Game Wrap 8/10/2026: Astros 6 Giants 3(10 innings)

The Giants were one strike away from winning this one.  The crowd was on it's feet cheering. If you closed your eyes you might have even thought it was a playoff game.  The fans were definitely doing their part.  Then a wild pitch advanced a runner to second base.  Then a groundball ticked off the glove of Osleivis Basabe 2B and into right field and that runner on second base came around to score.  Tie game, extra innings.  We all knew how that was going to turn out.  Key Lines:

Jung Hoo Lee RF- 2 for 5, HR(9).  BA= .300.  The reason why the Giants were one strike away from a win is because Jung Hoo Lee homered down the RF line coming this close to a splash hit.

Drew Gilbert CF- 1 for 3, HR(5), SF.  BA= .237.  The other reason why the Giants were one strike away from a win is because Drew Gilbert drove in the Giants first 2 runs and the home run was no cheapie.  It went into the arcade in R-CF, probably the hardest place in the ballpark to hit one.  He's hitting just .211 over his last 7 games but .297 over his last 15.

Blade Tidwell RHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 2.78.  Tidwell found another tick on the fastball and paired that up with a sweeper that brought back memories of Sergio Romo.  Tidwell looks like a keeper for next season.  

The Giants try to square the series tomorrow evening with TBD facing Hunter Brown RHP who comes in with an ERA of 3.53.

Remember the foul ball Daniel Susac took off his left knee and how much pain he appeared to be in?  Remember how he stayed in the game and even got back in the squaaat behind home plate?  It was a fractured patella!  Owwweeeee!!!  Yikes!  The Giants are running out of catchers to call up but Zach Morgan got the call for now.  

Down on the Farm:  8/10/2026

DSL:  Cubs Red shut out Giants Orange 3-0.

Abraham Utrera RHP- 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 4.45.

DSL:  Giants Black edged out Arizona Red 2-1.

Djean Macares CF- 2 for 3, SF, SB(23).  BA= .287.

Diego Alambarrio C- 2 for 3, HR(1), HBP.  BA= .271.

Randry De Leon RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 5.28.

Brayan Cabello RHP- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 1.34.

Randry De Leon once seemed like a promising prospect with great size at 6' 4", 200 lbs but he's kicked around the DSL for 4 seasons now.  He got off to a terrible start this season but over his last 6 Starts he has a 2.92 ERA.