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Belt spearheads ‘shifty’ offense with 5-RBI day
- Updated: April 27, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt said he didn’t pay much attention to the shift. Matt Duffy said it was the first time he tried to beat it.
Either way, the approach worked as Belt recorded three hits and drove in five runs and Duffy added three hits, including a triple, in the Giants’ 13-9 victory over the Padres on Wednesday at AT&T Park to complete a three-game sweep of their National League West rivals.
“Any game within the division is big because you don’t want to give up a game to a team you’re directly competing against,” Duffy said. “When we lose four to start the homestand and finish 5-5, we’ll take it. It’s big to turn it around the way we did.”
Belt, who was a home run shy of the cycle, hit the ball hard every time. He thought his sacrifice fly in the first inning could have left the yard — which would have made it a grand slam — if the the wind hadn’t held it up.
As for hitting against the shift, well, Belt likes to think he doesn’t take …
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