Giants beat Dodgers in 10 innings 8/9/08
Sunday, August 10th, 2008The San Francisco Giants (49-66) beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (49-66) 3-2 Saturday in a game that featured many Giants legends of past years. This was not a big offensive game, as the score was 1-1 entering the 10th inning. That was when Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent hit a leadoff homerun to give the Dodgers the 2-1 lead. The Dodgers failed to get another run in the inning, which proved to be costly.
Going into the bottom of the 10th, Giants outfielder Dave Roberts hit a leadoff double then took third on Randy Winn’s bloop single to left. Emmanuel Burris followed up with a bouncer to the pitcher, Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton, who fielded the ball and threw home. The ball skipped past Dodgers catcher Russell Martin to allow Roberts to score the tying run. With the bases eventually loaded, Giants outfielder Aaron Rowand stepped up to the plate and hit a RBI single through a drawn-in infield to give the Giants the walkoff win. “Any time you get an opportunity to have a walkoff, game-winning hit, those are some of the most exciting moments in your career, stuff that you don’t forget,” said Rowand.
This exciting game followed a pregame ceremony celebrating the Giants’ 50th anniversary in San Francisco. Many Giants outfield legends, like Willie Mays, Felipe Alou, and even Barry Bonds were honored.
Giants reliever Tyler Walker (4-6) was given the win, with Dodgers reliever Jonathan Broxton (2-3) taking the loss.
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