With Fenway journey subsequent, Yaz sprints residence to raise Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — On the eve of an anticipated journey to Boston, Mike Yastrzemski got here by as soon as once more for the San Francisco Giants.

Yastrzemski scored the go-ahead run on Ryne Stanek’s wild pitch within the eighth inning, Johnny Cueto pitched 5 scoreless innings in his second sport again from Tommy John surgical procedure and the Giants beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 Sunday.

Giants rookie Mauricio Dubon homered, and San Francisco took two of three from the struggling Marlins.

The grandson of Corridor of Famer and Purple Sox nice Carl Yastrzemski, who was languishing in Baltimore’s minor league system at first of spring coaching, Yastrzemski has emerged as a constructing block participant for the Giants, who open a three-game sequence in Fenway Park on Tuesday.

”It is particular within the sense of the historical past of the sport with my grandfather there. It may be fairly emotional and I will attempt to comprise these issues, attempt to make it really feel prefer it’s some other sport,” Yastrzemski mentioned.

”I’ve gotten to play towards the Purple Sox in spring coaching and so they gave me a pleasant, heat welcome, so I am not anticipating something, however I assume it will be one thing like that.”

Yastrzemski scored the go-ahead run on Stanek’s second wild pitch. Yastrzemski and Brandon Belt reached on consecutive one-out singles towards Jarlin Garcia (3-2). Each runners superior on Stanek’s first wild pitch earlier than he walked Evan Longoria to load the bases.

The 29-year-old Yastrzemski is batting .265 with 19 homers and 65 RBIs.

”He is acquired a few of these qualities you want that will not present up on the spreadsheet, however he is good and he brings it every single day,” supervisor Bruce Bochy mentioned.

Dubon homered main off the third towards starter Elieser Hernandez to interrupt a scoreless tie. The 25-year-old rookie linked on a 1-Zero slider that simply cleared wall in left for his third homer.

Cueto gave up three hits, struck out two and walked two. The 2-time All-Star has mixed for 10 innings of four-hit ball in his two begins since coming off the injured checklist.

”I am proud of the way in which issues are going,” Cueto mentioned. ”I really feel wholesome and I simply wish to proceed engaged on what I have to work on for subsequent 12 months.”

Giants reliever Tyler Rogers (2-0) struck out one in a 1-2-Three eighth for the win, and Will Smith labored round a stroll and a wild pitch within the ninth for his 33rd save in 37 tries. The All-Star nearer had been out since Sept. 6 with again tightness.

Jon Berti had two hits and one RBI and made a fantastic defensive play for the Marlins, who’ve misplaced six of seven and are 11-34 since July 30.

Hernandez struck out a career-high 9 in 5 innings of three-hit ball. He gave up one run and walked one.

”He acquired fairly good counts and was aggressive,” Marlins supervisor Don Mattingly mentioned. ”I believed his stuff appeared good at the moment. He type of reveals you who he’s and he’ll offer you velocity so far as what you see, however the factor about him is that’s that he was a Rule 5 man final 12 months and to this 12 months, he is come an extended, good distance. And he is nonetheless a younger child.”

The Marlins tied the sport within the seventh on Berti’s two-out, RBI single, which scored Magneuris Sierra from third. Sierra reached on a two-out infield hit and went to 3rd on Longoria’s throwing error from third.

SHIFT BUSTER

Giants first baseman Belt bunted down the third final analysis towards the shift for successful main off the sixth.

FANCY FIELDING

Berti made a leaping catch in left discipline, crashing into the highest of the wall to rob Longoria of additional bases within the backside of the primary.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Marlins: RHP Jordan Yamamoto (proper forearm pressure) will pitch in an tutorial league sport on Monday and will be a part of the rotation earlier than the tip of the season, supervisor Don Mattingly mentioned.

Giants: OF Alex Dickerson (proper indirect) appeared in Sunday’s sport as a pinch hitter and struck out in his solely at-bat the fifth. Dickerson hadn’t performed since Sept. 3. … Middle fielder Kevin Pillar acquired an off day. . RHP Enderson Franco was chosen from Triple-A Sacramento. . LHP Tony Watson (left wrist fracture) was positioned on the 60-day injured checklist.

UP NEXT

Marlins: RHP Pablo Lopez (5-8, 4.97 ERA) will open Monday’s sequence opener towards the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

Giants: RHP Logan Webb (1-2, 6.75 ERA) will make his sixth profession begin in Tuesday’s sequence opener in Boston.

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