San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Yusmeiro Petit throws Colorado Rockies in the first inning of their game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in San Francisco. Photo: Eric Risberg, AP
Yusmeiro Petit's fastball barely touches 89 mph, yet he now can touch a page in the major-league record book and point toward his name.
Starting in place of Tim Lincecum, who pitched his way out of the rotation at least temporarily, Petit on Thursday broke Mark Buehrle's major-league record of 45 consecutive batters retired.
Beyond setting a new mark of 46 and pitching the Giants to a 4-1 victory, Petit might have bought himself at least another start, with Lincecum remaining in the bullpen.
Manager Bruce Bochy said before the game that Petit's performance could play into that decision.
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The Giants won their third straight against the injury-depleted Rockies after the visitors took the first game of the series. San Francisco moved within 4 1/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the National League West.
The Giants face a much tougher test this weekend with the Central-leading Brewers' three-game visit.
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Petit tied and passed Buehrle's 5-year-old mark by striking out former Giants farmhands Jackson Williams and Charlie Culberson to start the third inning. Many fans, knowing Petit needed eight batters to set the record, stood and cheered.
The ovation got stronger when Petit's new record was flashed on the scoreboard.
The streak immediately ended at 46 when Rockies starter Jordan Lyles smashed a double to left. Charlie Blackmon then singled Lyles home to halve a 2-0 Giants lead that Gregor Blanco provided with a second-inning homer.
That was the only run against Petit in six innings. He allowed four hits and struck out nine without a walk.
Bochy removed Machi after 81 pitches, 11 fewer than his season high, even though Petit showed no distress in his sixth and final inning. He retired the top of the order on 10 pitches, including a strikeout of Justin Morneau to end it.
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The score remained 2-1 until the sixth, when Angel Pagan singled and scored on Hunter Pence's once-out sacrifice fly, after walks to Joe Panik and Pablo Sandoval.
Andrew Susac added an RBI single in the eighth against reliever Juan Nicasio.
Petit's streak began with Grady Sizemore comebacker to end the fifth inning of his most recent start, July 22 at Philadelphia, as he replaced Matt Cain.
He then retired 37 more in six relief appearances against Dodgers, Pirates, Brewers, Royals, Cubs and Nationals before he was tapped to start Thursday for Tim Lincecum, who pitched his way out of the rotation.
Petit tied Jim Barr's 42-year-old NL mark of 41 batters in a row on a first-inning flyball by Morneau, who broke up Madison Bumagarner's perfect game with a leadoff single in the eighth inning Tuesday.
Petit passed Barr, a former Giant, with Nolan Arenado's flyball to start the second inning.
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Yusmeiro Petit's fastball barely touches 89 mph, yet he now can touch a page in the major-league record book and point toward his name.
Starting in place of Tim Lincecum, who pitched his way out of the rotation at least temporarily, Petit on Thursday broke Mark Buehrle's major-league record of 45 consecutive batters retired.
Beyond setting a new mark of 46 and pitching the Giants to a 4-1 victory, Petit might have bought himself at least another start, with Lincecum remaining in the bullpen.
Manager Bruce Bochy said before the game that Petit's performance could play into that decision.
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The Giants won their third straight against the injury-depleted Rockies after the visitors took the first game of the series. San Francisco moved within 4 1/2 games of first-place Los Angeles in the National League West.
The Giants face a much tougher test this weekend with the Central-leading Brewers' three-game visit.
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Petit tied and passed Buehrle's 5-year-old mark by striking out former Giants farmhands Jackson Williams and Charlie Culberson to start the third inning. Many fans, knowing Petit needed eight batters to set the record, stood and cheered.
The ovation got stronger when Petit's new record was flashed on the scoreboard.
The streak immediately ended at 46 when Rockies starter Jordan Lyles smashed a double to left. Charlie Blackmon then singled Lyles home to halve a 2-0 Giants lead that Gregor Blanco provided with a second-inning homer.
That was the only run against Petit in six innings. He allowed four hits and struck out nine without a walk.
Bochy removed Machi after 81 pitches, 11 fewer than his season high, even though Petit showed no distress in his sixth and final inning. He retired the top of the order on 10 pitches, including a strikeout of Justin Morneau to end it.
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The score remained 2-1 until the sixth, when Angel Pagan singled and scored on Hunter Pence's once-out sacrifice fly, after walks to Joe Panik and Pablo Sandoval.
Andrew Susac added an RBI single in the eighth against reliever Juan Nicasio.
Petit's streak began with Grady Sizemore comebacker to end the fifth inning of his most recent start, July 22 at Philadelphia, as he replaced Matt Cain.
He then retired 37 more in six relief appearances against Dodgers, Pirates, Brewers, Royals, Cubs and Nationals before he was tapped to start Thursday for Tim Lincecum, who pitched his way out of the rotation.
Petit tied Jim Barr's 42-year-old NL mark of 41 batters in a row on a first-inning flyball by Morneau, who broke up Madison Bumagarner's perfect game with a leadoff single in the eighth inning Tuesday.
Petit passed Barr, a former Giant, with Nolan Arenado's flyball to start the second inning.
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