Chris Shaw and Aramis Garcia lead Giants to big win in MLB debuts

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SAN FRANCISCO — Friday night’s lineup had four 25-year-olds and one 24-year-old in it. One of the 25-year-olds threw seven shutout innings. Another hit a solo homer. The 24-year-old drove in the first run of the night. 

The first night of what should be a youth-filled stretch run went well for the Giants. Aramis Garcia and Chris Shaw drove in runs in their big league debuts, backing Andrew Suarez in a 7-0 win over the Mets. 

Garcia's first career RBI came on a solo homer in the eighth, shaking the ballpark a few hours after Andrew McCutchen touched down in New York. Here's what you need to know from a night the Giants got back to .500... 

—- Jeff McNeil hit a hard first-inning grounder up the middle that Joe Panik couldn’t snag, and for a while that’s all the Mets could accomplish. Suarez retired 17 straight after the hit, but McNeil was hit to lead off the seventh and Austin Jackson picked up a single. Suarez got out of the jam. Wilmer Flores flied out and Jay Bruce hit into a 3-6-3 double play. 

—- Suarez has recovered nicely after a rough start in Cincinnati. He threw seven shutout innings Friday, allowing just two hits. In two starts on this homestand, he had thrown 14 scoreless innings and given up just five hits. 

—- Shaw struck out on three pitches in each of his first two at-bats, but in the seventh he hit a fly ball to medium center field, allowing Brandon Belt to score from third. Shaw gave way to defensive replacement Gregor Blanco in the top of the eighth. 

—- Garcia picked up his first career hit in style. The catcher took Robert Gsellman to deep left in the bottom of the eighth to give the Giants a 2-0 lead. Garcia’s homer left the bat at an even 100 mph and landed well up the seats in left. His parents and siblings, who have been here all week waiting for his debut, went crazy in their seats along the third base line. 

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