The Giants were shut down by Shohei Ohtani RHP and a baserunning blunder by Willy Adames SS erased their last, best chance to stage a comeback rally.
Luis Arraez 2B and Rafael Devers 1B had 2 hits each and 4 of the Giants total of 6 hits. Adames and Matt Chapman 3B led off 7'th with singles. Drew Gilbert CF sent one into the gap that looked like a double but Andy Pages CF tracked it down and doubled up Adames who was trying to score on what he thought was a double. Probably didn't affect the outcome of the game but still........
Bryce Eldridge started the game at DH and went 0 for 4 while striking out 3 times including once with runners at first and third and 2 outs. At the start of the series, Tony Vitello seemed to say Eldridge would be used in limited situations such as pinch-hitting and starting against a tough RHP. A day later he seemed to reverse course after an uproar from the more vocal segments of the fanbase. Look, I don't agree with the limited role thing. Eldridge needs to be batting every day either with the Giants or in AAA. This team was figuratively on life support when he was called up but circumstances change. Devers started hitting and Casey Schmitt remains the most consistent hitter on the team. There isn't room for Devers, Schmitt and Eldridge right now and Eldridge has a very high learning curve ahead of him. He needs to go down to AAA and play every day there. There may come a time in the near future where it's worth just putting Eldridge out there to make his strikeouts and learn and several scenarios in which that might happen. But that time is not now. All too often over the past several years, Giants management appears to make significant course changes based on fanbase reaction. Whether the fanbase is right or not is almost beside the point. A team that allows the fanbase to dictate baseball decisions is a failing team.
Landen Roupp RHP tries for a series win tonight facing Emmitt Sheehan RHP.