Giants infielder Matt Duffy came up in the ninth inning with something to prove. After Buster Posey was intentionally walked to face Angel Pagan, Marlins pitcher Steve Cishek struck out Pagan, bring Duffy to the plate with the bases loaded and two outs.
Duffy came up huge, cracking a 1-0 pitch from Cishek into left field, driving in the game-winning run.
"He's a good hitter, he battles up there," manager Bruce Bochy said to CSN Bay Area. "That's a tough matchup for a righty (against Cishek). The thing I liked was that he was aggressive. He got his pitch to hit and he let it go."
Bochy will keep his utility man involved, but could give him more time if Casey McGehee continues to struggle.
"When he's not playing, it's a nice weapon we have on the bench," Bochy said. "He can pinch-run, pinch-hit … we saw what he did last year. You can really use him in critical situations because he's such a tough-nosed ballplayer and he wants to be up there with the game on the line."
Duffy is hitting .228 with 10 RBI in 66 at-bats this season.