An 8-run explosion highlighted by Brandon Crawford's 3-run HR in the 6'th inning gave the Giants a 9-0 lead which they nearly squandered in a Coors Field near nightmare. Key Lines:
Mitch Haniger LF- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .213. I think it's important for Haniger to end the season on a positive note. Hopefully this game is the beginning of that.
Brandon Crawford SS- 1 for 4, HR(7). BA= .196. Yep, 3-run HR's win games. It's been a painful season for Crawford in more ways than one. He long ago cemented his mark as one of the greatest if not THE greatest SS in franchise history. He does not have anything left to prove. I would be great if he announced his retirement before the final home game so he gets a proper send off.
Thairo Estrada 2B, Joc Pederson DH and J. D. Davis 3B had 2 hits each. Every Giants batter in the boxscore had at least 1 hit.
Sean Manaea LHP- 5.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, GO/AO= 9/1. ERA= 4.73. Manaea's ERA since the All-Star break is 3.80 in 47.1 IP. 3.18 in 28.1 IP in August and Sept. 3 ER in 11 IP in his last 2 appearances, both Starts. I bet the Giants are hoping he won't opt out of his contract. I'm not sure sure he won't.
Camilo Doval RHP gave up 4 runs, 1 ER, in the 9'th inning with Taylor Rogers LHP coming in to get the final out. Rockies scored a total of 4 unearned runs on 3 errors, all by pitchers.
The Win gains the Giants 0.5 games in the Wild Card race. They trail the Marlins and Cubs by 2 games.
Giants have a day off tomorrow before resuming their final road trip in Arizona on Tuesday against the D'Backs. TBD facing TBD.
doval looks like he's out of gas and with the playoffs very unlikely, there needs to be talk about shutting down doval for the year. let the rodgers brothers close or go committee.
ReplyDeleteI agree Doval appears to be out of gas but I think that is true for the entire non-starting pitching staff. Too many bullpen games will tend to do that.
DeleteSF leads AZ 6-5 in season series so holds the tiebreaker going into these 2 games. Thus this series is important² – at least a split will work.
ReplyDeleteGiants throwing TBD in both games against Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen, the best AZ has.
Lord, have mercy...