Game Wrap 8/19/2024: Giants 5 White Sox 3

The Giants lineup came to life in a 4-run 5'th inning in support of a strong Quality Start by Kyle Harrison and the bullpen held on for the W.  Key Lines:

Tyler Fitzgerald SS- 1 for 4, 2B.  BA= .314.  Fitz doubled in a run and scored on a Sac Fly by Heliot Ramos to account for 2 of the Giants 5 runs.

Lamonte Wade Jr 1B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .278.  Reminder LMWJ still has an OBP over .400.

Heliot Ramos DH- 1 for 3, SF.  BA= .279.  Reminder 4 Giants farm system graduates, Fitz, Heliot, McCray(I guess he's technically not graduated yet but still has time to by the end of the season) and Kyle Harrison all played key roles in the W.  Think about that.  

Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 4, HR(20).  BA= .247.  Chapman added a solo HR in the 6'th inning. He needs 5 HR's over the next 6 weeks to reach my projection of 25.

Curt Casali C- 2 for 3.  BA= .200. Casali started the game after Patrick Bailey was a late scratch.  He drove in the Giants first run and came around to score later in the inning.

Kyle Harrison LHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.00.  Great to see a strong start from Harrison after he scuffled since his 11 K QS on July 26.

Jordan Hicks RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, Save(1).  ERA= 3.85.  What would a Giants Save be without torture?  Hicks records his first Save of the season but not before bringing the go-ahead run to the plate.

The Win gains the Giants 0.5 games in the Wild Card standings to a 3.5 game deficit.

Robbie Ray LHP tries to recover from his last disaster start tomorrow evening facing Davis Martin RHP another pitcher I've never heard of with an ERA under 4.00(3.00).

Churn Watch:  

Thairo Estrada IF was activated from the IL and Brett Wisely optioned to AAA Sacramento.  

As mentioned above, Patrick Bailey was a late scratch due to right side tightness.