Keaton Winn pitched six strong innings and the Giants hit just well enough to secure a series win on the road. Key Lines:
Jung Hoo Lee CF- 2 for 4. BA= .270. Lee seems to starting to hit his stride, hitting .313 over his last 7 games, and should not bat anywhere but leadoff even against LHP's.
Jorge Soler DH- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .239. Still not a lot of power but Soler bounces back from a terrible game last night.
Matt Chapman 3B- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .208. Chapman drove in a valuable insurance run and set up an opportunity for more in the 8'th inning but the Giants left runners at 2'nd and 3'rd stranded.
Thairo Estrada 2B- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .239. Thairo is hitting .380 over his last 7 games.
Keaton Winn RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 4.09. Winn did not give up a run until the 6'th inning when he took a comebacker off the foot which appeared to affect his location and the next batter hit a solo HR. He later issued a walk to Jazz Chisholm but Patrick Bailey C took care of him on a CS. Bob Melvin indicated he took Winn out early due to concern for the impact of the (very mild) foot injury. Winn appears to be a full-fledged MLB SP with avoiding serious injury his biggest challenge.
Erik Miller LHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 6.00. Melvin used Miller in the 7'th with just a 1-run lead. He now has 4 consecutive scoreless appearances with 7 K and 0 BB in 4 IP.
Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(3). ERA= 3.60. Doval has not allowed a run in 4.1 IP since his first appearance on March 30.
All 4 NL West rivals lost today so the Giants Win puts them 3 games behind the division leading Dodgers, 1 game behind the D'Backs and 2 games behind the Padres. The Giants record stands at 8-11 or 8-8 outside Dodger Stadium.
The Giants come home to start a 4-game series against the division rival D'Backs tomorrow evening with Logan Webb RHP taking the mound against Ryne Nelson RHP.
Seems like the law of averages are finally working in Jung Hoo Lee's favor. Even when his BA was below .250, he wasn't chasing bad pitches or striking out much. It's just that his hits ended up finding the defense. You had a feeling that it was going to turn around for him sooner rather than later.
ReplyDeleteA little out of touch lately, but really like what I m seeing out of Winn and the entire starting rotation (well, once Snell finds his groove). What a strength to have!!. Good work by Rogers and Miller...Still need another RP to bridge the gap to DOVAL.. As for the lineup, I don't think there isn't a single spot that isn't a source of worry but does have upside. Will just give them more time and see.. Or maybe WYSIWYG...
ReplyDeleteOh, was watching a bit of a Mariner game yesterday and the great Mitch Haniger steps up to the plate..9 game hitting streak .290/.370 3HR 13 RBI...Thanks for giving the GIants your best Mitch!
SteveVA
If you watched the broadcast, Erik Miller's inning was absolutely ELECTRIC. 100mph fastball and laser-location. If he can pitch closer to that version of himself more often, he can 100% be a late inning reliever.
ReplyDeleteAndy in OC
Early season SSS data doesn't mean much but, what about this:
ReplyDeleteAgainst LHP/RHP:
Estrada .067/.286
Fitzgrld .455/.125
Maybe something there?
Top of 5th tonight (Thursday), Ahmet made a play that looked like Crawford at his best.