While several good things happened in this game for the Giants, they ultimately came up short in all phases of the game for another loss. Key Lines:
Willy Adames SS- 1 for 3, BB, R. BA= .235. We need to talk about Willy Adames' defense. He made his 9'th error of the season which led to 2 unearned runs for the D'Backs and probably more runs overall through a cascade effect. We are at approximately the 1/3 mark of the season. 9 X 3 = 27. Shortstops generally make more errors than other positions but last season Elly De La Cruz had the most errors of any SS in MLB with 26. CJ Abrams was second with 22. Willy Adames had 16. Before today, Adames was #21 among MLB shortstops for fielding percentage. That number is probably lower after today. Advanced metrics are even less kind. He ranks #24 with a Fangraphs Def of -3.1. Per the eye test, he makes a lot of excellent plays and looks like he is willing to sacrifice his body to make them. So what's going on? Has he lost a step? Is he having concentration lapses? Per statcast it looks like a loss of range is at least part of the problem which is not good because honestly, he just doesn't hit well enough to contribute at another position.
Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 3, 2B, HBP. BA= .246. Devers is rightfully batting in the cleanup spot. He drove in both runs with a loud double. His defense at 1B appears to have improved a lot over the last few weeks. Today he ran down a foul fly all the into the old bullpen area.
Casey Schmitt LF- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .295. Schmitt smoked a double off the LF wall but also misplayed a flyball to LF. He was not charged with an error but had he made the play, Adames error not have resulted in unearned runs and Roupp might have stayed in the game longer or at least left with a 2-1 lead. The combined error and misplay to start the D'Back's 5'th inning was the turning point in the game.
Landen Roupp RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.30. Roupp did not have his best command but he was hanging in there until the unfortunate 5'th inning. The Giants have now had just one Quality Start out of the last 6.
J T Brubaker RHP- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.96. Brubaker pitches mostly in mop-up situations, but has done a good job eating innings.
Tyler Mahle RHP tries to get the Giants their first win against the D'Backs on the season facing Eduardo Rodriguez LHP who comes in with a 2.24 ERA.
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