SAN FRANCISCO — The Oracle Park crowd of 38,701 fans wanted a base hit.
But even after grounding out softly to shortstop in what was perhaps his final at-bat for the Giants, Pablo Sandoval could only hear the cheering.
“This is a moment you don’t want to forget,” Sandoval said. “I didn’t get the result I wanted, but I got the best result — the love from the fans.”
Three days from Tommy John surgery and a month from free agency and a likely departure from the franchise he helped win three World Series, Sandoval hadn’t played since injuring the UCL tendon in his right elbow on Aug.