Jeff Samardzija allows two runs in 6 1/3 innings
Right-hander ends first half with a 3.91 ERA
Brandon Crawford homers and drives in three runs
SAN FRANCISCO
Jeff Samardzija’s first half has really been more like two halves.
The Giants right-hander at times was dominant, unleashing high-90s fastballs and bulling his way late into games. Recently, he’d been leaving too many of those pitches in hittable spots, his messy numbers reflecting the price.
Friday night, in his final start before the All-Star break, Samardzija was a little of both. He labored through the first two innings while putting the Giants in a two-run hole.