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Blach shines in first career win, Giants clinch tie in NL Wild Card
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.…
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Giants need to win Sunday for sake of playoff pitching rotation
With the Mets clinching home field advantage for the NL Wild Card game Wednesday night, the Giants and Cardinals still have one more game to get in themselves. A win Sunday not only puts the Giants in New York Wednesday night, it allows manager Bruce Bochy to mix and match his starting pitching as he…
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Bochy explains what made Blach’s performance one of the best he’s ever seen
In 11 career innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ty Blach has allowed 0 runs on only 3 hits.
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Posey, Blach offer insight into budding chemistry
Following Ty Blach’s impressive 8-inning shutout performance against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers Saturday afternoon, he and his All-Star catcher, Buster Posey agreed they are both on the same page.
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Pagan relives eventual game-winning HR off Kershaw
After Sunday’s home run, Angel Pagan is now tied for most career extra-base hits off Kershaw. Pagan has hit 5 doubles and 1 home run off the Dodgers ace.
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Blach on Puig strikeout: ‘Fans had a little extra cheer for him’
As the San Francisco Chronicle’s Henry Schulman put it, “these fans don’t really like Yasiel Puig.” So it wasn’t much of a surprise to hear a few extra cheers and cat calls from Giants fans following Ty Blach’s exclamatory punch out of the Dodgers’ right fielder.
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Blach out-duels Kershaw, keeps Giants ahead of Cardinals
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.
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Mets, Cardinals win, here’s what it means for Giants
Mets top the Phillies 5-3, Cardinals beat Pirates 4-3. Here’s what it means for the Giants with two games left against the Dodgers.
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Bochy: ‘If you’re in that dugout, you feel it. The excitement. The energy. It’s that time of year.’
The bats came alive for the Giants Friday night, beating the Dodgers at home 9-3. It was the first time the team has won back-to-back games since Sept. 15-16th vs. the Cardinals.
