SAN DIEGO–As rookie left fielder Chris Shaw leaped to snag a flyball at the Petco Park outfield wall, a fan reached out and made contact with Shaw’s glove, thrusting it away.
The fan may have taken the ball away from Shaw, but no one could take away his bat.
And in the end, that’s what the Giants needed to secure a 5-4 comeback win over the Padres.
Shaw hit 24 home runs for Triple-A Sacramento and owns the furthest home run hit by a Giants player this year, but his two-run single in the eighth inning off reliever Craig Stammen traveled just 241 feet.