Giants bash their way into franchise record books while taking rare home series victory over Braves
San Francisco Giants Joe Panik (12) runs in to the dugout after hitting his second homer against Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning at AT Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, August 28, 2016. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
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moncler jacket sale SAN FRANCISCO Joe Panik makes no claim at being a home run hitter. Neither does Matt Duffy, his pal and former teammate. Last season, when the two contact oriented infielders put a few in the seats, Panik joked that the competition cheapmoncler was on, and came up with a clever name for it. moncler jacket sale
Duffy might be with the Tampa Bay Rays now, but the Tortoise Race is alive and well.
Panik hit a home monlcer down jackets run in the second inning of the Giants’ 13 4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday. Mere minutes later in Houston, Duffy hit his first in a Rays uniform. Then Panik shellacked another, and his first career multi homer game helped the Giants capture a significant series victory.
“I’m going to text him,” Panik said. “I’ll tell him, It’s back on, baby!'”
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What’s more, they also matched San Francisco era franchise record by hitting four triples.
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Did Bruce Bochy see this coming?
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Three of their four triples came in an eight run seventh inning that ranked as the Giants’ biggest crooked number of the season.
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For once, Bumgarner (13 8) did not have to supply his own power. He was far from mistake free and yielded a two run home run to Freddie Freeman the 21st homer he has allowed this season, already matching his total from each of the previous two seasons but held the Braves to four other hits in seven innings.
moncler sale One of them was a leadoff triple from Ender Inciarte that Span might have lost in the sun as he failed to cut it off to start the game. Bumgarner had to shift into strikeout mode just one batter into his afternoon, and although he fanned Freeman, Inciarte scored on Matt Kemp’s sacrifice fly. moncler sale
The Giants rallied to take a 2 1 lead in the second inning.
Brandon Belt did not leave the yard, but his soaring triple landed at the base of the 421 foot marker in right center and would have been out in 29 other major league parks. Belt scored on Parker’s ground out, which preceded Panik’s tiebreaking homer.
Panik’s second home run, his 10th of the season, was a two run shot in the fourth inning. Three batters later, Span hit his ninth of the year.
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cheap moncler outlet “The cheap moncler coats first one, I hit that well,” Panik said. “The second one, I was talking to it. You definitely don’t take any home runs for granted here. cheap moncler outlet
“These moncler outlet online past couple weeks, I moncler outlet store feel like myself again. It was a result of getting in good counts and not missing. But that’s not my game. I don’t want to moncler outlet fall into that habit of getting pull happy.”
Bochy said he planned to keep Panik down in the order because Angel Pagna continues to produce in the No.2 spot. Pagan exited the lopsided game early with back tightness but was expected to be OK to play Tuesday against Arizona, Bochy said.