KANSAS CITY – Even when Bruce Bochy isn’t in the ballpark, his intuition has a way of working out.
While Bochy recuperated from a heart procedure in San Diego on Tuesday, Matt Cain rewarded the manager’s faith in him. Cain was brilliant while holding the Kansas City Royals to a run on four hits in seven innings, cementing a place in the Giants rotation that looked so shaky just a week ago.
The Giants bullpen was just as tough, Joe Panik hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and interim manager Ron Wotus shook hands after a 2-1 victory at Kauffman Stadium.