Giants righthander Reiver Sanmartin entered San Francisco’s series finale against the Nationals on Wednesday in the eighth inning for mop-up duty. Or so he thought.
The Giants trailed Washington 9–1 heading into the bottom of the eighth and looked like they were about to slip even further into the giant hole they’ve dug themselves into in the NL standings with an astounding level of underperformance this season. But this game was not over.
