The Giants needed a stopper today. With help from Buster Posey, Dereck Rodriguez played the role and the Giants avoided a sweep in Pittsburgh. Key Lines;
Buster Posey C- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(1). BA= .227. This might be the best game Buster has had in a couple of years. His 3-run jack in the 5'th inning produced all of the Giants runs but it was just enough to squeak out the W. It was a vintage Buster Blast to straightaway CF and here's to hoping we see some more of those this season!
Dereck Rodriguez RHP- 5. 2 IP, 3 H, 2 R 1 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 9/4. ERA= 3.54. DRod came within 1 out of a Quality Start but was replaced by Reyes Moronta after issuing a 2-out walk to Colin Moran in the 6'th inning. He faced the minimum number of batters through 3 IP, but gave up a double to Cole Tucker and a 2-run bomb to Josh Bell in the 4'th.
Reyes Moronta RHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.70. Moronta issued a walk to the first batter he faced but got out of the 6'th and pitched a scoreless 7'th.
Will Smith LHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K, Save(5). ERA= 1.17. Smith gave Giants fans a scare when he gave up a double to Bryan Reynolds into the RF corner that looked like it might score Francisco Cervelli from first, but Steven Duggar and Joe Panik completed and perfect relay play to nail Cervelli by a comfortable margin for the final out. And wouldn't that have been just ducky if Bryan Reynolds drove in the run that blew the Save? The Comments section of this blog might have melted down!
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With the Win, the Giants remain 5.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and 4 games off the NL Wild Card pace.
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The Giants have a travel day tomorrow before taking on the Blue Jays in Toronto. Jeff Samardzija gets the ball for game 1 against RHP Trent Thornton.
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