SAN FRANCISCO -- Giants reliever Will Smith (Smitty) had not given up a home run to a left-handed hitter all season. In the ninth inning of Friday's 10-inning, 7-6 win over the Giants, Rougned Odor (El Tipo) became the first.
Odor deposited Smith's slider into McCovey Cove, a two-run shot that stunned AT&T Park and brought the game to a 6-6 deadlock. Odor's timely blast came on the ensuing pitch after Joe Panik (J.P.) could not cleanly field Shin-Soo Choo's (ucd94uc2e0uc218) routine grounder.
Rangers starter Drew Hutchison (Hutch) labored through a 31-pitch first inning and struggled with his command all evening.