San Francisco Giants: The 16 Best Moments of 2016

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Oct 1, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Ty Blach (50) congratulated by manager Bruce Bochy (15) after the end of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 4: Ty Blach Performance Versus Kershaw/Dodgers

The San Francisco Giants had a really hard time finding a fifth starter all season long. It bounced around between Matt Cain, Jake Peavey, and Alberto Suarez. Eventually, it fell to Ty Blach. Blach did pretty bad in his start against the Padres, the first of his career. But Bochy had faith that he would find his command against the Dodgers. Blach was slated to start his second career game, against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers, with the postseason potentially on the line. Boy did he deliver.

Ty Blach pitched eight masterful innings against the Dodgers and completely shut down a pretty strong lineup. Blach’s command led him to creating bad contact and getting plenty swinging. He doesn’t really have a plus pitch, but if he can command a zone like that on a regular basis, the Giants might have found starter number five for 2017. Blach’s ability to locate all game long was absolutely masterful. It also kept up with the franchise trend of random players coming up clutch in the biggest moments. That also will be a theme as we look at our Top Three Moments of 2016.