NRL referees boss Tony Archer has hit back at his predecessor Bill Harrigan, throwing his support behind his whistleblowers for their performance in State of Origin III.Harrigan slammed the performance of referee Gerard Sutton in Wednesday nights dead rubber at ANZ Stadium, saying he wouldnt have selected him.Sixteen penalties were blown in the match, the equal-second most in an Origin match since 1996.Twelve of those were given in favour of NSW in their 18-14 win - coincidentally the same number Queensland received when winning last years series decider by a blowout margin.The penalty count was 9-1 in the Blues favour at halftime after the Maroons copped a string of them for infringements while desperately defending their line.However Archer not only said his refs were correct in penalising the Maroons for their repeated infringements in the first half, he said they performed well across the whole series.Going into game two, I reminded the referees that if there were infringements in the ruck or on the 10 metres, my expectation is that they are penalised to ensure a flow to the game, Archer said.There was a period where NSW were in a strong attacking position, theres four penalties in about seven or eight minutes.I expected the referees to penalise those that infringe and was comfortable with what they did in that period of the game.Harrigan said Sutton didnt get a feel for Wednesdays clash and Gavin Badger - who played no part in the series - should have been one of the two referees.When you get into a State of Origin youve got to have a feel for the game and an empathy for the game, Harrigan, who refereed 21 Origins, told Triple M.And I just think that Gerry didnt have that feel last night.If youre going to blow a penalty its got to have impact and have the desired affect that youre after ... and when he gave some of the penalties that werent needed to be given.Harrigan, who publicly backed Sutton after the opening game of the series, thought he should have made way for Badger in Wednesday nights clash.I would take Gerry out, I wouldnt have had them for Game III, Harrigan said.I thought (Gavin) Badger deserves his go. 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He will probably miss only one start.The Giants go into Sunday tied with the New York Mets for the top spot in the National League wild-card race. The St. Louis Cardinals trail the Mets and Giants by one-half game. San Francisco is eliminated from NL West contention with a loss or a Dodgers victory at home over Colorado.Blach gets the call to face resurging veteran left-hander Clayton Richard, who is 3-2 with a 1.87 ERA in nine games (seven starts) since rejoining the Padres on Aug. 6 following a three-year absence from San Diego and Petco Park.Richard, who is throwing from a new arm slot with a sinker added to his repertoire, has already faced the Giants since his return to the Padres. On Sept. 13, he held them to three runs oon 11 hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings at AT&T Park.dddddddddddd. That was one of five straight games the Padres have won with Richards starting.Claytons put himself in our plans moving forward, Padres manager Andy Green recently said of the 33-year-old.Bochy picked Blach over Jake Peavy and Matt Cain to make Sundays start.Ty has started more recently then either Peavy or Cain, Bochy said. Blach has made two, three-inning appearances for the Giants since being promoted from Triple-A Sacramento.Blach was 14-7 with a 3.43 ERA in 26 starts with Sacramento. His 14 wins tied a Sacramento franchise record. With San Francisco, Blach has allowed one hit over six scoreless innings with a walk and a strikeout.Blach should be familiar with half the starters deployed by the Padres on Sunday.Catcher Austin Hedges, right fielder Hunter Renfroe (who hit his first major league homer Saturday night off Bumgarner), center fielder Manuel Margot (who had his first major league hit and RBI on Saturday) and second baseman Carlos Asuaje all faced Sacramento while members of the Padres El Paso affiliate that won the Pacific Coast League title.San Diego left fielder Alex Dickerson and infielder Ryan Schimpf also played for El Paso earlier in the season. ' ' '