SAN FRANCISCO–After filling gigantic voids with high-profile additions of Andrew McCutchen and Evan Longoria this offseason, the Giants signed free agent center fielder Austin Jackson to address one particular, glaring issue.
Last season, the Giants couldn’t hit lefties. Jackson could.
With the bases loaded in bottom of the fifth inning on Saturday night, a three-run double from Jackson against Dodger southpaw Alex Wood erased a 2-0 deficit and propelled the Giants to an 8-3 win.
Jackson hit .352 against lefties with the Cleveland Indians last season, but after his first month with the Giants, the ninth-year veteran didn’t have a single extra base hit against a left-handed pitcher.