“Credit to the defense because you get a long at-bat like that (and) it starts dragging on. But they were on their toes. They were ready. Paul and (Kolten) Wong turned a huge double play to where the inning ended right there. If that doesn’t get turned, I have to lock it back in for the next hitter and crazy things can happen.”
Flaherty, posting his first win since last Aug. 28 and his first against his favorite team when he was growing up in Southern California, has permitted but one run in his last 11 innings covering two starts.