The Giants outscored the Reds in a slugfest led by Wilmer Flores. Key lines:
Luis Matos CF- 2 for 4. BA= .258. Matos is hitting .333 over his last 7 games, albeit still without power.
Wilmer Flores DH/1B- 2 for 3, 2 HR(11), BB, SF. BA= .292. Wilmer was the hitting star driving in 5 runs and scoring 3 and he's having a heckuva season so far.
Michael Conforto RF- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .243. Conforto stays hot. He went 0 for 5 in the suspended game but is hitting .379 over his last 7 games.
Anthony DeSclafani RHP- 2 IP, 4 H, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.72. I know Great American Ballpark was Tony D's home park in his past life with the Reds but he really should not be allowed to pitch in that ballpark. Nice K/BB but the homers......Oh, and Tristan Beck RHP was optioned to AAA Sacramento to make room on the roster for Tony D. Maybe a kneejerk reaction but which one of those two would you rather have ROS?
Jake Junis RHP- 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.97. Speaking of the ROS.......
Derek Law RHP(Reds)- 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 0 K. ERA= 3.67. How long ago was Derek Law a Giant? Nothing seems to have changed!
Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, Save(30). ERA= 2.40. Doval earns 2 Saves in one day and looked like he didn't break a sweat. Will he be available tomorrow?
After the smoke cleared, the Giants lead the Wild Card playoff race by 1.5 games over the Phillies and 1 game over the D'Backs. They trail the NL West leading Dodgers by 1.5 games.
The Giants ran their win streak to 7 games and guaranteed themselves no worse than a split of the 4-game series in a ballpark that has been very tough for them over the years.
Ross Stripling RHP, another pitcher who probably should not be allowed to pitch in Great American Ballpark tries to extend the Giants win streak tomorrow against Graham Ashcraft RHP.
Frustrating and exciting game to watch! So impressed with how the team has fought since the injury to Estrada.
ReplyDeleteI understand Farhans rationale here sending Beck down since he has an option and wants to preserve depth. That said, Beck has been awesome for us and I wish we didn’t send him down because he has absolutely earned his spot on the staff. Injury will likely make this moot anyways.
junis needs to DFA'd at this point and it may happen once brebbia is ready to go
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Deletedavid villar may be on the taxi squad tomorrow depending on the severity of wade's injury. wisely may be turning a corner with his bat up in the show which is going to put some heat on schmitt.
ReplyDeleteGiants: 3rd best record in NL, 6th best in MLB.
ReplyDeleteWhere are all those loud commenters a month ago saying how terrible this team is when it was pointed out that all the numbers showed that this was a playoff contender?
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