It's one thing to get shut down by Clayton Kershaw, who might the be best pitcher in the NL right now. It's quite another to get blanked by Dana Eveland, a tub of lard who has bounced around many organizations and seems to surface with a different one every year, maybe more than every year. It was a frustrating night for Ryan Vogelsong who was not only victimized by a total lack of run support but by a seemingly endless string of infield dribblers and a ticky-tack balk call. I will add that the Giants, Brandon Belt in particular, did hit several balls hard that found their way to gloves. Another microcosm of the season, and there have been many of those. Key Lines:
Brandon Belt- 1 for 4. BA= .216. Not an impressive line, but the single was smoked and he was robbed of an extra base hit in the 4'th when third baseman Jeff Sellers made a leaping grab of a liner that was headed down the line. Later he crushed a ball that Matt Kemp caught up against the CF wall 400+ feet away. Everybody from Vin Scully to Brandon though the ball was gone when his left his bat. Anyway, don't let it get you down, Brandon. Keep swinging the lumber!
Brett Pill- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .286. Pill earned some more looks with another XBH.
Ryan Vogelsong- 8 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 K's, GO/AO= 12/2, Balk. ERA= 2.66. Talk about getting BABIP'ed! The Dodgers have to be setting some kind of record for infield dribblers the series. The balk was a balk, but it was not a deceptive move designed to freeze a runner. Vin Scully had some interesting commentary on how he thinks the balk rule needs to be revised after this one.
The Dangerous D'Backs came from behind once again to edged the Pathetic Padres 6-5 in 10 innings to drop the Giants 9.5 games behind in the NL West. The Dodgers are now looming just 2.5 games behind the Giants in 3'rd place. Not that it really matters, but as a Giants fan, I don't want them to finish behind the Dodgers, of all teams!
Madison Bumgarner takes the mound facing Hiroki Kuroda in the series finale in an afternoon game. Oh, and Bacci! I agree with you that all Saturday and Sunday games in SF should be in the afternoon.
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Better luck next year this year was cursed with injuries.I would like to think if Posey and F. Sanchez we would still be in first place.
ReplyDeleteThe difference between Posey being able to hit in the middle of the lineup vs Whitey and CStew hitting 7'th or 8'th and being close to automatic outs is huge. It shortens the lineup, creates too many innings where they have essentially no chance of scoring, cuts too many rallies short. Posey's injury ripped the guts right out of the lineup and it was never replaces, even with Beltran during his hot streak.
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