Carlos Rodón walked off the mound and into the San Francisco Giants dugout after eight nearly spotless innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night prepared for a conversation about whether he'd get a chance at walking back onto the field for the ninth. Earlier in his career, Rodón admits he might have dug in his heels and pleaded his case. Those days are over, the byproduct of wisdom gleaned from too many trips to the operating room. So when San Francisco manager Gabe Kapler turned to closer Camilo Doval to get the final three outs, Rodón nodded his head and then watched the flamethrowing 24-year-old finish out a 2-0 victory that handed the surging Giants their sixth win in seven games. read more https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401355204
