SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jesús Sánchez hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the Miami Marlins held on to beat San Francisco 2-1 on Saturday despite a strong outing from starter Carlos Rodón in his Giants debut.
The All-Star left-hander struck out 12 and allowed one run in five innings. His Ks are the most by a Giants pitcher through five innings since at least 1974.
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“Anytime you face a guy like (Rodón) with that kind of stuff you just have to be disciplined in your approach and do what you can,” said Miami second baseman Jon Berti, who singled and scored on a strange sequence in the third inning.