Brandon Belt rode into the ballpark on a trailored boat with his signature captain hat on while tossing baseballs into the stands in a festive pregame scene. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch, then delivered an insurance home run hours later in the eighth inning. His San Francisco Giants held on in a nail-biter to salvage opening day as fans hugged and cheered in relief. Austin Slater doubled with two outs in the 10th inning for his first career walkoff RBI, sending the Giants past the Miami Marlins 6-5 on Friday. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401354258
