
The way Don Mattingly saw it, pinch-runner Gregor Blanco was stopped by his third base coach, should have been called out on interference and never in position to score the winning run. Third base umpire and crew chief Fieldin Culbreth let Blanco stay on third despite Mattingly's argument, Joe Panik hit a game-ending sacrifice fly moments later with the Dodgers in a five-man infield, and the San Francisco Giants edged Los Angeles 3-2 Wednesday night. ... It's not reviewable.'' Culbreth said if third base coach Roberto Kelly ''doesn't physically assist him in returning to the base, there's no interference.'' ''Don came out and asked me did I see him grab him? ''I don't feel he was stopping me at all.'' After the delay, Panik delivered a long fly off J.P. Howell that easily scored the winning run as the champion Giants wound up posting back-to-back wins for only the second time this season.
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