SAN FRANCISCO
The 123rd and final pitch that Giants right-hander Jeff Samardzija threw Sunday afternoon was a fastball that, according to the stadium radar gun, came in at 95 mph. It promptly left the bat of Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado at 105 mph, according to MLB’s tracking technology, for a double to left field.
Such was the afternoon for Samardzija, who bulled his way into the eighth inning and matched his season high of nine strikeouts but received no offensive support and surrendered two runs in a 2-0 loss, with Arenado, a Giants nemesis, having a hand in both.