San Francisco Giants baseball operations president Buster Posey executed his first major roster change on Thursday (Wednesday local time in San Francisco) in an attempt to breathe life into the offensive end that has been sluggish for weeks.
He terminated his partnership with struggling veteran LaMonte Wade Jr. and brought in three new signmen — first baseman Dominic Smith, outfielder Daniel Johnson and catcher Andrew Knizner — in a move to send an urgent signal that the line needed to be reversed.
"It's time to act," Posey said, "and we strongly believe that the team should be better than it has been in the last two-and-a-half to three-week period, and this is the time to break the game." ”
Falling five points behind, the Giants made a heart-wrenching comeback at Oracle Stadium to defeat their rivals Padres 6-5. The game ended the team's streak of not scoring more than four points in a single game since May 16.
Vallejo native Johnson Giants made his debut with four hits and two hits, hitting a first base in five innings before stealing second base, and opening the scoring on home plate with a second-base hit by Patrick Bailey.
After six innings, Matt Chapman hit a two-point home run against Padres' right-hand shot Nick Pivetta to make it 5-3. In the seventh inning, the Giants launched a three-point offensive to take the lead: Willy Adames was warranted, and Johnson and Tyler Fitzgerald hit back-to-back hits to form a full base. Heliot Ramos equalized with a second base hit left fieldfielder, and Jung Hoo Lee then flew high to give the Giants a 6-5 lead.