Rodgers finished with 222 yards and two touchdowns on 25 of 39 passing. However, New York's defense stepped up in a major way and batted two consecutive passes from the back-to-back MVP, including on a fourth-and-2 play that essentially clinched the game. Of course, Aaron Rodgers didn't go quietly into the night as he brought the Packers all the way to the Giants' 6-yard line with an opportunity to tie the game at 27 with a minute to play. Then, Saquon Barkley - who briefly left this game due to a shoulder injury - surged back onto the field and gave the Giants the go-ahead touchdown on a goal-line run at the 6:08 mark in the fourth. He was the catalyst during a 15-play drive that traveled 91 yards that helped New York draw even with the Packers at 20 in the early stages of the fourth quarter. He completed 21 of 27 for 217 yards and added 37 yards on the ground. It was a stellar effort by Daniel Jones, who battled through an ankle injury he suffered last week to play in this game. They also held Aaron Rodgers and the Packers offense to zero points over that stretch. Brian Daboll's team found itself trailing by double digits heading into the locker room at halftime, but rattled off 17 points in the second half - including 14 in the fourth quarter - to mount the comeback. ![]() With all the fireworks at the plate, the forgotten man on the mound was Downs, who racked up his eighth win on a seven-hitter while helping his own cause with two hits and two RBIs in three at-bats.The New York Giants' remarkable start to the season continued across the pond in Week 5, upsetting the Green Bay Packers in London, 27-22, to move to 4-1 on the year. We’ve got to get some more hits,’ ” said Mitchell, who was 4 for 5. “I was telling (outfielder) Donell Nixon, ‘What if they come back on us? That would be the greatest comeback in the world. Herzog waved the white flag by clearing his bench in the sixth inning, but the Giants weren’t ready to quit. The Giants rocked him for eight more runs, including three home runs - Bob Melvin’s sixth, Clark’s 20th and Riles’ landmark homer in the seventh inning.īy this time, the 34,666 fans were giddy, and the kids in the bleachers had worn themselves out chasing balls over the fence. The next Cardinals pitcher, left-hander Steve Peters, did not fare much better. Forsch lasted only 1 1/3 innings and his line was a pitcher’s nightmare: eight hits (two homers), eight runs (all earned), one walk and one strikeout. San Francisco, ending a streak of 60 innings without a homer, ripped five in the next two innings. The runs piled up like points on a pinball machine after the fourth inning, which, by the way, coincided with Bob Forsch’s appearance in relief. “That hit I wasn’t real proud of, but it made things happen.” It made it more relaxing for us,” said the 38-year-old Speier, who had six RBIs. “That was the big hit for the team because it gave us more RBIs and a cushion. Speier agreed that of all his hits Saturday - doubles in the first and second innings, a home run in the fifth, a single in the sixth and a triple in the seventh - the cheapest one was the most meaningful. “With everything that happened, it was just unbelievable to watch.” Said Cardinals manager Whitey Herzog, who could only scarf down his postgame meal and try to keep things in perspective: “I was hoping we’d have a doubleheader. “I can’t remember a time in my managing career having a game like this,” said Giants manager Roger Craig after watching his club chalk up its ninth victory in 11 games. The Giants’ milestone will be duly noted: Both the bat and the ball will be sent to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The New York Yankees are the only other team to hit 10,000. San Francisco ripped five homers and Ernest Riles’ three-run shot accounted for the Giants 10,000th franchise home run.Veteran infielder Chris Speier hit for the cycle for the second time in his career, and third baseman Kevin Mitchell’s four hits and four RBIs equaled his career highs.The 21 runs were the most in the Giants’ San Francisco history, and the 20 hits were a season high.The 19-run difference was the largest margin of victory in Giants history.Louis Cardinals produced enough offense for a Hall of Fame bat and ball and some entries in the record books. How about lots of offense? Make that tons of offense. SAN FRANCISCO - Kelly Downs’ bid to pitch the Giants’ fourth consecutive shutout was spoiled Saturday, but his teammates tried to make up for it by providing some offense. (This story was originally published in 1988)
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