Giants hurler Jeff Samardzija destroys his bat after striking out
San Francisco flamethrower Jeff Samardzija is used to breaking opposing hitters' bats with his nasty stuff. But on Tuesday the 6-foot-6 righty splintered his own bat over his knee after striking out in the eighth inning and stranding the two runners in scoring position.
On a night where he struck out 9 and got the W, why is this such a highlight?! #Shark #SFGiants https://t.co/V6aoq3vmYt
— San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) May 4, 2016
Samardzija can't be too made with the overall result as he struck out nine in eight innings in the Giants' 3-1 win; he improved to 4-1. Samardzija, who played football at Notre Dame, is hitting .200 after going 0 for 4 on Tuesday, but maybe his fortunes will change with that bat out of the picture.
"We all were stunned," manager Bruce Bochy said. "You don't see a pitcher do that very often.
"The way it broke off, he looked like Herman Munster."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
