MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
03/29/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 338 - THURSDAY, MARCH 29TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (1-0) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 6 0
Los Angeles Dodgers (0-1) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0
Giants Score Late to Upend Dodgers, 5-3
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers were eager to watch Chris Archer square off against Max Scherzer of the visiting San Francisco Giants. In the end, the Giants won the game, 5-3, with Max Scherzer earning player of the game honors. The winner was Luke Gregerson in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Sam Freeman took the loss.

The Giants got a big at-bat from right fielder Nelson Cruz. For the game, Cruz went 1 for 3 with a walk. In the top of the eighth, with the bases loaded, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 1st hit of the season gave San Francisco a 3-2 lead.

Scherzer called the triumph "a good team win."
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Rizzo 1B 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .750 0 0
K. Seager 3B 4 2 1 2 0 0 4 .250 1 2
N. Cruz RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .333 0 1
K. Schwarber C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
C. Dickerson LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .000 0 1
T. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   B. Boxberger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Naquin CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Scherzer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   L. Gregerson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Jay PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-D. Marrero SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4 4 7 11      
a - J. Jay pinch hit for L. Gregerson in the 8th
b - D. Marrero substituted for J. Jay in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Naquin (1, 2nd Inning off C. Archer, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Rizzo (1, 6th Inning off C. Archer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Seager (1, 6th Inning off C. Archer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Naquin 2 , N. Cruz , K. Seager 4 , A. Rizzo 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Schwarber , M. Scherzer , T. Anderson
Sac Fly: C. Dickerson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marrero-Pedroia-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peraza SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
B. Gardner LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .667 1 2
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
J. Donaldson 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
J. Smoak 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250 0 0
J. Schoop 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250 1 1
R. Grichuk CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Gattis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
C. Archer P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   J. Holder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Goodwin PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   S. Freeman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Middleton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 12 11      
a - B. Goodwin pinch hit for J. Holder in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Schoop (1, 9th Inning off B. Boxberger, 0 on, 1 out) B. Gardner (1, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Peraza , M. Betts , J. Schoop 4 , J. Donaldson , J. Smoak , B. Gardner 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Donaldson
GIDP: M. Betts
Team LOB: 5
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 105 64 3.00   
L. Gregerson W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 10 0.00   
B. Boxberger SV (1) 2.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 30 20 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 58
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 25, L. Gregerson 3, B. Boxberger 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 3-9, L. Gregerson 0-0, B. Boxberger 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 105-64, L. Gregerson 12-10, B. Boxberger 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gregerson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Archer 6.0 4 2 2 1 4 1 90 59 3.00   
J. Holder 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 0.00   
S. Freeman L (0-1) 0.1 2 3 3 3 0 0 17 7 81.00   
K. Middleton 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Archer 59
Batters Faced: C. Archer 23, J. Holder 3, S. Freeman 6, K. Middleton 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Archer 5-9, J. Holder 1-0, S. Freeman 1-0, K. Middleton 0-4
Pitches - Strikes: C. Archer 90-59, J. Holder 10-7, S. Freeman 17-7, K. Middleton 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Middleton 3-1
WP: S. Freeman 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Scherzer
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:08 PM MST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 38678
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