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BY RICK PORCARO
Thairo Estrada’s ninth inning double scored Matt Chapman all the way from first to give the Giants a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres in San Francisco’s home opener Friday afternoon at Oracle Park in front of a sellout crowd of 40,645.
Thairo Estrada receives congratulations following his game-winning walk off double in the Giants 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres in their home opener at Oracle Park Friday afternoon.
Returning to the Bay Area following two years as Padres manager after 11 seasons at the helm with the Athletics, Bob Melvin had a successful home debut as Giants manager.
The Giants got seven solid innings on the mound from free agent acquisition Jordan Hicks, outpitching San Diego’s newly acquired Dylan Cease in what turned out to be a rare early season pitching duel.
“That was my first time going seven innings since 2017, so it felt good to be out there for that,” Hicks said. “It gave me even more of an urge to want to be out there and push myself a little bit.”
Jordan Hicks delivers a pitch during his home debut against the San Diego Padres. The free agent acquisition hurled seven innings, giving up five hits while striking out five in the Giants 3-2 victory.
Hicks limited the Padres to five hits, striking out five without walking walking a batter. Camilo Doval earned the win after working out of a ninth inning jam following a singlr and a walk. Tyler Rogers pitched a perfect eighth.
Michael Conforto had a three hit effort for the Giants, driving in a run with a pair of doubles and a single.
“Thank God we won because we did a couple of things early in the game that basically swung the game to their side,” Melvin said. “We have to be really good about the intangible stuff.”
The second game of the three game series will be Saturday evening at 6:05PM with Michael King of the Padres scheduled to take the mound against San Francisco’s Keaton Winn.
