Tyler Anderson fell one out short of a Quality Start and the Giants rode the three true outcomes to a lopsided win to salvage 1 game out of the 6 games they played against the cross-bay rivals this season. Key Lines:
Austin Slater DH- 2 for 5, BB. BA= .304. Slater was 0 for 6 in his previous 2 games but filled the leadoff role well as the DH.
Brandon Belt 1B- 1 for 3, 3 BB. BA= .296. So 3 true outcomes: The Giants lineup struck out 14 times but drew 8 walks and hit 3 HR's. Belt did not homer but walked 3 times and scored 2 runs. BTW, of those 8 walks, 3 scored ahead of HR's, another scored ahead of a hit and one came with the bases loaded to drive in a run.
Darin Ruf LF- 2 for 4, HR(5), 2 BB. BA= .303. Darin Ruf continues to rake.
Brandon Crawford SS- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(6). BA= .283. The Crawford renaissance rolls on. Hitting .391 over his last 7 games and .330 over his last 30. His BA stood at .171 on August 9.
Luis Alexander Basabe RF- 1 for 4, BB, SB(2). BA= .200. Basabe scored the first run when he walked, stole 2B which seemed to distract Mike Minor enough to give up a 2-run dinger to the next batter, Chadwick Tromp. He also made several very nice running catches in RF including a very tough one up against the wall in foul territory.
Chadwick Tromp C- 3 for 5, HR(4). BA= .213. Tromp has definitely had his moments and he had a particularly good game today. Johnny Cueto's start was pushed back but Tromp started at C anyway because Joey Bart needed a day to clear his head. Does Tromp catch tomorrow night too?
Tyler Anderson LHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 8/1. ERA= 4.53. After giving up 4 runs in the second inning and getting ejected from his last start, Anderson came back strong in this one by keeping the ball on the ground. He gave way to Shaun Anderson after loading the bases with 2 outs in the 6'th falling one out short of a QS. Shaun Anderson did not allow any of his inherited runners as he got the first batter he faced on a ground force out.
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The Win evened the Giants record again at 26-26. They are tied with the Reds and BrewCrew for 8'th place in the NL but the Reds hold the tiebreaker. Not clear what the tiebreakers situation is with the BrewCrew.
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The Giants come home to Oracle Park for their final 8 games, 4 against the Rockies and 4 next weekend against the Padres. Johnny Cueto RHP starts game 1 of the Rockies series facing German Marquez RHP, who has pitched very well for the Rockies this season.
Rox: Arenado to IL
ReplyDeleteThe move assures the Rockies of being without Arenado for the final eight games of the season -- four at San Francisco starting Monday, and four in three days at Arizona starting Friday.
Just sayin'