Surging Giants help Bochy get 800th win
SAN FRANCISCO - Bruce Bochy's 800th victory as Giants manager was anything but typical.
Three blown leads, four hit batters, a rare shaky outing from Johnny Cueto, and back-to-back doubles in the ninth inning by two seldom-used players that provided the winning run.
However, with the third-best record in baseball, Bochy certainly isn't complaining.
Conor Gillaspie hit a game-ending RBI double with one out in the ninth inning to lift San Francisco past the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Sunday and give Bochy his milestone win.
''It was appropriate I guess to have this type of game, a torturous game, where it looked like we had things under control and it started to get away from us,'' Bochy said. ''It's a good win, because that would have been a tough one to take, to lose this ballgame.''
Bochy became the fourth manager in franchise history to reach the 800-win mark, joining John McGraw (2,583), Dusty Baker (840) and Bill Terry (823). Bochy, who had 951 wins with San Diego, leads active managers with 1,751 - 16th all-time.
''I don't think John McGraw has anything to worry about,'' Bochy joked.
With the victory, the Giants (49-28) tied the Texas Rangers for the most wins in baseball.