By Jeremy Kahn
SAN FRANCISCO-Pawn Stars star Chumlee may have thrown out the ceremonial first pitch on Tuesday night, but what Angel Pagan did in the bottom of the first inning was just as impressive.
Pagan hit a leadoff home run off of Eric Stults in the bottom of the first inning, and after a Hunter Pence groundout, Buster Posey hit a solo home run, as the San Francisco Giants defeated the San Diego Padres 6-0 before a sellout crowd of 41,952, the 260th consecutive sellout at AT&T Park.
In a spot start due to an injury of original starter Matt Cain, Yusmeiro Petit pitched six innings, did not allow a run, gave up just three hits, allowed no walks and struck out four on his way to his second win of the season.
Cain was scratched from the game about an hour prior to the start of the game due to a cut on his right index finger that was suffered in a
Stults was able to retire the Giants in order in the bottom of the second inning, but the third inning was a different story for the former Giants pitcher.
The left-hander loaded the bases with nobody out, but then was able to get Michael Morse to ground into a double play that retired Pagan at the plate.
Stults then walked Pablo Sandoval intentionally, but the plan backfired, as Hector Sanchez hit a sharp two-run single up the middle that chased Stults.
Donn Roach allowed a sacrifice fly to Sanchez in the bottom of the fifth inning, but Roach did something in the top of the sixth inning that he will never forget.
Roach picked up his first major league hit, a double to the right-center field gap off of Petit.
