You are forgiven if you forgot the names of some of the things the Giants did Saturday.They got a "hit with runners in scoring position" and followed that up with the trusty "productive out." A little later, there was the old "sacrifice fly with a runner on third." The little things added up to a huge win for a scuffling team. The Giants beat the Nationals 5-3, snapping a three-game skid that's part of a much larger slide. Crews Battling 2 Fires in Clearlake, Evacuations Lifted Bruce Bochy went for the jugular in an early spot and it paid off thanks to a bullpen that held on for the final five innings. Jake Peavy had good stuff early but gave up a two-run shot to Anthony Rendon in the third and another run in the fourth.Hard-throwing right-hander Reynaldo Lopez was making his second career start and the Giants repeatedly let him off the hook in the first three innings. They left runners on in the first and third, and in between they left the bases loaded and wasted a leadoff double by Hunter Pence. In the fourth, they finally broke through. Silicon Valley Software Company Hits it Big in IPO Brandon Belt drew a leadoff walk and Joe Panik singled. After a strikeout, Bochy pushed his...
Giants Do Little Things, Beat Nats to End Skid
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