SAN FRANCISCO — Everything about the fourth inning Saturday looked disastrous for Jake Peavy, starting with a throw Buster Posey made back to the mound.
Peavy was looking at the third base ump to argue a call as Posey returned a pitch, and the catcher and hitter Jake Lamb both moved forward, bracing for impact. But the ball bounced gently off Peavy’s left shoulder, dropping perfectly into his glove. Posey and Lamb started laughing as a stunned Peavy looked back.
“I knew that happened, but I got so hot over the checked swing,” Peavy said later, shaking his head.