SAN FRANCISCO _ Manager Bruce Bochy hopes Pablo Sandoval can deliver some much-needed intangibles to his beleaguered San Francisco Giants.
"We need a little presence here," Bochy said before Saturday night's 5-4, 10-inning win over Arizona, explaining why the club promoted its one-time star from Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day.
The AT&T crowd had to wait until the seventh inning to get the Panda effect, but his lead-off double to left-center field woke up the joint _ and his teammates. Sandoval scored moments later on a double to right by Jarrett Parker before Hunter Pence delivered the most welcome blast of the night.
His two-run shot over the left-field fence was his first home run at AT&T all season and brought the Giants within a run in a game they once trailed 4-0.
Sandoval was on the bench when the Giants threatened again in the eighth. Bochy pinch-hit Buster Posey in his place, and his ground-ball double play scored Kelby Tomlinson to tie the game.
The Giants won it in the 10th when Parker beat out a slow bouncer to deep second base, scoring Denard Span.
