SAN FRANCISCO — Facing reigning National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcantara, the San Francisco Giants knew runs would be hard to come by Friday night.
San Francisco returned to a familiar formula over the past week but one that would have felt foreign before their current win streak, which they extended to four games. With just enough timely hitting, the Giants maximized their chances, chased Alcantara in the sixth and beat the Marlins, 4-3.
After 21 hits over the final two games of their sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies, the Giants (21-23) managed only five Friday night. But they were also much better with runners in scoring position against Philadelphia than they had been all season, and they continued their clutch hitting in their first of three games against Miami (23-22).
