To add even more to his postseason lure: Sandoval shook off the flu. He was sick Friday, got IV treatment Saturday and didn't take infield practice.
"I was going to play no matter what," Sandoval said after the game.
Call this his "flu game." It wasn't as individually dominant as Michael Jordan's famous flu game in the 1997 NBA Finals, but it sure was important for the Giants. They had fallen behind 4-1 in the third inning and rallied to tie the game in the fifth.
Both of Sandoval's hits came from the right side too. He only hit .199/.244/.319 right-hander in the regular season, so this performance was even more impressive.