Giants Lose a Wild One, 8-7 in 10 Innings

Led by Scott Hariston, who hit two key home runs, the Mets won a thriller against the Giants in ten innings, 8-7. 


Madison Bumgarner threw far too many pitches to to go deep into the game, as he pitched just six innings, but did strikeout six Mets hitters. 


Marco Scutaro broke the Giants 22 inning without a run in the third inning, but Ronny Cedeno followed with a two out, two RBI double in the fourth inning to give the Mets a 2-1 lead. 


Let's fast forward, however. Sergio Romo gave up a two-run homer on Friday night, and he gave up a two-run homer again on Monday night to Giant killer, Scott Hairston which tied the game. The Mets would tack on two more runs to take the lead in the eighth on a Justin Turner double and a Rob Johnson infield single that kicked off Marco Scutaro's glove and slowly rolled into centerfield. 


The drama was just starting, though. Buster Posey smacked an RBI double into the left field gap, scoring Melky Cabrera with no outs. 


With the infield in, Ike Davis took his eye off a slow grounder to first, and the ball dribbled into right field and the game was tied. 


With the bases loaded, Scutaro struck out looking on a full count to strand the runners. 


Scott Hairston crushed his second home run in the game in the tenth off Santiago Casillia, and the Mets would tack on another run as Clay Hensley appeared to be unaware of the situation. 


The Giants would make it interesting in the bottom of the inning, on a Nate Schierholtz  RBI single. Brandon Belt gave the ball a charge deep into centerfield, but it would be caught at the wall, ending the game. 

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