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San Francisco was caught batting out of order in the first inning, taking away Buster Posey's RBI double. Bochy submitted a lineup with Posey batting fourth, but the reigning NL MVP and batting champion hit third.
Bochy called the mistake a "perfect storm" of events.
As the defending World Series champion manager, Bochy had been finishing rosters all day for the NL All-Star team announcement. It also was only the second day the Giants used a digital lineup in the clubhouse, which showed Posey batting third, where the All-Star catcher had batted in 15 straight games until Friday.
Papers passed out in the press box and the scoreboard in center field listed Posey third as well -- just not on the official lineup card submitted to the Dodgers and umpires. Bochy said he filled out the card and gave it to bench coach Ron Wotus, declining to name the Giants official who entered the lineup into the electronic system.
"The buck stops here," Bochy said, assuming all the blame.
"You feel horrible," he said. "There's not a worse feeling. At that point, you're going, `Geez, what's going on?' We've had a lot of things happen, and now that. That was a huge game for us. I would've felt horrible if that would've played a part in us not winning."
Thankfully for the Giants, it didn't.
Bochy called the mistake a "perfect storm" of events.
As the defending World Series champion manager, Bochy had been finishing rosters all day for the NL All-Star team announcement. It also was only the second day the Giants used a digital lineup in the clubhouse, which showed Posey batting third, where the All-Star catcher had batted in 15 straight games until Friday.
Papers passed out in the press box and the scoreboard in center field listed Posey third as well -- just not on the official lineup card submitted to the Dodgers and umpires. Bochy said he filled out the card and gave it to bench coach Ron Wotus, declining to name the Giants official who entered the lineup into the electronic system.
"The buck stops here," Bochy said, assuming all the blame.
"You feel horrible," he said. "There's not a worse feeling. At that point, you're going, `Geez, what's going on?' We've had a lot of things happen, and now that. That was a huge game for us. I would've felt horrible if that would've played a part in us not winning."
Thankfully for the Giants, it didn't.
