SAN FRANCISCO — Denard Span has played enough center field at AT&T Park that he knew not to assume anything when Jarrett Parker crushed a ball to dead center. Span, standing on second, held up for a second to make sure the ball got over Nick Williams. Hunter Pence, standing on first, had a better view, and he took off with the crack of the bat. As Pence approached Span, he tried to yell over the crowd.
“Go!” Pence yelled.
Span didn’t hear him.
“I just felt him,” he said later, smiling.
Span raced around third and Pence roared up on his back like the third sprinter in a 4x100 relay trying to hand off a baton.