MIAMI — It is not easy to have patience in times of trouble, but in Thursday’s series finale against the Marlins, the Giants proved why patience is so valuable.
The Giants believed Tyler Beede was capable of throwing quality innings in the big leagues. They believed a slumping Brandon Crawford was due for a big hit. And they believed that despite plenty of evidence suggesting otherwise, their miserable recent play would soon improve.
At the end of a disastrous seven-game losing streak, all of that patience paid off in a 3-1 win over the Marlins.
With six solid innings from Beede and a pair of extra-base hits from Crawford including a go-ahead two-run double off left-handed reliever Wei-Yin Chen, one of the most miserable weeks of the Bruce Bochy era finally came to an end.