Mike Bolsinger: Bolsinger surrenders three runs vs Giants

Leake’s cutter was lively inducing multiple ground outs mixed with his slider and sinker.

RAYS 4, MARLINS 2: Asdrubal Cabrera hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning, a one-out drive off Bryan Morris (5-4), to push the Rays to 12-6 in interleague play this season as Tampa Bay beat Seattle. Leake did not rule out the possibility of making a decision before he even hits the open market, and said he has enjoyed his time in San Francisco.

“I was fine with that explanation”, Gonzalez said. “I’d like to pick a team and get ready to go with that team, instead of delaying the process”.

Leake’s former Reds teammate, Byrd, wasn’t in the lineup – a significant blow for the 38-year-old outfielder, who nearly certainly won’t get the 15 plate appearances he needs over the final four games to vest his pricy option. The Giants, facing the mathematical impossibility of six back with five to play, again failed to gain entry to the postseason as defending World Series champions for the third time in five years.

Sometimes this game can be pretty predictable, though, and there are a lot of avenues that may lead Leake and the Giants to an agreement.

“He was playing with it, but it was bothering him a few”, Bochy said.

Losing confidence in his curveball, his best pitch since spring training, didn’t help either. Leake is represented by Beverly Hills Sports Council, an agency the Giants have worked with many times, from Tim Lincecum’s deals to the Pence extension. Samardzija had allowed four runs or more in seven of his last eight starts prior to his last start and has a 4.96 ERA for the season. “He’s young (27), but yet he’s a veteran pitcher”. He’s durable. He had the hiccup with the hamstring (strain) but that’s a freak deal. But he knows what he’s doing out there.

The Dodgers found that out Wednesday.

Jimmy Rollins had the only hit of the first eight innings for the Dodgers, a single to center field in the fourth inning.

The Dodgers ended their longest skid in San Francisco since June 12, 1961-April 16, 1962, when they lost a franchise-worst nine straight road games in the rivalry.

It was the kind of quick and flawless performance that has the front office picturing what might be in a healthy season. They all began hugging and dancing on the mound. Wednesday night, though, was Leake at his best.

Leake said his outing on Wednesday was partly the result of having “a pretty clear mind today …” INF Nori Aoki is also meeting with Collins to see if he can be cleared to return before the season ends.

Impending free agent Mike Leake gave the Giants something to think about in his final start of the season.

Although Leake expressed disappointment at not doing more to lift the Giants into the playoffs, Bochy said the right-hander “brought what we were hoping”. Peralta served up a home run and Liberatore got his one batter.

San Francisco Giants’ Angel Pagan, right, is congratulated by Matt Duffy (5) after scoring against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the third inning of a baseball game Wednesday, September 30, 2015, in San Francisco.

“Who invented that, anyway?” “It’s fun and I’m going to go enjoy it”.

Noonan missed the 69th splash hit – and first this season – by a couple of feet.

The Dodgers need to make up two games in the final four games of the season if they want to host Games 1 and 2 at Dodger Stadium.

— Speaking of the offseason, my Facebook page is a good way to keep up on random stories and posts. “I think this team did a pretty good job for what they were challenged with”. Get on it, people.

When Bolsinger grooved his next pitch, Duffy smacked a two-run shot to left field.

Ruggiano, a 2004 Dodgers draftee who passed through the hands of five different teams after being traded away in 2006, was reacquired on August 31 and has since hit.308/.357/.654 with four homers in 56 PA, serving as a pinch-hitter and short half of a leftfield platoon with Carl Crawford. A similar thing happened last month when Duffy sprained his ankle diving back into first. But it’s tough to make the playoffs, especially when you have injuries. On the next pitch, he stole second. Duffy, who went into the game leading all NL rookies in hits, also singled in the sixth and in the ninth.