Pence and Sandoval Fuel A Comeback Win to Complete the Sweep

Road games are like the new home games for a lively Giants’ away offense. Comebacks are a rarity at the spacious AT&T Park, but twice in the past three days the Giants have come back from early devastates.

Ryan Vogelsong fell into an early hole. Jason Castro and Jimmy Paredes both knocked in a run to charge two runs to Vogelsong’s line after only the first inning. The Astros would add to that total in the next frame, as Matt Dominguez smacked a leadoff triple to put Vogelsong into another messy situation. Brian Boguesevic plated him with a sacrifice fly to centerfield to extend the Astros lead, 3-0.

And the Astros weren’t about to stop. Tyler Green lined a leadoff home run in the very next inning. However, Vogelsong would settle in after surrendering the homer which would be key because the Giants offense have a comeback in their back pockets.

A three-run fifth inning really set the table. Angel Pagan, Marco Scutaro, and Pablo Sandoval each collected an RBI in the inning. Though the three-run charge was just the peek of a strong comeback from San Francisco.

The Giants crafted another three-run inning in the seventh. Sandoval tied the game with a two out RBI single, his second RBI of the game, and Hunter Pence drove in two on a broken bat single.

For good measure the Giants scattered two more runs. Joaquin Arias smashed a solo home run in the eighth, and Brandon Belt recorded his third career four hit game which ended with an RBI double in the ninth frame.

Vogelsong struck out seven and walked one over six innings to masshis 12th win of the season.

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