Mike Yastrzemski CF/RF hit the go-ahead HR in the 6'th inning and the bullpen shut it down the rest of the way to give the Giants a split of their 4-game series with the Cardinals.
YtY- 1 for 2. HR(2), 2 BB, SF. BA= .295. YtY reached base 3 times plus had the productive out with the SF. His overall OBP is .371. I'd say that's pretty much exactly what you want from your leadoff hitter. He is 6 for 16 since coming off COVID IL. The HR today was off a very tough LHP. All very good signs going forward.
Darin Ruf 1B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .204. Brandon Belt 1B was a late scratch due to lingering soreness in his neck. Ruf has hit in 6 of 7 games for a .292 BA and a .393 OBP in May. Also a good sign going forward.
Lamonte Wade Jr RF- 1 for 2, HR(1). BA= .250. Wade Jr's blast cleared the bullpen area to the right of straightaway CF and landed in the stands. Per Twitter it would have been out of all 30 ballparks. A healthy Wade Jr will do a lot to revive the Giants struggling offense.
Jakob Junis RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 5/2. ERA= 1.20. Looks like the Giants have a full complement of 5 SP's with Alex Cobb RHP back and Jakob Junis sustaining his success for a third game, this time as a SP rather than a "bulk innings" guy. They'll have to sort it out when Anthony DeSclafani RHP comes back but that's a good problem to have.
Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(5). ERA= 2.84. Doval looked confident today and struck out no less than Nolan Arenado to end the game. Seems like he is settling into the Closer role, also a good sign for the future.
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Ordinarily we would be disappointed in a split at home but considering where the team was at after Friday's game, a split looks terrific. The Giants record improved to 16-12 which is still only good for 4'th place in the NL West, a crazy good division.
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Carlos Rodon LHP tries to keep the Giants winning ways going tomorrow evening against Austin Gomber LHP and the Colorado Rockies.
How good is the NL West? All 5 teams are currently above .500. A month into the season. Cumulatively the NL West is 30 games above .500. The AL East is the only other division currently above .500, at just 6 games over.
ReplyDeleteI was very impressed with the Home plate umpire. Believe his name was Junior Hernandez. Strike zone was great for all the pitchers. Nice to see.
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