A big Giants rally fell victim to BABIP luck and fell just short of overcoming a 7-1 hole dug by one of Madison Bumgarner's worst starts in recent memory. Key Lines:
Kevin Pillar CF- 2 for 4. BA= .234. Pillar has gotten hot, hitting .407 over his last 7 games and .291 over his last 15. He scored 3 of the Giants 8 runs in this game.
Brandon Crawford SS- 2 for 3, 2 2B, SF. BA= .212. Crawford drove in 3 runs and scored once. His bat has shown sputtering signs of life lately but he's still hitting just .231 over his last 7 games.
Mike Yastrzemski LF- 2 for 4, HR(4). BA= .264. Talk about finding traction! The sweet swing is finding its mark with a .438 BA over his last 7 games. Second HR in as many days. 3 RBI's and 2 Runs.
Madison Bumgarner LHP- 3.2 IP, 10 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 4.28. Yikes! Bummy's string of QS comes to a thudding end. Maybe the distractions are piling up? Maybe it was just a random bad start? He'll need to come back strong in his next start to maintain trade value.
9'th Inning- Frustrating finish to what looked like it had the makings of a completed comeback. First of all, the Giants are still convinced Steven Vogt was safe at 3B on the bunt attempt by Tyler Austin. Secondly, with two runners on base, the last two outs came on line drive outs to the OF.
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The Giants move on to Phoenix, AZ where Jeff Samardzija starts the first game of the series tonight against RHP Taylor Clarke.
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Vogt was safe. I've seen reversals correctly called on this very thing previously. The ball was within the fingers of the glove, but still considered in flight as it hadn't made contact with leather by hitting the pocket.
ReplyDeleteAnd that's the problem with replay. It needs to be consistent, or whats the point?
I don't fault the umpire on the field. Too close to call. But once we go to video, get it right. With a transparent explanation of the rule as called.