Arias, Sanchez Spark Clutch Ninth Inning Rally Leading to 3-2 Win

Joaquin Arias and Hector Sanchez each contributed pinch-hit RBI singles in the ninth to lead the Giants to a 3-2 victory over the lowly Astros.

Matt Cain yielded Houston to just two runs over 7 1/3 innings. However, the Astros stringed together a couple of base runners to regain the lead in the eighth. Cain allowed a free pass to Jonathan Paredes to leadoff the inning. Brett Wallace followed with a single, and the cleanup hitter, Jason Castro bunted them over. Though the Astros wouldn’t need a hit to take the lead, as Paredes raced home on Cain’s 3-2 wild pitch that skipped through Buster Posey’s legs.

Santiago Casilla was summoned to dampen the Astros spark. He did just that, carving his way out of the inning unscathed.

Angel Pagan continued his hot streak. Bud Norris, who surrendered just one run over 6 2/3 innings, salvaged a solo home run to Pagan in the fifth, his eighth blast of the season. Although, Pagan’s blast was answered with an Astros’ blast in the bottom half of the inning off the bat of Fernando Martinez.

The Giants only hit with runners in scoring position came from Hector Sanchez. The hit just happened to be the go-ahead run. Multiple opportunities were wasted quite simply.

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