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San Francisco Giants: Javier Lopez’s Top Five Moments As A Giant

By Chris Estrada
Sep 19, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Javier Lopez (49) delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a MLB game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants pitcher Javier Lopez (49) delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a MLB game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 13, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants reief pitcher Javier Lopez (49) throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of their MLB baseball game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 13, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants reief pitcher Javier Lopez (49) throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of their MLB baseball game at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Lance Iversen-USA TODAY Sports /

Moment Number 2: An Unbelievable Surprising Catch

Sure Lopez is a pitcher and his best moments come from getting big outs with strikeouts, but this play was unbelievable. Usually a pitcher never leaves the mound especially for a pop up in foul territory. In this case, it was a pop up behind home plate near the backstop. The initial reaction is the catcher is going to catch it so, the pitcher would just stand there. Except in this instance, Lopez made a heads up play and ran towards the backstop immediately. It was good thing he did because catcher Hector Sanchez had no idea where the ball was. It’s not every day you see a pitcher make the highlight reel for their defense. This is definitely deserving of a look below:

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