SAN FRANCISCO — The Reds’ mastery of the Giants continued on Thursday, as Cincinnati opened a four-game series at AT&T Park with a 3-2 victory. It was the Reds’ fourth win against the Giants in four games this season and 15 of their last 20 in San Francisco.
Here are the main storylines from Thursday night’s game:
• Scooter to the rescue: Reds manager Bryan Price once again pushed all the right buttons, bringing in Scooter Gennett on a double switch in the seventh inning with the game tied at 2.
Not only did his new pitcher, Wandy Peralta, retire Brandon Belt to end a Giants’ scoring threat, Gennett led off the eighth inning with a triple.