It should be an ecstatic flight home from Toronto for the Giants who closed out their first east coast road trip with a 3-game win streak which enabled them to break even for the 8 game trip. Drew Pomeranz had his best Start as a Giant and the hitters backed him with some key hits. Key Lines:
Buster Posey C- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .230. Word going in was Pablo Sandoval would DH one game of the series and Buster Posey the other. Apparently Buster is feeling good these days and ended up catching both games. Oh, and Pablo's hitting might have had something to with it too! At any rate, Buster was in the middle of 2 add-on runs in the 6'th inning when he doubled in Gerardo Parra then came home on Evan Longoria's double. Both doubles went to CF.
Brandon Belt 1B- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB. BA= .222. Belt got the Giants on the board in the 4'th driving in Steven Duggar from 2B with a ground rule double.
Pablo Sandoval DH- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .333. How can Bruce Bochy find more playing time for Pablo? I've been generally against the idea of Brandon Belt moving to LF, but I might be persuaded if it's to make room for Pabs at 1B. Stay hot, Pablo! Hey, maybe Pabs could play LF until they need a defensive replacement?
Drew Pomeranz LHP- 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 7/2. ERA= 3.65. Pomeranz' best start as a Giant, by far. Giants have won 3 of the 5 games he has started. Last time he pitched at least 6 shutout innings was Sept 19, 2017.
Reyes Moronta RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 2.45. Moronta set down the 4, 5 and 6 spots in the BJ's order for a clean inning.
Trevor Gott RHP- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.08. It wasn't a Save situation so Gott gave the bullpen a rest by pitching 2 shut down innings.
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The Dodgers lost to the Cubs so the Giants deficit in the NL West is just 3.5 games which they share with the Rockies. They are 3 games off the Wild Card pace. Hey! Who says this team can't compete and needs to be torn down? I will LMAO when Farhan buys at the deadline! The California Dream is alive!
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The Giants get a day off at home before Madison Bumgarner opens a weekend series with the Yankees against James Paxton.
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The Blue Jays were coming off a series sweep in Oakland, so nice job by the Giants sweeping the Jays. I'm happy the Jays called up Vlad Jr to debut Friday since he's on my fantasy team! Love the name of the Jays 1st baseman: Rowdy Telez! Yup, too early to tell how this team will do. Let's see where they're at after the 1st 40 games. Who knows, I'm thinking maybe all the depth moves Farhan made might pay off in a few more wins later in the season when injuries start to pile up. Also, I've been amazed at the turnaround Tyler Beede has made in AAA.
ReplyDeleteAmazing Pablo, turning back the clock. After watching those Tornoto HR's I ask whether there is a quicker bat in the lineup? 114 MPH - stats don't lie - he is Mashing. Must play him.
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