00:01Tom Hanks is going to throw out tonight's ceremonial first pitch.
00:05And how about Tom Hanks?
00:06He's got Wilson with him.
00:09From Castaway.
00:10Is he going to throw Wilson?
00:12I don't know.
00:13It looks like it.
00:13I'm going to find out.
00:14They got the C on it.
00:16All right, here we go.
00:18Tonight's ceremonial first pitch.
00:19Is he going to get back?
00:20There goes Wilson.
00:21Well, it's windy today.
00:23Wilson's got a mind of his own.
00:25Here we go.
00:26There it is.
00:28Just like Larry Dolby Jr. said, I've got to keep my eye on the ball.
00:31He did a good job.
00:32Second start as a giant, 29-year-old left-hander.
00:36He's very impressive in his first start as a giant.
00:39He's got 12 batters in five innings.
00:40He's about as hot as you get.
00:42And the reason why is because they're not swinging and missing a lot.
00:45They're not chasing pitches out of the strike zone.
00:48So what do you have to do as a pitcher?
00:49Or can you get through a quality pitches in the zone?
00:52Got it with the high fastball at 96 miles an hour.
00:5512 strikeouts in five innings in his first start.
00:58One hitter, one strikeout so far tonight.
01:01Brandon Crawford leads off second inning.
01:03Nothing, nothing.
01:04Brandon Crawford has been an Ironman in his Giants career.
01:07It's been one of the great characteristics of his career.
01:10He hits that one high and deep to right field.
01:12Crawford gives this one a ride and it is gone.
01:16Brandon Crawford puts the Giants on the board.
01:19It's 1-0 here in Cleveland.
01:21First home run of the year for Brandon Crawford in his first game playing in this ballpark.
01:28A lot of pressure on this young player for the last couple of years because he was maybe the biggest
01:32piece in the trade that sent Francisco Lindor to New York.
01:37A little dribbler third base side.
01:39Tough play.
01:39Bare hand.
01:40Flores throws.
01:41And he got him.
01:43Bell kept his foot on the bag and avoided a collision and took the throw in foul territory.
01:49What a play by Brandon Bell.
01:51That was an amazing play.
01:53People don't realize how difficult that is to do.
01:57And he crunches one deep one field.
02:00Off the wall.
02:02He's digging for two.
02:04And he goes in standing with a double.
02:07Another extra base hit.
02:09I'll tell you, he is hitting the ball where it's pitched.
02:12His hands, that was a breaking ball inside.
02:15And he just speeds up the bat head.
02:17He is locked in.
02:18Giants ahead one to nothing.
02:20Brandon Crawford's second inning homerun, the only run of the game so far.
02:23And if you throw a lot of first pitch strikes, you get some more swings and misses later on in
02:28those counts.
02:29Here's the pitch on the way.
02:31That's there.
02:32Got him looking.
02:33Beautiful pitch.
02:35Last of the fifth.
02:36Two down.
02:37Nobody on.
02:39And the breaking ball struck him out looking.
02:42Zach Placiac giving up a homerun to Brandon Crawford in the second inning, the only run of the night.
02:47Jack Peterson has a countdown of 2-0.
03:02He hit a deep one to center that was caught right in front of the wall, not near that 400
03:06-foot marker in the first inning.
03:09But this one clears the wall a little bit more toward right center.
03:14It didn't clear the wall by much, but enough.
03:17And the Giants have a 2-0 lead.
03:1950 pitches, 34 strikes for Carlos Rodon.
03:24The 1-2 pitch.
03:25Strike three, call.
03:27Fastball.
03:27And he got the call.
03:28That same spot.
03:29If you're going to get a call from Paul Emel, that's where it is.
03:33Six strikeouts now for the Giants.
03:36Lefty.
03:36But you know when he's digging deep, he needs to get an out.
03:39He has another gear.
03:40There goes Straw, and he struck him out the third time all year that he has swung at one and
03:50not hit it.
03:51Got him loaded with two down.
03:53And the 1-2 pitch is swung out and missed.
03:56He struck him out to end the inning.
04:00The Giants leave him loaded.
04:02Yeah, they just need another hit.
04:04They need base runners.
04:05This guy, Carlos Rodon, has been awfully tough tonight.
04:08They've had some hitters' counts, which in the first six they did not.
04:12Now there's your leadoff now.
04:14Aboard for just the second time tonight.
04:17Second walk in the last three batters for Rodon.
04:21The 3-2.
04:23Base hit right field.
04:27Ramirez goes to third.
04:29Now that was an outstanding swing by Reyes.
04:36Fly ball, right field, back is Yostrzewski, tagging at third as Ramirez.
04:43He'll come home with Cleveland's first run of the night.
04:460-2.
04:47He struck him out swinging with the slider.
04:50So Rodon uses the strikeout stuff to limit the damage.
04:54Josh, Cleveland, gets its first run.
04:56Rodon, seven strong, just one run and two hits allowed.
05:00Two outs.
05:01I'm still at second for Joey Bart.
05:03One for three.
05:04The 1-0.
05:05He launches one to left field quad.
05:07Going back, turning around, and it is high up off the wall.
05:11And it is gone.
05:12Bart doesn't know it.
05:14He's gone back to first.
05:15But that hit above the yellow line.
05:18And Joey Bart has himself a home run.
05:21Just a laser shot that got out of here in a flash.
05:26Hit at 109 miles an hour.
05:28It is 4-1 Giants.
05:31Here's Jose Ramirez.
05:32One out at the bottom of the ninth.
05:34Left field.
05:35That's trouble.
05:36That's going to go a long way and get down.
05:38And Jose Ramirez on his way to second base with a one-out double.
05:43Two down in the ninth.
05:44Giants four.
05:45Cleveland one.
05:46Here's the pitch.
05:46A little flair.
05:49Shallow left.
05:49Slater will dive and he makes a catch.
05:52What a way for the Giants to win the game.
05:55Austin Slater a heck of a play.
05:57And Camilo Duvall with a big smile.
06:01He got the job done.
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