Gorkys Hernandez had a big night and scored both of the Giants runs to support a Dominant Start by Madison Bumgarner and a shutdown 9'th inning from Sam Dyson as the Giants evened their final series with the Dodgers. Key Lines:
Gorkys Hernandez LF- 3 for 4, 2 2B, BB, SB(12). BA= .258. Hernandez had been hampered by a sore wrist most of September, but he shook that off to lead the offense.
Denard Span CF- 3 for 4, SB(11). BA= .268. Apparently the plan is to move Span to LF next year and go after a CF on the offseason. I agree the Giants need better defense in CF, but Span is not what they need out of LF which is 30 HR's.
Buster Posey C- 2 for 4. BA= .316. Buster's season rolls on. Love to see more power, but hey, a .300+ BA and .400+/- OBP with great catching defense is nothing to scorn.
Madison Bumgarner LHP- 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 3.32. While I am a marginal member of the Tank Brigade, I do think it's important for the Giants to have confidence that Bumgarner is fully healthy going into next season, which he certainly seems to be.
Sam Dyson RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(14). ERA= 5.40. It's also important for the Giants to have confidence in Dyson as either a closer or setup man going into next season. I know the Dodgers did not have anything to play for in this game, but they have been so hard to close out all season, this Save impressed me.
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With the Win, the Giants fell into a tie with the Phillies in the race for the #1 overall draft pick. They lead the White Sox by 1 game and the Tigers by 1.5 games. While it's nice to control your destiny with the first pick, there is currently no clear #1 draft prospect out there, so it's really no big deal other than an extra $ million or 2 which could theoretically be used to sign a HS player or two away from school down in the draft, although most of the extra $$$ would likely go to the top pick.
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Chris Stratton tries for a series win and to send a message for next season in the series and season finale agains the Dodgers facing Clayton Kershaw who will likely not stay in there longer than 5 innings or 70 pitches.
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Span: Totally agree. In fact, I'd rather see him as the 4th OF if they don't trade him.
ReplyDeleteDyson: 2.95 ERA for the Giants. He's one of four relievers with an sub-3.00 ERA (Strickland, Moronta & Gearrin the others.)