The Giants' offense woke up, scoring seven runs on 12 hits in a bounce-back win over the Yankees.
Two batters later, Thairo Estrada hit a 77 mph flare to short that had some movement on it and fooled rookie Anthony Volpe. His diving attempt came up short and the Giants scored again on their second infield single of the inning.
Taylor Rogers gave a run back in his debut, but Mike Yastrzemski's double in the top of the ninth highlighted another rally, padding the lead for Doval, who needed it on this day. The young closer's first pitch of the season was an automatic ball because he was slow warming up and it didn't get any smoother.
Doval made the right pitch at the right time, though, getting Stanton to bounce into a game-ending double play. Here are three more things to know:Before the game, Crawford exchanged lineup cards with brother-in-law Gerrit Cole. About 90 minutes later, he checked another stadium off a very long list.
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