It was Keaton Winn's turn to blow the Save in the second game of the split-doubleheader and the Giants went on to lose in extra innings. Key Lines:
Matt Chapman 3B- 0 for 4, 2 BB. BA= .271. Walks are OK from batters near the top of the order. The next two batters in the lineup got 2 hits each but the sequencing was off so Chapman did not figure into the scoring.
Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 6, 2 RBI. BA= .305. Arraez singled in two runs with a 2-out, bases-loaded single in the 5'th inning tying the score at 4.
Casey Schmitt 1B- 2 for 5, 3B, 2 R. BA= .301. Schmitt continues to be one of the best hitters on the team. He went a combined 4 for 9 on the day.
Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 4, R, RBI, BB. BA= .297. Lee went 0 for 4 with 2 K's in Game 1 but came back with a strong game 2.
Drew Gilbert CF- 3 for 5, 2B, R. BA= .279. Gilbert has to keep at least a strong side platoon role after Harrison Bader comes back, right?
Adrian Houser RHP- 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 2 K's, 7/1 GO/AO. ERA= 7.12. It looked like Houser might recover from giving up 2 runs in the first inning but he faltered again in the 5'th. Ryan Borucki LHP was brought in to face two lefty batters but failed to retire them. If he can't get the lefty batters out he has no value on the roster.
Caleb Kilian RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 0.64. I guess it doesn't matter if the runs are given up in the 6'th or 9'th, except Ryan Walker seems much more effective in non-save situations. Free Caleb Kilian and make him the Closer!
The Giants move on to Tampa Bay for a weekend series against the Rays with Robbie Ray LHP facing Shane McClanahan LHP in the first game tomorrow evening.
Buster Posey's failure to address the Closer situation in the offseason came back to bite hard today as the Giants were in position to sweep this doubleheader and win the series only to be swept themselves on both counts.
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