Darin Ruf hit his second home run of the season in the Giants’ 3-2 win vs. Padres on Wednesday. Ruf’s blast bounced off Jorge Mateo’s glove before leaving the park.
We've all had our rough moments at the ballpark. San Diego Padres utility man Jorge Mateo had a moment to forget Wednesday when Giants left fielder Darin Ruf stepped to the plate.
Ruf hammered a fastball to deep center field when Mateo looked to rob to the deep blast. Instead of a robbery, though, Mateo gave the Giants a huge assist as the ball bounced off his glove and over the fence.
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Ruf now has two homers on the year. His long ball in the second inning went 402 feet and was hit 100.4 mph off the bat.
The Giants are looking to win their second straight game against the Padres to take the three-game series in San Diego.
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