SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ¡ª Chris Shaw is still looking for his
first big league hit.
However
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24-hour-old MLB career.Shaw and fellow Giants debutante Aramis Garcia drove in
the game¡¯s first two runs, and rookie left-hander Andrew Suarez outdueled Zack
Wheeler as San Francisco beat the New York Mets 7-0 on Friday night.Shaw, an
outfielder called up earlier in the day to replace the traded Andrew McCutchen,
lofted a sacrifice fly to center in the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie.
Shaw had struck out on six pitches in his previous two at-bats.¡°I¡¯ll take that
stat line any night if it gives us the lead in the seventh,¡± Shaw said. ¡°To be
able at that point in the game to put us up 1-0 was incredible.¡±Garcia, a
catcher also making his first major league appearance, homered leading off the
eighth for the Giants¡¯ second run and then capped the Giants¡¯ six-run inning
with an RBI single. Like Shaw, he had struck out in his first two big league
at-bats.Garcia, who watched his family crying on the outfield scoreboard after
circling the bases on his homer, said he traded ¡°a couple of bats, some batting
gloves and some signed baseballs¡± to the fan who caught the ball in the
left-field stands.¡°What I like about what happened is they struck out the first
two times up and then they found a way to get it done,¡± Giants manager Bruce
Bochy said. ¡°It can be a shot in the arm for you when a couple of young kids
come up and contribute.¡±After giving up a first-inning double to Jeff McNeil,
Suarez (6-9) retired 17 straight batters until hitting McNeil with a pitch
leading off the seventh. He then gave up a bloop single to Austin Jackson, but
worked out of the jam by getting Jay Bruce to hit into an inning-ending double
play.Suarez allowed two hits in seven innings, striking out five out and walking
none
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despite dealing with a headache starting in the first inning. Tony Watson worked
the eighth and Ty Blach pitched the ninth to complete the three-hitter.Wheeler
(9-7) was almost as good, striking out nine and walking none while allowing four
hits and one run over seven innings. It was his first loss since June 22 ¡ª he
had won seven straight decisions. He allowed five earned runs in six August
starts.¡°I think it¡¯s just consistency, mechanically and trusting my stuff. My
fastball command has been better,¡± he said. ¡°Everything seems to be working
really well right now. I just have trust in my pitches.¡±Garcia¡¯s homer came off
Robert Gsellman. Brandon Belt added a two-run triple later in the inning off
Daniel Zamora, and Austin Slater, Gorkys Hernandez and Garcia followed with RBI
singles off Drew Smith.The debuts of Shaw and Garcia marked the first time two
position players had made their first big league appearance in the same game for
the Giants since first baseman Will Clark and second baseman Robby Thompson
debuted on April 8, 1986, at Houston.TRAINER¡¯S ROOMMets: 3B David Wright, who
has not played since May 2016 while having three surgeries for neck, back and
shoulder injuries, rejoined the club to continue his rehabilitation. He is still
on the disabled list but said he hopes to be activated sometime in
September.Giants: C Buster Posey, who had right hip surgery on Monday, was on
crutches when he visited the Giants¡¯ clubhouse before the game. His recovery
time is expected to be six to eight months.NO ¡°SURRENDER¡±Giants executive VP of
baseball operations Brian Sabean said after trading McCutchen to the New York
Yankees that ¡°we don¡¯t like to surrender,¡± but acknowledged a 3-1 home loss to
the NL West-leading Diamondbacks on Wednesday was a turning point. The Giants
began Friday night in fourth place in the division, 7 1/2 games behind Arizona.
¡°Simply
put
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odds became taller,¡± he said. ¡°It was the prudent thing to do. Three teams ahead
of us and we¡¯re running out of games.¡±HIGH PICKWheeler was the sixth overall
selection by the Giants in the 2009 MLB draft, and was traded as a minor leaguer
to the Mets in 2011 for outfielder Carlos Beltran. He has now allowed two runs
or fewer in his last eight starts, posting a 1.19 ERA during that span.VEGAS
BOUNDThe Giants said infielder Abiatal Avelino, obtained Friday from the Yankees
as part of the trade for McCutchen, was assigned to their Triple-A club in
Sacramento and would join the River Cats for a season-ending weekend series at
Las Vegas.STREAK ENDSThe Mets, who were shut out for the 11th time this season,
had won their five previous games in San Francisco.UP NEXTLHP Steven Matz (5-11,
4.36 ERA), who tied his season high by going seven innings in his previous
outing, takes the mound for the Mets in the second game of the series. LHP Derek
Holland (7-8, 3.65) starts for the Giants, who have won five of his last six
starts, although he¡¯s only gotten credit for victories in two of those games.
World Series champion Joe Girardi was interviewed Friday by the Texas Rangers in
their search for a new
manager.Girardi
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the former New York Yankees and Florida Marlins manager, was the first person
with big league managerial experience interviewed by the Rangers as they look to
replace fired manager Jeff Banister.People familiar with the details said the
Rangers interviewed Girardi inn Arlington. The team is making no public comments
about the first round of managerial interviews.Girardi managed the Yankees to a
World Series title in 2009, their 27th overall and only one since 2000. He had a
910-710 record over 10 seasons in New York (2008-17). His contract wasn¡¯t
renewed after the Yankees lost to eventual World Series champion Houston in a
seven-game ALCS last October, and he was a studio analyst for MLB Network this
season.In his only season managing the Marlins in 2006, Girardi was the NL
manager of the year after a 78-84 record with the team that had the lowest
payroll in the majors.Girardi, whose 54th birthday is Sunday, played 15 seasons
in the big leagues. The catcher was part of three World Series championships in
his four seasons with the Yankees, and also played for the Chicago Cubs,
Colorado and St. Louis.The Rangers previously interviewed Chicago Cubs bench
coach Brandon Hyde, Astros bench coach Joe Espada and Texas assistant general
manager Jayce Tingler.Banister was the AL manager of the year in 2015, his first
season in Texas. The Rangers won the AL West titles in 2015 and 2016, but are
coming off consecutive losing season. He was fired with 10 games left in a
95-loss season when the focus shifted to the development of younger
players.