Almost leaves you speechless. Trailing throughout the game on Monday night, the Marlins rallied in the ninth inning against Giants closer Hunter Strickland. Miguel Rojas delivered the decisive run-scoring single in an improbable 5-4 series-opening victory.
- Caleb Smith: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K (88 pitches)
- Andrew Suárez: 6.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K (79 pitches)
Calling upon Drew Rucinski in the fifth inning is usually like waving the white flag. Don Mattingly had little choice considering Smith’s struggles to put away batters the first two times through San Francisco’s lineup.