Giants shut out slumping Padres behind Alex Wood's strong start

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Not all the San Francisco Giants were convinced they had nailed Brandon Drury at the plate, although they were certain of one thing — catcher Joey Bart made one heck of a pick and tag to deny the San Diego Padres what would have been the tying run.

Alex Wood held San Diego to three singles in 6 1/3 innings and the Giants benefited from an overturned call at the plate to beat the sputtering Padres 1-0 Monday night.

Drury was originally called safe as he slid headfirst into the plate on Kim Ha-seong's double into the left field corner with one out in the seventh. But Bart popped up from his tag and motioned to the dugout to challenge the play. The Giants did and the call was overturned to thunderous boos from the sellout crowd of 40,686.

There was a slight delay as some fans threw trash onto the field, prompting a warning from the PA announcer.

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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood delivers against the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in San Diego.  (AP Photo/Mike McGinnis)

"What a pick by Joey," Wood said. "They don’t get any better than that. That was a sick relay. Gonzo hustled to make a play in the corner, Craw made a pretty good throw and Joey made just an unbelievable pick to save the game."

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said Bart "made one of the best picks and tags I think I’ve seen from a catcher. That was a great play from him. Luis (Gonzalez) gave me a great throw, right to my chest. There were a lot of good parts to that play."

Crawford said he wasn't real confident the call would be overturned.

"I thought live it was