Game Wrap 9/29/2023: Dodgers 6 Giants 2

Kai Correa's first game as the Giants Manager went about the same as Gabe Kapler's last game.  Key Lines:

Wilmer Flores 3B- 2 for 3, HR(23), BB.  BA= .284.  The Giants got just 2 hits in the game and Wilmer had both.  Love Wilmer but once again, if Wilmer is the best hitter on your team it's not a good team.

Keaton Winn RHP- 5.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 0 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 8/0.  ERA= 4.68.  The peripherals look great and a QS seemed to be within treach until an obviouely tiring Winn gave up a 3-run blast to J. D. Martinez in the 6'th inning.  This may not be a good time of the season to be stretching your starting pitchers out, especially if you are thinking about trying to trade them for hitters over the offseason.  The Dodgers TV announcers mentioned that the Reds had scouts in attendance.   Is Keaton Winn trade bait or a building block?  The Reds seem to line up as potential trade partners due to their surplus of young hitters and dearth of young pitchers.

Sean Hjelle RHP- 3.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 5/2.  ERA= 6.52.  Speaking of scouts, did the Reds scouts see enough in Hjelle to take him in trade for hitting?

The Reds scouts will get a chance to evaluate Tristan Beck RHP this evening in a 6:05 start time facing Clayton Kershaw LHP

Churn Watch:  In a flurry of moves, Keaton Winn was activated from the COVID 19 IL, Luke Jackson RHP was activated from the paternity list, Casey Schmitt IF was recalled from AAA Sacramento.  In corresponding moves, Mitch Haniger OF went on the 10 day IL with a back strain, J. D. Davis IF went on the 10 day IL with a shoulder strain and Joey Bart C was optioned to AAA Sacramento.