Friday night, the San Francisco Giants used more pitchers than they had hits. Usually that’s not a recipe for success, but six of the seven relievers pitched great, the team turned three double plays with two men on, and the Guardians couldn’t field a Michael Conforto double or a Nick Ahmed bunt at crucial moments in a 4-2 Giants win.
The resurgent Giants won their eighth game in their last 11 games with a throwback pitching-and-defense win over the Cleveland Guardians, continuing a dominant stretch against major league teams with past and present racist Native American nicknames, following a series win over the Atlanta Braves.