Gallo, Choo homer as Rangers keep away from sweep in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO – Willie Calhoun hit a groundbreaking victim fly after the Giants entered the bases loaded in the seventh inning. Joey Gallo followed with a triple home run and the Texas Rangers defeated San Francisco 9-5 on Sunday to avoid a threesome. Game sweep.

Shin-Soo Choo also went deep in Texas. Scott Heineman had two hits, including a double with two runs, and Jeff Mathis added an RBI single.

“That’s one thing we couldn’t, we couldn’t take advantage of and finish some of these rallies,” said Rangers manager Chris Woodward. “We got ourselves into a situation late in the game to keep beating them. We could have broken this game wide open with another big goal. We want that to be a criminal offense.”

The Rangers started with points and hits on the final day in the AL before hitting season highs in both against the Giants.

Texas broke the game up with a seventh run in four after San Francisco scored three goals in run six and wiped out a 5-2 lead.

They also got help from San Francisco’s bullpen when reliever Andrew Triggs (0-1) ran three consecutive batters on 14 fields to open the seventh. After Calhoun’s victim had flown 6-5 by Tyler Anderson, Gallo pressed a 0-2 pitch in the right center.

Gallo singled, doubled up, and left.

“To answer with runs, after they pitched a pretty big inning and started getting momentum on their side, once we got those four runs in the seventh you could feel that the game was starting to change,” Gallo said. “It was a huge boost for us.”

Jonathan Hernandez (2-0) retired six batters to win.

Evan Longoria and Chadwick Tromp met San Francisco. Tromp’s was the first of his career, with Hunter Pence tripling to get a season opening 0 for 23 Funk.

“We had really good energy, especially on the offensive side of the ball,” said Giants manager Gabe Kapler. “We showed the ability to come back in a game. That is very encouraging. We showed a certain resilience.”

Choo pulled his second home run of the season over the right field wall at McCovey Cove ahead of Giants starter Jeff Samardzija in the fifth. On Friday, the Rangers lead-off batsman hit an opposing homer in first place of the game.

Texas also had an encouraging foray from the left Kolby Allard on its first start. Allard allowed a run and two hits before coming out after throwing 75 pitch in four innings.

Samardzija gave up five runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings and was the first Giants pitcher to make it through five innings despite having a blister on his pitching hand.

“No excuses,” said Samardzija. “That’s how it works. You have to learn to adapt and make adjustments.”

GIANTS SEND HAMILTON TO METS

The Giants swapped outfielder Billy Hamilton for right-handed Jordan Humphreys for the Mets. Humphreys was immediately admitted to the alternative training position in San Francisco.

Hamilton signed with the giant in the off-season but was not on the team’s opening list.

“We know the importance of having extra bats and extra weapons in the (bullpen) and that only made Hamilton tougher, especially since we went down to a 28-man roster size later this week,” said Chaplain.

ROSTER MOVES

Triggs was retrieved from the Alternate Training Site prior to the game. RHP Jandel Gustave was designated for assignment.

Texas called infielder Anderson Tejeda.

QUOTEABLE

“It will get better. It will improve. I think 2020 should test us all, especially now. It’s just another test that we have to go through.” -Woodward

TRAINING ROOM

Rangers: Woodward hopes 2B Rougned Odor will be available for Tuesday’s game in Oakland. The smell left Saturday’s game with a tightness in the sloping area on his right. . OV Danny Santana was placed on the 10-day injured list with a load on the right forearm. Santana is 1 for 17 and hasn’t played since Tuesday.

Giants: LHP Drew Smyly was placed on the 10-day list of injured with a load on the left index finger. Smyly had seven breakouts in four innings on Saturday before leaving for discomfort in the Finger.

NEXT

Rangers: Texas remains in the Bay Area and starts a three-game series in Oakland on Tuesday. LHP Lance Lynn (1-0, 0.00) starts the opener. Texas won Lynn’s previous two starts that season.

Giants: No starter has been announced for Monday’s game in Colorado.

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