Yusmeiro Petit put together another very impressive start and Ehire Adrianza hit his first MLB HR as the Giants defeated the Yankees and Andy Pettitte to salvage a game in their 3 game interleague series. Key Lines:
Ehire Adrianza- 1 for 3, HR(1). BA= .300. Adrianza certainly has made the most of his meager opportunities. I wonder if there were any scouts from other teams watching? The dinger broke up a no-no by Pettitte.
Juan Perez- 1 for 4, Assist(Cano, home). BA= .260. Perez impresses once again with his D. Oh, and his hit came against none other than Mariano Rivera!
Yusmeiro Petit- 6.1 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 2.84. If any ballpark was going to expose Petit, you would think Yankee Stadium would be it. Giving up dingers has always been his Achilles Heel and Yankee Stadium gives them up in bunches. Petit would seem to have put himself in the driver's seat for a rotation spot next year. He certainly has earned the opportunity. What is he? Arbitration eligible? He may even be putting himself in position for a nice little payday this offseason! Sounds like this may have been his last start of the season with Zito getting the nod on Fan Appreciation day. Not to disrespect Zito, who has done some good things as a Giant, but I'm not sure the fans will appreciate watching him pitch.
Sergio Romo- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(36). ERA= 2.67. Romo has certainly been an adequate closer this year affording the Giants the luxury of not being forced to fill that position this offseason and to groom Hembree by using him in a middle inning/setup role next year.
Giants now get a day off to return home for final homestand with Matt Cain facing Hyun-jin Ryu in game 1 Tuesday night.
Bruce Bochy said that Brandon Belt and Hector Sanchez were the most improved players on the team.
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I don't know, if Crawford could hit for some more power it might make sense to move him over to third and put Ehire at SS when he is ready. The defense on that side of the infield would be tight. Posey goes to first still. I think the Giants are going to have some options soon.
ReplyDeleteThat is not a terrible thought. I think Crawford is ultimately going to be a third baseman as his range declines. If he continues to improve at the plate, I could see it happening.
DeleteZito on the mound sounds like the opposite of fan appreciation! Adrianza can play on my team. Obviously we don't know all there is to know about him in 10 AB's, but if he can hit lefties like he did yesterday (Pettitte), he could make a nice platoon with Crawford.
ReplyDeleteI've always said Adrianza has been underrated as a hitter. He's always had pretty decent peripheral numbers in the minors.
DeleteHe's young too, I think.
ReplyDeleteSo, he might be better.