Madison Bumgarner faced a Yankees lineup depleted by injuries to their heavy hitters....and it didn't go well. Bummy just never quite found his groove and ended up grooving some pitches and the remaining Yankees hitters were good enough to take advantage. Key Lines:
Tyler Austin 1B/LF- 1 for 3, 2 BB. BA= .286. If Tyler Austin is the RH bopper Farhan and Bochy want, hopefully the move to LF later in the game is a sign he about ready to start out there, because playing him at 1B with Belt in LF weakens both positions. Austin came up with the Yankees so he's probably excited to be playing against them.
Buster Posey C- 1 for 3, 2B, SF. BA= .234. Buster drove in the Giants first run with a Sac Fly to RF in the first inning. He later smoked a hooking liner down the line for an RBI double and scored on Solarte's single against a fading James Paxton in the 6'th.
Madison Bumgarner LHP- 5.2 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.30. The Giants need Bumgarner to pitch like an ace to have any chance of remaining competitive. They also need him to pitch well if they aren't competitive to get a strong return for him in a midseason trade. Since the Yankees are a prime potential midseason trade partner, this game was a double negative in case the Yankees are already thinking about their midseason trade game plan.
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The Loss dropped the Giants 5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and 4 games off the Wild Card pace.
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Derek Holland will face another lefty, JA Happ, today in a bid to even the series.
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The Giants obviously cannot win against upper division MLB teams - so far they've won 3 of 4 from the injured Rockies, and 2 of 2 vs the tanking/rebuilding Blue Jays and lost every other series (we won't be swept! new battle cry) and look likely to be swept for the first time this season, at home by the injury-depleted Yankees. That's how bad the Giants are and you think they've hit bottom already (Sept 2018?) but I'm not sure they have. And trade rumours aside, nobody will trade a young MLB-ready RH power-hitting OFer -- if they've got that player they're keeping him, let's face it. I think July is going to be very busy for the door to the Giants clubhouse.
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