00:01The Giants inducted four into their wall of fame.
00:04Relievers who were part of their World Series championship teams in 2010, 12, and 14.
00:09Jeremy Affelt, Santiago Casilla, Javier Lopez, and Sergio Romo.
00:14Birdsong will be making his fourth career start.
00:16He is 1-0 with an ERA over four.
00:19The righty allowed two runs on five hits and four and two-thirds on Sunday in Cleveland.
00:23He did not take a decision in a game the Giants dropped 5-4.
00:27We are underway with the All-Star Castro leading off for the Minnesota Twins.
00:32Now the 1-2 from Birdsong.
00:34It hits Castro, so he will head down to first.
00:37Here is Trevor Larnock.
00:39Now the 2-1 from Birdsong.
00:42Left field, Conforto, moving to his right, makes the catch to retire Larnock.
00:47Route number one.
00:48And that'll bring up Ryan Jeffers.
00:51He drives one in the left field, going back to the end of the track now,
00:55moving along the track to his right.
00:58Conforto's got that one.
00:59Two down after the leadoff hit by pitch, and that'll bring up Brooks Lee.
01:03Now the pitch.
01:04Little tapper out in front of the plate.
01:05Out to get it is Bailey.
01:07Bareheaded pickup.
01:08Throws the first inning over.
01:10One-man led.
01:11The Giants are coming up.
01:12Nothing, nothing.
01:1323-year-old right-hander, Simeon Woods, Richardson to the mound.
01:17Swing and a miss on a good slider off the outer edge.
01:20And Solaire down on strikes as he swings through it, and there's one away.
01:23One down for Brett Wisely.
01:25Well, having watched Solaire being struck out by Woods-Richardson,
01:31Wisely then laid down a bunt right away.
01:35And what looked like a curveball, and he placed it beautifully.
01:40Ramos swings through it and misses, and there are two away.
01:43Here's Patrick Bailey, 279, seven homers and 30 runs batted in.
01:47Bailey rips the first pitch into the right field corner.
01:50On his way to third is Wisely.
01:54Second hit for the Giants here in the bottom of the first inning.
01:57They have runners on the corners with two outs, and Matt Chapman heading to the plate.
02:02And he throws the first pitch down the left field line.
02:06It's a foul ball.
02:08So they will take a look.
02:09And we're seeing one replay, Dave, that does make it indeed look like a foul ball.
02:14And it was fouled by maybe the length of the baseball.
02:17It's a pretty cheap review.
02:18Foul ball is confirmed.
02:19Here it comes.
02:21And he reaches out.
02:22Lofts one into shallow left center.
02:24Out is Castro.
02:25The shortstop will make the catch to end the inning.
02:28Route number two.
02:30And that'll bring up Manuel Margot.
02:32Two down runner at first.
02:33A liner up the middle.
02:34And caught by the second baseman.
02:37And Estrada to second for one.
02:39And back to first.
02:40Double play.
02:41If they got the double play, then that's out number four.
02:44Two out single for Yastrzemski.
02:46And that'll get the number nine hitter, Tyro Estrada, to the plate.
02:49Grounds one up the middle.
02:50And Lee, backhanded diving play.
02:52Gets up.
02:52Fires to first.
02:53And got him.
02:54What a play by Brooks Lee.
02:56Over on the shortstop side, after diving to his right, to end the inning.
03:01No runs.
03:02One hit.
03:02No errors.
03:03And one man left.
03:04To the third we go.
03:05Simeon Woods Richardson has given up three singles in the first two innings.
03:09And now he'll face the top of the order.
03:11Jorge Soler, who struck out his first time up.
03:14Sim's got three strikeouts.
03:16Three-two swing and a miss.
03:17Got him on the slider down and away.
03:19Strikeout number four for Sim.
03:21There are two away.
03:22And that'll bring up Elliott Ramos, who struck out.
03:25Swings at the first pitch and pops it up into left field.
03:28There is Larnik.
03:29He will put it away.
03:30And Sim gets his one-two-three third inning.
03:34So he's at first.
03:35Nobody on it.
03:36Brooks Lee.
03:37Batting left-handed.
03:38Fly ball down the left field line.
03:40Into the corner.
03:41Now foul territory.
03:42Reaches up.
03:44Throw into second base.
03:45Has a good tag up by Jeffers.
03:49Nice play there.
03:49He's tagging up all the way.
03:51They advance to second base.
03:52Love that.
03:53Base running.
03:54So with one away and a runner on second.
03:56Here's Walner.
03:57Line down the right field line.
03:58That's trouble.
03:59That's going to land for a base hit.
04:02Walner into second base as Jeffers touches home plate.
04:06Walner around second.
04:08He's going to have a stand-up triple.
04:10It might be an error.
04:11It is going to be a double RBI E9 to allow Walner to advance to third base.
04:17But not through it yet.
04:18First and third two down.
04:19It will be Manny Margot.
04:21Swung on and missed.
04:23And that's going to get away from Bailey.
04:25And that's going to score Walner.
04:27Looks like Bailey just boxed that pitch.
