Jeff Kent led off the do-or-die game against the Homestead Grays with a double, scoring when Mel Ott doubled him home. Even though Sam Bankhead’s 2-run single in the 2nd put Homestead up 2-1 early, Kent and the San Francisco Giants were just getting started. The 2nd inning would be the only inning that the Giants were scoreless. The Giants scored 4 runs in the 3rd thanks to three more doubles, including another by Kent. When Kent hit a 3-run homer in the 4th, it ended Edsall Walker’s day. But reliever Wilmer Fields walked 7, as none of the Grays pitchers could figure out the San Francisco lineup. Giants starter Juan Marichal was far from perfect, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits in 7 innings, and Jeremy Affeldt didn’t help, allowing 3 runs himself, but it didn’t matter as the Giants bats romped to a 16-7 win. Kent finished 5 for 6 with 2 doubles, a homer, 4 runs scored, and 4 RBI. Sam Bankhead, the #9 hitter for Homestead was 4 for 5 with 3 RBI in the losing effort.