When they went into the free agent market last winter, the Giants loved Johnny Cueto's ability to eat innings even when he didn't have his best stuff. Cueto showed off that trait again Friday in Phoenix, earning a win that looked unlikely through the first three innings.Cueto kept the Diamondbacks in check after giving up four early runs and the Giants, behind a cast of unlikely characters, kept chipping away. They beat the Diamondbacks 6-4 at Chase Field, with Conor Gillaspie finishing a homer shy of the cycle, Trevor Brown and Grant Green driving in two runs apiece, and Jarrett Parker providing an insurance homer. Up to 116 Civilians Killed in Drone, Other Air Attacks: US Cueto entered the night leading the Majors in home runs per nine innings at just 0.31, but the Diamondbacks took him deep twice in the first three innings. Welington Castillo's blast to left was one of three extra-base hits in the first inning. Jake Lamb, the low-key Nolan Arenado, hit a no-doubter to right in the third inning.Gillaspie hit an RBI triple in the second and set up a fourth-inning rally with a ground rule double. That put two runners in scoring position and Green bounced a single up the middle....
Giants’ Unlikely Heroes Rally Past D’backs
Published July 1, 2016 at 10:40 PM
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