Statcast of the Day: Going, going Conor!

NEW YORK — When third baseman Conor Gillaspie came up with a pair of runners on base and one out in a scoreless game during the ninth inning of the Giants’ 3-0 win over the Mets in the National League Wild Card Game on Wednesday night, San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy had already sent Jarrett Parker into the on-deck circle to hit for Madison Bumgarner.

Gillaspie then blistered a high sinker thrown by Mets reliever Jeurys Familia over the right-center-field fence at Citi Field.

Date Matchup Highlights Oct. 5 SF 3, NYM 0 Shop for postseason gear: Giants | Mets • Complete NL Wild Card coverage Bochy immediately pulled back Parker and let Bumgarner hit. The left-hander flied out to the warning track in left-center, then went out and pitched a perfect ninth inning to finish his four-hit shutout.

When Bumgarner met Gillaspie back in the dugout, he had these words for him: “I appreciate it. We all appreciate it.”

And with that, the three-time World Series-champion Giants moved on to a matchup with the Cubs in a best-of-five NL Division Series beginning at Wrigley Field on Friday. FS1 will broadcast Game 1 live at 9 p.m. ET/6 PT.

Gillaspie is just another in a long line of previously unheralded players who have helped the Giants find …

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