This game was basically a replay of yesterday's game with Landen Roupp laboring through 4.1 IP as the Giants fell behind early and home runs in the later innings by Mike Yastrzemski and Heliot Ramos were too little, too late. Key Lines:
Mike Yastrzemski RF- 2 for 4, HR(5), R, RBI. BA= .275. YtY is batting .250 over his last 7 games but .292 with 3 doubles and 2 HR's over his last 6.
Heliot Ramos LF- 1 for 3, HR(4), BB. BA= .248. Heliot caught up with a Jeremiah Estrada fastball that didn't quite elevate enough and launched it. Heliot is batting .318 over his last 7 games and .283 over his last 15 so he's doing OK.
Landen Roupp RHP- 4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 5.10. Roupp looked great in the first inning but got dinged for single runs in the second and third innings. A series of groundball singles in the 5'th inning ballooned his pitch count and put him on the ropes. Spencer Bivens inherited a bases-loaded, one-out situation. He struck out Xander Bogaerts but got burned on an infield dribbler base hit. Rough start for Roupp who didn't pitch great but continued a pattern of Giants SP's pitching into bad BABIP luck.
The Giants lose this odd 2-game series sandwiched into an extended home stand. Although they tried to put up a fight in both games, it was apparent there is still a talent gap between the the Giants lineup and the Padres and the Giants ran into the Padres two hottest starting pitchers. It also looks like the Padres put together a monster bullpen filled with pitchers who look like they should have been drafted by the NFL last week and all roll out of bed throwing 100 MPH. The good news? The Giants have the second best bullpen in the league but there is a sizable gap.
The Giants fly back home to start a 4-game series against the Rockies tomorrow evening with Justin Verlander RHP trying to get them back on tbe winning side of the ledger against Kyle Freeland LHP.
i wonder if we should use an opener for roupp's next start and have roupp pitch in the bulk role to get him back on track.
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure hell will freeze over before that happens in the Buster Posey era.
DeleteHey, the Eagles made a great album under that title to show that even the craziest things can happen!!
DeleteGiven the Pads recent struggles and the Giants smoke and mirrors act with little hitting, the loss of the Padre series was pretty much expected..Just have to regroup and lucky they have a lowly team like the Rockies for 4....OTOH, the Rockies are due for a few good games in a row starting with last night..we'll see,,
ReplyDeleteThe Giants are busting their butt, have good chemistry, often do the little things right to win game and have a great bullpen with decent starters. It's a lot of good stuff, but when you have 5 of your starting position players hitting under .225 (and a few below .200). and with only 2 players really hitting the ball (Lee, Yaz).it is going to be hard to win consistently as the season goes along...something not totally unexpected coming into the season...not panicking or doing a sky's is falling, I jsut want them to find a way to fix it/straighten it out,...The coaches and the players gotta find a way to get those bats going be it through a changed approach or finding their zone...maybe the Rockies pitching will be the tonic?? The staff has been patient but it wouldn't be crazy to be looking externally for a bat or two already with nothing really knocking at the door in the minors
SteveVA
It may be time to move Chapman (.198 season, 1-18 last 5 games, .088/.244/.206/.450 last 41 PAs) out of the 4-hole.
ReplyDeleteHistorically, it's never been a good place for him.
Who? YtY, Flores, Ramos — most anyone: Chapman has never been a good #4 hitter.
OTOH, against LHP Freeland today, it might not matter: he's been worse than the Giants' #13 pitcher this year!