WASHINGTON — There was a familiar face standing 60 feet, 6 inches away Saturday afternoon at Nationals Park, and it showed, as the Giants followed up their seven-run explosion with another strong offensive showing in a 5-2 win.
It was Aaron Sanchez, whom the Giants know well from the seven starts he made for them last season, and he didn’t exactly inspire any feelings of regret over San Francisco’s decision to designate him for assignment last August.
For the second straight day, the Giants brought at least nine men to the plate in an inning, this time scoring four runs in the fifth inning that knocked Sanchez from the game. Although it didn’t quite match their seven-run second inning from Friday, it was more than enough to earn the win behind five solid innings from Alex Wood and another shutdown showing from their bullpen.
