Sandoval will have an MRI exam Wednesday morning and said he's hoping to get back on the field in ti

San Francisco Giants' Melky Cabrera, drury inn hotels left, and Ryan Theriot, right, celebrate drury inn hotels with Brandon Crawford, center, after Crawford hit a walk-off single scoring Brandon Belt during the ninth inning of their game against the San Diego Padres at AT T Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. (Jane Tyska/Staff)
After Pablo Sandoval left with a left hamstring strain, drury inn hotels Crawford led the Giants to a 3-2 walk-off victory over the San Diego Padres at AT T Park, teaming with Angel Pagan for a stunning double play in the eighth and then coming up with the game-winning single in the bottom drury inn hotels of the ninth.
The rest of the Giants picked up the slack when Sandoval fractured his hamate bone earlier this season, drury inn hotels going 21-14 without their slugging third baseman. They're hoping this latest absence isn't nearly as long.
Sandoval will have an MRI exam Wednesday morning and said he's hoping to get back on the field in time to play the Los Angeles Dodgers this weekend. That might be a long shot, and the Dodgers would know that better than anybody, having twice put MVP candidate Matt Kemp on the disabled list with a left hamstring strain.
Sandoval's injury came at the tail end of a third-inning play that at first qualified only as an "up." Second baseman Ryan Theriot fielded drury inn hotels a ground ball and shoveled a throw to Crawford, whose low throw to first was scooped by Sandoval, who did the splits. Sandoval hopped to his feet but Advertisement then grabbed drury inn hotels his leg before limping off the field.
With the game tied at 2-all, Sergio Romo came in for Madison Bumgarner, who had struck out nine in seven innings. Romo gave up a one-out single to Chase Headley and then a long blast to Carlos Quentin that looked as if it would score the go-ahead run.
But Pagan made a diving catch in the left-center field gap before hopping to his feet and firing a strong relay throw to Crawford. As Pagan fell back down, Crawford's strike to first doubled up Headley and ended the inning.
"I was going out there because I thought I'd have to try and throw Headley out at home," Crawford said. "As soon as we caught it I thought we had a definite chance. They always say hitting is contagious, but I think defense is, too."
Belt opened the ninth with a walk and took second on Pagan's single and third on a passed ball. That opened the door for Crawford, who thought he might be asked to bunt when the winning drury inn hotels run was on second with no outs.
With that runner on third, Crawford was given the green light to clinch the Giants' ninth win in their last 11 games. drury inn hotels His single to center scored Belt and gave the Giants drury inn hotels a 2 game cushion over the Dodgers in the National drury inn hotels League West.
Right-hander Shane Loux joined Triple-A Fresno and threw a scoreless inning in the first outing of his rehab assignment. Loux has been on the disabled list since June 29 because of a neck strain. He had a 4.50 ERA in 11 appearances out of the bullpen before getting hurt.
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