Game Wrap 7/31/2023: D'Backs 4 Giants 3

The Giants failed to extend their high-wire act as their luck ran out in the 11'th inning of an extra-inning loss.  Key Lines:

Wilmer Flores 3B- 1 for 5, HR(14).  BA= .298.  Wilmer's solo HR in the 3'rd inning got the Giants their first run.

Patrick Bailey C- 2 for 5, 2B.  BA= .258.  Blake Sabol LF led off the 4'th inning with a walk.  Bailey's double put runners at 2'nd and 3'rd with no outs.  Brandon Crawford's Sac Fly scored Sabol but the Giants couldn't add on.

Jake Junis RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.55.  Junis was the Opener, or was it Starter?  Featured Pitcher?  Whatever, he did good pitching 3 scoreless frames.  

Alex Wood LHP- 2.2 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.83.  Wood came in for Long Relief, or was it Featured Pitcher?  He was good for 2 IP, but then fell apart in his 3'rd inning of work.  

D'Backs scored their designated runner in both extra innings.  Giants scored a run on the wild pitch in the 10'th inning to stave off defeat but their luck ran out in the 11'th as they left Casey Schmitt 3B stranded at 3B after he got there with one out.

The standings on mlb.com don't seem to have updated after the game today so not sure where they settle out.

Alex Cobb RHP tries to get the Giants back the winning side of the ledger tomorrow evening facing Zac Gallen RHP.  

Churn Watch:  

Mike Yastrzemski OF went on the IL with a hammy strain and is expected to miss 2-3 weeks.  Isan Diaz IF was called up to replace him.

The Giants also made a curious trade today with, you guessed it, the Mariners!  The Giants acquired veteran A. J. Pollock OF and Mark Mathias IF plus cash for a PTBNL or future cash.  Ohhhkay!  For those of you who had your heart set on a certain 2-way player, take that!  Now, my bad for thinking today was the trade deadline.   That's not until tomorrow afternoon so FZ could still have a move or two up his sleeve but yeah, I don't think A. J. Pollock is exactly what the fanbase was expecting.  On top of all that, the oft-injured Pollock is....you guessed it.  The IL!  But he's could be activated if all goes well during pregame drills tomorrow.  Yay!  In fairness, he has sported a SLG% of over .500 as recently as 2021 and his BABIP this season is just .181 so a positive regression would not be totally unexpected and he's better against LHP's so he could be a valuable RH platoon bat.