SAN FRANCISCO — The Padres gave themselves more than a chance Tuesday night. Multiple chances in four separate innings, in fact. And that was just at the plate.
On the mound, James Shields steered them into position for an upset, gritting out a performance in which he didn't top 91 mph. The right-hander yielded just one run over seven innings. San Francisco didn't record its first hit until the fifth.
When Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford began the bottom of that inning with a seeing-eye single that skittered past Padres counterpart Alexei Ramirez, and pitcher Johnny Cueto drew cheers with a sacrifice bunt, and No.