Baseball is a great sport because it can be enjoyed on multiple levels. Although the Giants season is not going the way we wanted in terms of position in the standings and postseason contention, we continue to witness fun and interesting individual performances, both inspiring and disappointing which give us the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat as the old slogan went. I still have both fond and painful memories of the day Tony Cloniger hit two grand slams against the Giants in a 17-3 loss. At some point in the future will you be telling someone about the day Tyler Rogers gave up 6 hits in a row? The day Blake Snell pitched 3 no-hit innings but allowed 2 ER by walking 5 batters in one inning? When Snell pitched his no-hitter? The day you realized that Tyler Fitzgerald was going to be the Giants starting shortstop for the next 5 years?
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Game Wrap 8/24/2024: Giants 4 Mariners 3
Blake Snell indeed pitched three no-hit innings while giving up 2 ER on 5 walks but Spencer Bivens and Camilo Doval bounced back from rough experiences and the lineup produced just enough to pick Snell up. Key Lines:
Tyler Fitzgerald SS- 2 for 4, BB, 2 SB(16). BA= .303. It's not who we thought it would be, but I do believe we are witnessing the emergence of the Giants present and future shortstop. On some level that is a successful season right there.
Mike Yastrzemski RF- 3 for 5, 2B, HR(10). BA= .242. YtY still has a great game in him but his hitting just .224 in August after a .310 July and his future with the Giants after this season seems a bit uncertain.
Thairo Estrada 2B- 2 for 4, SB(2). BA= . 221. Estrada is 4 for 12 over his last 3 games. He's had a disappointing, injury-plagued season. Another player whose future with the team seems a bit uncertain.
Grant McCray CF- 2 for 4, SB(1). BA= .273. McCray is stating his case to be the Giants CF of the future but there is a guy named Jung Hoo Lee who will be back and hopefully healthy next season.
Blake Snell LHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 2 R, 6 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 3.76. You are reading the line correctly and yes, 5 BB's and 2 ER happened in the second inning.
Spencer Bivens RHP- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.51. Bivens last appearance was rough but he returned today to shut down the Mariners for 3 innings.
Camilo Doval RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.57. Doval came in with two outs and runners at first and third. The runner at first stole 2B, the next batter was intentionally walked to load the bases and Doval got Mitch Haniger to ground out to escape the jam. He then pitched a shutdown 8'th inning for the Hold.
Ryan Walker RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(3). ERA= 1.98. It may be awhile before Camilo Doval gets his old job back. He may have been Wally Pipped.
Despite the Win, the Giants remain 5 games off the Wild Card playoff pace.
Robbie Ray LHP tries for a series win this afternoon against Bryan Woo RHP.
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No doubt that Snell was off, but he usually gets strikeouts because batters chase his stuff that starts like a strike but ends up well outside the strike zone. It seemed that Seattle was laying off until he got 2 strikes which he wasn't getting.
ReplyDeleteBack-to-Back No-Hitters @ Candlestick, September 18, 1968
ReplyDeleteRyan Walker was drafted in the 31st round, 916th pick of the 2018 draft, receiving a $2,500 signing bonus.
ReplyDeletePavlovic explains why in an excellent article last year(see link at end).
In the post game interview yesterday Walker showed his humility.
He's a guy to root for!
https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/ryan-walker-underdog-story/1656843/
with the bullpen being overworked as it is, i think tristan beck will likely be activated after birdsong's next start and call it a year for birdsong.
ReplyDeleteThe emergence of Tyler Fitzgerald is a bit like Brock Purdy. In both cases there was a much higher profile player expected to take the position ( Trey Lance and Luciano). Like Purdy, I think that Fitz is the “real deal”. Evaluating prospects is difficult endeavor for sure.
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