Following the series victory in New York, the San Francisco giants can take a set from the Philadelphia Phillies as they continue their 10-game road trip on Thursday afternoon.
The Giants won two of three games against the Yankees over the weekend, and two of the first three in the four-game series against the Phillies.
Mike Yastrzemsky, John Who Lee, Wilmer Flores and Patrick Bailey each drove two runs in a 11-4 victory on Wednesday as San Francisco improved to 9-3 on the road this season.
“I get asked a lot about resilience,” said Giants manager Bob Melvin. “We showed the whole season, and that’s these guys.”
The Giants recovered to score the final seven runs of the game after wasting a 4-2 lead on Wednesday. Much of their damage came against Aaron Nora, a distinctively wilder man who fell 0-4 and walked four this season.
“They’re a crude team,” Nora said. “They found some holes and got some good hits. They put pressure on me.”
Meanwhile, Lou Torivino recorded two scoreless innings of relief innings to win the San Francisco victory. He paired with Kamilo Doval and Spencer Bivens to reassure Robbie Ray that he hit only one five scoreless frame.
“I think this team is extremely talented,” Toribino said. “It’s great to see the kind of pitching we have. I’m so grateful just to be a part of it.”
Jordan Hicks (1-1, 5.87 ERA) aims to continue that theme when he gets his San Francisco nod on Thursday. The hard-throwing right-hander surrendered seven runs in four innings on Saturday, starting two productive starts before a 8-4 loss to the Yankees.
“I feel like I have something good today. I probably threw a few fastballs,” Hicks said after the game. He said that cold and rainy conditions in New York are one of the worst he’s ever pitched.
Hicks has appeared in 13 career games against the Phillies, but only has one start. He is 3-1 in a lifetime of 2.81 ERA against them.
Christopher Sanchez (1-0, 3.12) gets the Philadelphia ball as the left-handed tries to get his second straight start. He defeated St. Louis 4-1 on Saturday, limiting the Cardinals to one run and limiting eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.
He benefited from leading double playgrounders in four of his first five innings.
“That keeps me in the game too,” Sanchez said of the murder of the twins. “That’s one of the reasons I was able to stay there until the seven innings. I love double plays. Defence did an amazing job today.”
Sanchez made three starts (one start) against the Giants in his career, making it 1-0 with a 0.84 ERA. The first start last season saw San Francisco blank in six innings with a 6-1 victory on May 29th.
Following Thursday’s contest, the Giants head to Anaheim, California for a three-game set with the Los Angeles Angels. The Phillies will be holding the Miami Marlins weekend series.
– Field-level media
