Rafael Devers' grand slam home run in the 5'th inning broke the game open and the Giants hung on for the win. Key Lines:
WillyAdames SS- 1 for 4, 2B, BB, 2 R. BA= .233. I am not a big fan of Adames leading off but he got the job done today against a talented but inexperienced lefty.
Luis Arraez 2B- 0 for 2, 2 HBP, Sac. BA= .320. Arraez got hit twice. Recall the Giants hit 3 White Sox batters in one inning on Friday. Was this payback or just a wild rookie pitcher? Seems a bit suspicious that the first one hit him in the butt and the second in the right kidney area of his back, but why Arraez? Schultz was taken out of the game right after the second plunk.
Casey Schmitt 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(11), BB, 3 R, 3 RBI. BA= .296. Schmitt is having himself a breakout season, at least so far. He showed plus bat-to-ball skill in the minors but swung at everything. It's been fun to see him improve his pitch recognition and put that hit tool to work. He didn't have to become a walk machine. Just lay off the easy takes which he mostly does now.
Rafael Devers DH- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(7), R, 5 RBI. BA= .245. The double was hit harder and went farther but bounced off the brick wall in Triples Alley. The White Sox CF played it well holding Devers to a double. Jon Miller said it would have been a HR in every other ballpark.
Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 4. BA= .240. Chapman is batting .400 over his last 7 games. So now the Giants finally have the "big three" all hitting well at the same time. Time to put together a winning streak!
Robbie Ray LHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 7 BB, 3 K's, 6/1 GO/AO. ERA= 4.60. Ray huffed and puffed his way through 4 tough innings of his own making. He threw 92 pitches in 4 innings. Giants have only had one SP go 6 innings out of the last 5 starts.
Keaton Winn RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 4/1 GO/AO. ERA= 1.93. When Winn came on in the 5'th inning I texted my family and said, "Is it just me or does Tony Vitello choose his relief pitchers using a random number generator?" Winn did give him 2 scoreless frames but that is a different role than he has had lately.
Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's, Save(3). ERA= 2.42. Kilian is now tied with Ryan Walker for the team lead in Saves. The Giants have had only 10 Saves all season and only 16 Save Ops. Kilian appears to have the stuff for it. Hopefully appearances like this will help him settle into the role.
Those nasty D'Backs are coming in for a 3-game series starting tomorrow afternoon with Landen Roupp RHP facing long time Giants nemesis Merrill Kelly RHP.
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