The Giants offense came to life for 6 runs on 3 2-run dingers in the 5'th inning to support another dominant start by Madison Bumgarner. Oh, and Bummy hit one of the HR's himself! Key Lines:
Denard Span- 0 for 3, 2 BB, SB(7). BA= .263. When you are the leadoff hitter in a lineup, it doesn't really matter how you get on base. Span's OBP was .400 in this game.
Joe Panik- 1 for 5, HR(6). BA= .242. Panik got the party started in the 5'th.
Buster Posey- 1 for 4, HR(8), BB. BA= .264. Posey seemed to be going back into a slump, but his bat woke up long enough to drive in Matt Duffy, who was HBP, ahead of him. I didn't hear where this pitch hit duffman. Hopefully not on the same hand the previous one.
Brandon Belt- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB. BA= .306. Terrific game by Belt, but strangely enough, he did not figure in the scoring.
Madison Bumgarner- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .156. Here's a variation of something I saw on somebody's blog today. Now I can't find it but give credit wherever it's due. Since the start of the 2014 season, Madison Bumgarner has hit a HR ever 16.7 PA's while Mike Trout has hit one every 18.2.
Madison Bumgarner- 7.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 11 K's. ERA= 1.91. Another double digit K day for Bumgarner who now has 28 of them which is right up there with all the Giants great except Timmy and he's closing on Timmy fast.
Chris Stratton- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.00. So far, so good for Stratton in his first 2 innings of MLB experience. Next step is to get the ball in a moderate leverage situation or go multiple innings.
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With the Win, the Giants finally gained a game on the Dodgers who lost to the Cubs 7-2 falling 5.5 games behind the NL West leaders. Julio Urias' second MLB start was a big better than his first, but still not good. He'll probably be a beast someday, but not out of the gate. The Rockies also lost to fall 8.5 games off the pace.
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The Giants now move on to St Louis for the final leg of this 10 game roadie. Johnny Cueto faces Adam Wainwright in the first game tomorrow evening.
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FWIW Doc, the back to back to back 2-run HRs started with Bummy, not Panik, in the fifth and ended with Posey.
ReplyDeleteGreat to finally gain another game on the money-cursed Dodgers.
I was there...a truly dominant game from Bumgarner.
ReplyDeletepence needs surgery. out for at least 8 weeks. this blows
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