Giants Outfield Trio Ignites 12-8 Comeback Win

MODESTO, CA -Bryan Reynolds knocked out five hits, three San Jose players homered and the Giants overcame an early five-run deficit in a 12-8 victory over the Modesto Nuts on Sunday afternoon at John Thurman Field. San Jose (17-27) rallied from 6-1 down scoring 11 straight runs in the contest to pick-up their first win of the series.
Reynolds (5-for-6, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI), who finished a home run shy of the cycle, matched a San Jose Giants single-game record with his five hits. Reynolds also drove in four runs. Heath Quinn (3-for-3, HR, 2 RBI) added three hits, including a key go-ahead home run while reaching base in all five of his plate appearances. Gio Brusa (2-for-5, HR, 3 RBI) and Jose Vizcaino Jr. (1-for-4, HR, RBI) also homered for the Giants. The outfield trio of Reynolds (CF), Quinn (RF) and Brusa (LF) combined to go 10-for-14 with five runs scored and nine RBI's.
San Jose trailed 6-1 after two innings on Sunday before using a five-run top of the fourth to tie the game. Quinn started the frame with a single before Brusa stepped to the plate and launched a two-run home run to straightaway center. The homer, Brusa's sixth of the season, brought the Giants to within 6-3. Matt Pare was then hit by a pitch before taking second on a wild pitch. A one-out passed ball moved Pare to third before Vizcaino, Jr. drew a walk. Jalen Miller was up next and he singled sharply up the middle to plate Pare with the third run of the inning. Following a Ryan Howard fly out, Reynolds belted a triple to deep left center bringing home both Vizcaino Jr. and Miller to tie the game 6-6. San Jose sent all nine batters to the plate during their five-run top of the fourth.
Quinn then gave the Giants a 7-6 lead when he drove the first pitch of the top of the fifth over fence in center for a solo homer. The home run was Quinn's second this year with San Jose.
Meanwhile, Giants starter Jake McCasland settled down after early struggles to finish his outing strong. McCasland allowed six runs on eight hits over the first two innings before tossing three straight scoreless frames. The right-hander worked back-to-back 1-2-3 innings in the fourth and fifth and retired seven Nuts batters in a row to end his start.
With the score still 7-6, Yordy Cabrera entered from the bullpen to begin the bottom of the sixth and pitched around a two-out single to keep San Jose ahead.
The Giants then extended their lead with a run in the top of the seventh as Quinn drew a leadoff walk before a two-out RBI double into the left center gap from Jonah Arenado made the score 8-6.
In the bottom of the seventh, Cabrera (2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 SO) issued a one-out walk to Eric Filia before Ricky Eusebio doubled down the left field line to put runners on second and third. Cabrera though settled down to strikeout Joe DeCarlo before Daniel Torres grounded out to end the inning with the potential tying runs stranded in scoring position.
San Jose kept the pressure on with three more runs in the top of the eighth to stretch their lead to 11-6. The first six batters of the inning reached base safely for the Giants. A single from Miller started the rally before Howard walked. Reynolds then grounded an RBI single into left - his fifth hit of the afternoon. Following a walk to Aramis Garcia which loaded the bases, Quinn and Brusa delivered back-to-back RBI singles for an 11-6 cushion.
Vizcaino Jr. then completed the San Jose scoring for the day with an opposite field solo homer to right in the top of the ninth. The homer, Vizcaino's second of the season, extended the lead to 12-6.
Caleb Simpson (2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO) pitched the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings for the Giants to close out the victory. DeCarlo smacked a two-out, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to bring the Nuts within 12-8, but Simpson quickly retired the next batter, Torres, to end the game.
McCasland (1-4) earned his first win of the season despite allowing six runs (all earned) on 10 hits over five innings. He walked one and struck out two.
Jose Santiago (0-1) was saddled with the loss out of the Modesto bullpen. Santiago was charged with four runs (all earned) in two innings of work.
Notes
* The Nuts have still won two out of the first three games of the home-and-home series. Modesto won on Friday and Saturday at Municipal Stadium before San Jose's Sunday victory at John Thurman Field.
* The Giants matched their largest deficit overcome in a win this season. San Jose also rallied from five runs down to defeat the Nuts on May 2 at Muni (11-7 win).
* Both teams finished with 15 hits on Sunday. The Giants were 7-for-16 (.438 AVG) with runners in scoring position.
* San Jose improved to 11-11 on the road this season (6-16 at home)
* Reynolds became the 36th player in the 30-year history of the San Jose Giants to record five hits in a game. There has never been a six-hit game in team history. Reynolds grounded out to third base in the top of the ninth on Sunday in his bid for a sixth hit.
* Brusa's six home runs this season is tied for the team lead (Garcia, Dillon Dobson). He has two home runs in his last three games.
* Quinn is batting .364 (8-for-22) with two home runs in six games with the Giants this season.
* Sunday marked the beginning of a seven-game road trip for San Jose.
* The Giants are now tied with Rancho Cucamonga for the league lead in home runs (40 HR).
* Pitcher Caleb Smith was activated off the disabled list before the game on Sunday. Pitcher Heath Slatton was placed on the 7-day DL.
On Deck
The Giants and Nuts conclude their four-game home-and-home series on Monday evening with first pitch at John Thurman Field scheduled for 7:05 PM. Conner Menez (2-2, 3.62 ERA) is slated to start on the mound for San Jose while Modesto is expected to counter with Pablo López (2-4, 6.32 ERA). The game can be heard live on sjgiants.com with coverage beginning at 6:45 PM.

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