SAN FRANCISCO — There’s a reason Bruce Bochy made it clear before Saturday’s game that Jeff Samardzija would be available out of the bullpen: He wasn’t expecting Ty Blach, five days removed from a shaky first career start, to survive for very long in a high stakes game against one of the best pitchers in baseball. […]
Saturday was the game the Giants were supposed to lose in their final three game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead, 25-year old Ty Blach out-dueled a guy who is widely acknowledged as the best pitcher in baseball.