Pagan Paves the Way in Giants Fifth Straight Win

If there’s anyway hotter than Angel Pagan right now, please let me know. The streaky center fielder fell a home run shy of the rare cycle. And if it wasn’t for the brisk air and high walls, Pagan probably would’ve earned that cycle. The cycle wasn’t, needed, however, as the Giants prevailed 5-3.

Pagan led off the third inning with a double. He eventually scored on Pablo Sandoval’s RBI double off the facing of the wall in left-field. Without the slightest bit of hesitation, Sandoval raced home as the ball squirted away from the catcher and he made it, tying the game at two.

Pagan sparked another big inning in the fourth frame. Ben Sheets delivered a fastball that was left out over the plate, and Pagan smacked it off the bricks in right centerfield. It skipped away from the right fielder, and Pagan found himself at third. Marco Scutaro would plate him with an RBI single.

And just for the heck of it, Pagan led off the sixth inning with a single. Although he didn’t trot across home plate this time around, the Giants scored.

Ryan Vogelsong got off to a wobbly start as Jason Heyward took him deep in the first inning. The real killer, though, was Freddie Freeman who homered off Vogelsong twice. First in the second inning, and second in seventh.

After Freeman clocked his second home run of the game off Vogelsong, Bochy yanked his pitcher from the game with one out in the sixth. Ultimately, Vogelsong rebounded from tough very unordinary outings, and collected a much needed win.

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