Just when you think the Giants can't find more new ways to lose, they find another way to lose. This time they gave up a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 5'th inning to break a 1-1 tie. The 6'th inning never happened as the game was eventually called due to rain and lightening. Key Lines:
Steven Duggar RF- 1 for 3. BA= .244. Duggar's single in the top of the 5'th temporarily tied the game. It was the first an only hit by the top 5 batters in the lineup who went a combined 1 for 12.
Kevin Pillar CF- 2 for 2. BA= .189. Pillar scored the Giants only run ahead of Duggar's single. Pillar continues to do good things but can't seem to get his BA above the Mendoza Line.
Derek Holland LHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 7 K's GO/AO= 6/1. ERA= 4.33. Terrific secondary stats, but the gofers hurt. Jung-Ho Kang hit a solo shot in the 4'th. He is hitting .154, but absolutely kills the Giants. The game winner was hit by Cole Tucker making his MLB debut. He's a former first round pick that many considered a gross overdraft at the time. He's taken his time getting to the bigs, but has filled out his frame nicely and could be a star for years to come.
Bryan Reynolds CF(Pirates)- 1 for 2. BA= .500. Former Giants farmhand, Bryan Reynolds, made his MLB debut along with Cole Tucker today. Reynolds got off to a hot start in AAA this season. His minor league career has been been pretty consistent hitting for a .300+ average with gap power. Yeah, Giants could use that now, but but I'd rather have Duggar in CF and they shouid be able to do better in the corners in the future.
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Dodgers lost to the BrewCrew today, so the Giants remain 5.5 games behind in last place in the NL West and 4 games off the Wild Card pace.
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Dereck Rodriguez tries to stave off a sweep tomorrow facing Chris Archer.
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I appreciated the old regime going "all in" every season but I wondered today if it was smart to go all in by trading a bunch of prospects for vets to supplement the core after using 98 games in 2017. Watching Bryan Reynolds debut stung a little bit. The org has had a tough time developing their own outfielders, they have a need for young outfield help, so it doesn't seem right for him to debut with another team! Who knows what kind of major league player Reynolds will become, but if he develops into a good MLB player, then the McCutcheon trade has a chance to look a lot worse.
ReplyDeleteis it time to give solarte more reps at second?
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