Casey Schmitt added two more hits to his tally and kickstarted a six-run second-inning rally, which Michael Conforto punctuated with his fourth home run in six games.
SAN FRANCISCO — With two more line-drive base hits Monday, Casey Schmitt continued his blazing start to his big-league career. And unlike most of his impressive first week in the majors, his teammates followed and provided enough support to pick up a win, too.
Schmitt added a double in the fifth inning, giving him five multi-hit efforts in his first seven MLB games. The Giants haven’t had a player since 1970 start his career with as many hits as Schmitt in his first seven games, and only three in the history of the franchise can claim as hot of a start to their careers — one being Willie McCovey.
But the Giants had yet to take full advantage of the infusion of energy — and offensive firepower — to their batting order. In Schmitt’s first six games, they went 2-4.
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