The Giants came out flat as they are sometimes known to do for getaway games and late rally fell short. Key Lines:
Mike Yastrzemski CF- 1 for 3, HR(6), Sac. BA= .265. A big key for the Giants is for YtY to not let a trip to the IL derail the rest of his season. So how has he been doing since coming off the IL? Happy you asked! .308/.333/.500 over his last 7 games.
Mike Conforto RF- 2 for 3, HBP. BA= .244. Conforto is hitting .423 over his last 7 games.
Mitch Haniger LF- 1 for 4. BA= .238. With 2 outs and runners on first and second in the first inning, Haniger hit a line shot tot he right side but right into the glove of Rowdy Tellez 1B. That kind of set the tone for the game.
Blake Sabol C- 1 for 4, HR(6). BA= .244. Sabol got the Giants within 2 runs with one swing of the bat for a 3-run HR in the 7'th inning. Sabol has been struggling but this is why the Giants need to find a way to keep him all season. That will be a challenge when everybody is healthy.
Alex Cobb RHP- 4 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 4 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 3.05. Cobb came out struggling with his command which was not helped by umps who squeezed him at home plate and called him for a disengagement and a balk that even Shawn Estes couldn't figure out while reviewing replays. Credit to Cobb to pull it together and pitch 2 more scoreless frames and save the bullpen.
Tristan Beck RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 4/1. ERA= 4.10. Beck is playing a valuable role in the bullpen while gaining tremendous experience at the MLB level and he's getting better with each appearance. His ERA for May is 2.89 in 18.2 IP with 17 K's and just 1 BB. He pitched 6.1 scoreless frames in 3 days in this series alone.
Ryan Walker RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, GO/AO= 2/0. ERA= 0.00. And how about this Walker kid and his extreme crossfire delivery? He might get sent down when Luke Jackson RHP comes off the IL but he looks like he'll be back if so.
The Loss dropped the Giants to the 6'th seed position in the Wild Card race but they remain 4.5 games behind the Dodgers who lost to the Rays 11-10 in the NL West.
The Giants start a homestand with a 3-game series against Pirates tomorrow afternoon with Anthony DeSclafani RHP facing 43 yo Rich Hill LHP in game 1.
Yesterday was one of those games where I wish kapler would have gotten himself tossed over the strike zone
ReplyDeleteIn fairness, the unofficial ump scorecard on Twitter says home plate ump Nic Lentz was 98% accurate and 94% consistent with just a 0.17 runs in favor of the Brewers. There were a couple of times early when Cobb was right no the edge of the zone and he called them balls. Probably not a big factor by themselves but sometimes when that happens more than once early it gets into a pitcher's or batter's head.
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