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- Updated: May 4, 2016
CINCINNATI — The Giants’ go-ahead rally in Tuesday night’s 3-1 victory over the Reds featured more ingredients than Cincinnati-style chili (a mix of questionable nutritional value featuring spaghetti, meat paste and shredded cheese, to which beans and onions are often added).
The Giants’ uprising ended with the indelible image of Jeff Samardzija snapping his bat over his left thigh after he struck out with runners on second and third.
“That thing looked like a twig,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. “He looked like Herman Munster.”
There was irony, with Brandon Belt providing the inning’s most solid hit yet being thrown at second base, and Kelby Tomlinson tapping a meek dribbler for an infield single that scored the go-ahead run.
“In that situation, it’s best to just get the ball in play and give yourself an opportunity,” Tomlinson said after the Giants’ third consecutive victory.
Events turned in San Francisco’s …
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