
"It was really fun," Lincecum said. "It shows a lot from our guys."
Crawford smoked a double to left-center to snap a 2-for-22 skid, and
catcher Hector Sanchez knocked in Crawford with a single.
"It was huge," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.
Had the game remained tied after 14 innings, Bochy might have called
upon left fielder Tyler Colvin to pitch.
"I asked him if he had pitched before," Bochy said. "He mentioned
high school."
The Phillies led 5-4 going into the ninth, but Giants first baseman
Buster Posey tied the game with a solo homer to left off Phillies
closer Jonathan Papelbon. It was Papelbon's third blown save in 26
opportunities this year.
"He's been good all year," Philadelphia first baseman Ryan Howard
said. "You can't put it on him. We win and lose as a team."
George Kontos (3-0) won for the second night in a row, pitching 2
1/3 innings and allowing a run in the 14th.
"That's why you keep your arm in good shape," Kontos said. "We'll
see how I feel in the morning.
"Maybe I'll try to give them an inning or two (Wednesday night)," he
joked.
Lincecum, the ninth pitcher used by San Francisco, recorded the last
two outs. Fortunately for the Giants, Lincecum didn't throw his
bullpen session as had been planned Tuesday, so he expects to make
his next start Friday as scheduled against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The seventh Phillies pitcher, Jeff Manship (1-2), allowed four runs
in two innings.
"It's tough right now," Howard said. "It's just how it goes
sometimes. It's just not going our way this year."
Posey finished with four hits, including two doubles, and he scored
twice. Giants right fielder Hunter Pence went 3-for-8 with a home
run.
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Phillies right-hander Roberto Hernandez allowed three runs over 5
2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out one.
Right-hander Yusmeiro Petit, making a spot start for injured San
Francisco starter Matt Cain, wasn't sharp. The righty yielded five
runs and seven hits in five innings while striking out five and
walking two.
Phillies righty fireballer Ken Giles allowed a run in the seventh
but worked out of a jam with two men on base by striking out left
fielder Michael Morse and center fielder Gregor Blanco. The outing
snapped his scoreless streak of 14 2/3 innings.
Philadelphia center fielder Ben Revere went 3-for-6, swiped two bags
and scored twice.
"We had some opportunities, but couldn't put the ball in play,"
Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said.
The Phillies (43-57) fell to 6-7 in extra-inning games. The Giants
(56-44) are 8-2 when playing extra innings, including 6-0 on the
road.
NOTES: Giants 2B Joe Panik was replaced in the field by Ehire
Adrianza in the bottom of the second inning. Panik sprained his
right ankle while running out a ground ball in the first inning. He
is considered day-to-day. ... Philadelphia placed OF John Mayberry
Jr. on the 15-day disabled list with left wrist inflammation and
called up OF/1B Darin Ruf from Triple-A. ... Giants OF Angel Pagan
(back) took swings off a tee Monday, but there is still no timetable
for his return. ... Phillies LHP Cliff Lee, who returned from the DL
and took the loss Monday, felt fine Tuesday. "Some ordinary soreness
in his legs, which is normal," manager Ryne Sandberg said. Lee
missed more than two months with a strained left elbow. ... The
series resumes Wednesday night when Philadelphia RHP A.J. Burnett
(6-9, 4.08 ERA) opposes San Francisco LHP Madison Bumgarner (11-7,
3.38 ERA).
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