04:30Didn't look like it bounced at all.
04:32Two out base runner for Wilmer Flores.
04:35Swings and pulls one down the left field line toward the corner.
04:38That is a fair ball.
04:40One hop and it's going to bounce over the wall.
04:42Oh, man, that's the second time in these two games that the Giants have had a hit bounce on the
04:49track and up over the wall that for now has cost the Giants a run.
04:54Chance here for the Giants to tie the game or more.
04:57Two on, two out.
04:58Yastrzemski single to right back in the second inning, batting just 200.
05:03There's the 0-1.
05:05Movement to his right.
05:06It's Castro.
05:07No play.
05:08And one scores.
05:11Flores to third.
05:12Giants have cut the Twins' lead in half.
05:14So now Tyro Estrada, base hit, would tie the game an extra base hit with Yastrzemski's speed.
05:20Might well put the Giants ahead.
05:22Lifted it to the left.
05:23Coming in as Lernick dimes and makes the catch to end the inning.
05:28Made the catch.
05:29Stayed up long enough to Lernick to make the play.
05:32Jorge Soler will lead off two for four with a ribby in the ballgame.
05:37Rick Ferkel down the left field line.
05:41And Soler is in at second with a two-base hit.
05:46Soler to move over to third.
05:48The big spot here.
05:49Dangerous.
05:50Ramos.
05:51Eight-game hitting streak.
05:52A bouncer back to the mound.
05:53Off his glove and through the middle.
05:56Somehow, against all odds, that one made it through.
06:00And scoring the tying run is Soler.
06:03It's 2-2.
06:05One down.
06:05And now here is Carlos Santana.
06:07He's just one for his last 11.
06:10Hit high in the air down the left field line as Santana staying in the batter's box.
06:14Into the corner.
06:14And that ball is fair.
06:17It's a home run for Carlos Santana.
06:20And the Twins now lead 3-2.
06:23Bob Melvin out of the dugout.
06:25And he is asking that the umpires kind of take a look at this.
06:30I think it's possible that that was a foul ball.
06:32That it literally hit the netting, which is adjacent to that foul pole down there.
06:36This is going to be close.
06:38The call stands.
06:39Home run.
06:40So it did hit the pole, and it hit it fairly high up on it.
06:44Twins need it.
06:44A little controversy, but lead now 3-2.
06:48One down.
06:49Here is Conforto.
06:50Trailing this game 3-2.
06:53Lee.
06:54Another terrific play.
06:57By the rookie second baseman to retire Conforto.
07:01And here it is.
07:02Line drive up the middle.
07:04Backhand stop by Lee.
07:06Gets up on target throw to retire Forrest.
07:10So it's flashing some leather.
07:11Leather is Brooks Lee at second base.
07:153-up, 3-down.
07:16Get himself a hit.
07:17Around the third goes Santana.
07:19Holding it first.
07:20Kepler.
07:21His second straight hit.
07:22And it will bring up Manny Margot, the right-handed batter.
07:25Now the pitch with the runner going.
07:27Strike three called.
07:29Backdoor slider.
07:30That came back and caught the corner.
07:32Belled high.
07:342-down.
07:34Here's Patrick Bailey.
07:36The pitch to Bailey.
07:37Swing.
07:37And there's a high drive into deep right center.
07:40Big part of the yard.
07:41Way back there.
07:42Still going.
07:43And off the brakes near the 4-15 marker.
07:45It's bouncing back toward the infield.
07:47He's rounding second, digging for third.
07:50It's a stand-up triple for the Giants catcher, Patrick Bailey.
07:56And that one is a home run in any other ballpark.
07:59It hit high off the 20-foot high wall.
08:02He represents the potential time run with two outs.
08:07And Chapman at the plate.
08:092-2 from Jacks.
08:11And Chapman pops it into right.
08:15And that will do it.
08:16Almost a home run.
08:18A home run in any other ballpark, but only a triple here.
08:21And Bailey is stranded at third.
08:24And the Twins are in business here.
08:26Bases loaded and nobody out for Ryan Jeffers.
08:30Jeffers grounds one to the right side.
08:31Fielder by Estrada.
08:32He's going to go second for one.
08:34On to first.
08:34And that's a double play.
08:36But the run will score.
08:37And the Twins will take a 4-2 lead.
08:40Only one guy to call upon in this situation.
08:43Trying to hold on to a two-run lead.
08:45And Jawan Duran will be the man on the hill.
08:48Conforto is down on strikes.
08:50One away.
08:51That was 1-0-3.
08:52You should get some sort of credit.
08:54Like if you're a couple miles over 100, that counts as two pitches or three pitches.
08:59Twins one out away.
09:02Snatching a victory here.
09:03Now the 2-1 up the middle.
09:06Here's Castro.
09:07The throw to first.
09:09Twins win it.
09:104-2.
09:11A 1-2-3 ninth for Duran.
09:14Earns his 15th save.
09:16Good win for the Twins again.
09:17Coming out with a depleted lineup.
09:19Woods Richardson set the tone through a very nice ball game.
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