Cash Kruth
MLB.com
Juan Uribe hit a tiebreaking home run in the third inning and the Giants survived the wildness of starter Jonathan Sanchez and their bullpen in a 5-4 win over the Red Sox on Friday night at AT&T Park.
Sanchez gave up a three-run homer to Boston's Kevin Youkilis as part of a 37-pitch first inning, but the Giants tied the game in the second.
Buster Posey hit an RBI single up the middle to score Pablo Sandoval, who led off the inning and advanced to second on a wild pitch. After Aaron Rowand walked, Eli Whiteside reached on an infield single, loading the bases with one out for Sanchez.
Sanchez laid down a beautiful, well-placed bunt just beyond the reach of pitcher Tim Wakefield, who, after finally retrieving the ball, wildly flipped it over the head of Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia at first, as both Posey and Rowand scored.
Uribe hit his team-leading 12th home run of the season in the third inning to break the tie.
Sergio Romo and Santiago Casilla each experienced their own adventures in the sixth -- Romo inheriting two runners and loading the bases with a walk -- and seventh, with Casilla walking three batters and throwing three wild pitches.
With two outs in the eighth, closer Brian Wilson also joined in, allowing the first two batters to reach before getting the final four outs to earn his 21st save. Wilson, who loaded the bases after allowing a run in the ninth, had an extra cushion thanks to Freddy Sanchez's eighth-inning sacrifice fly.
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