A baserunning mistake by Blake Sabol LF ended the Giants best and last chance for another come-from-behind win. Key Lines:
J. D. Davis 1B- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .285. Davis was the Giants lone run producer of the day with a pair of RBI singles.
Luis Matos CF- 2 for 4. BA= .282. The BA is still volatile due to a small sample and he didn't figure into the scoring but 2 more hits for Matos, who continued to glide around CF like the great ones, is an encouraging sign for the future.
Blake Sabol LF- 0 for 3, BB. BA= .256. With the D'Backs holding a 2-run deficit, Sabol drew a 2-out walk in the 8'th inning to put runners at first and second. Patrick Bailey C then hit a grounder down the 3B line that hit the bag and looked like it was going to go on down the LF line creating a chance to tie the game if Sabol could come around from 1B. Unfortunately, he didn't notice that Evan Longoria was able to field the ball and got hung up between 2'nd and 3'rd for the final out of the inning without even one run scoring. Of course, there were two outs so the next batter would need to keep the line moving but we've seen Brandon Crawford SS get some big hits in situations like that. Hopefully that's a learning experience for Blake Sabol. It's great to be aggressive on the basepaths but you have to pay attention to where the ball is and what the runner in front of you is doing.
Anthony DeSclafani RHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 4.28. Tony D was coming off a disaster start and allowed runs in the first two innings, but settled down and ended up with a QS. He didn't get enough run support. Encouraging start for him looking forward.
Tristan Beck RHP- 2.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.54. Beck threw some good pitches but was more inconsistent than we've seen him recently.
The Loss left the Giants 2.5 games behind the NL West leading D'Backs and tied with the Dodgers for the final two Wild Card playoff spots 0.5 games behind the Marlins. BTW, if you feel like the Giants have a pattern of coming out flat on Sundays, you might be right. They are now 5-7 in Sunday games this season.
The Giants have a travel day tomorrow as they head about as far away as they can get to series against the Blue Jays in Toronto where the Giants have not played well over the years. SP for Tuesday is listed as TBD. I'll guess it's an Opener with Ross Stripling RHP coming in as the bulk-inning guy.
Churn Watch: As expected, Luke Jackson RHP went on the IL with a back strain. He was replaced on the active roster by Ross Stripling, who was also out with a back strain, coming off the IL.
great 10 game stretch winning 8 games against Dbacks, Padres, and Dodgers. interesting roster decisions coming up. They currently have 14 position players and 12 pitchers. Wilmer Flores might come off the IL on Tuesday. Who gets sent down, Isan Diaz, David Villar, or Casey Schmidt. Don't like seeing Schmidt not playing everyday. Alex Cobb might come off the IL on Friday, who gets sent down. Pitching staff might run into issues with Short relievers Brebbia, Alexander and Jackson on the IL. Kap might have to ask bulk relievers to pitch as short relievers, which they'll need to adjust to.
ReplyDeleteThe Dodgers ended up losing to the Astros so the Giants lead them by 0.5 game for the second Wild Card spot and trail the Marlins for the first spot by 1 game.
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