The Giants offense went back into sputter mode, Ty Blach faltered after 4 no-hit innings and the Giants lost quietly. Key Lines:
Joe Panik 2B- 2 for 4. BA= .313.
Brandon Belt 1B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .270.
Brandon Crawford SS- 3 for 4. BA= .273.
Gregor Blanco CF- 2 for 4. BA= .391.
These 4 players all had multi-hit games. Unfortunately, they were all singles and McCutchen(.204), Posey(.341), Longoria(.149) and Pence(.200) all went 0 for 4 and failed in multiple RBI opportunities. McCutchen in particular left 7 runners on base although in 1 AB he hit the ball hard but right at the SS.
Ty Blach LHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 4.43. Blach sailed through 4 innings allowing just 1 BB. He started to falter in the 5'th but should have been out of it with just 1 run allowed but for an error by Brandon Belt which allowed Carlos Asauaje reach base on a replay call. For some reason, Bochy thought it was a good idea to send him back out in the 6'th to face the Padres order for the 3'rd time with predictable results: 2B, 2B, 1B. Boom! The score was 4-0 and you kind of knew the game was over at that point.
Pierce Johnson RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.13. Johnson continues to impress in the chances he gets.
Sam Dyson RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 7.11. Franchy Cordero greeted Dyson with a bomb. He then settled down to retire the last 6 Padres batters in the game. Still would not trust him in any situation where the outcome of the game is in doubt.
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The Loss dropped the Giants into 3'rd place in the NL West, 4 games behind the D'Backs who outscored the Dodgers 8-7. The Rockies topped the the Nationals 2-1 to remain 3 games off the lead in 2'nd place. The 4'th place Dodgers are 5.5 games behind while the Padres still bring up the rear at 6 games off the pace.
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Derek Holland tries to get the Giants back to .500 facing Clayton Richard who always seems to be tough on the Giants.
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i have a feeling that blach is better as a swingman and if suarez continues to tear it up, blach could be the one going to the pen.
ReplyDeleteAfter Will Smith and Samardjiza are back - the rotation ought to be Cueto, Stratton, Samardjiza, Beede, Suarez - release Dyson and Holland, Blach goes to longman in the pen: Moronta, Johnson, Gearrin, Smith, Watson and Strickland.
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