Pablo Sandoval broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the 9'th inning with his second PH HR in 2 games to reward some tenacious relief pitching and defense. Key Lines:
Giants 3'rd inning- Joe Panik and Donovan Solano lead off the inning with singles. Walks to Tyler Austin and Evan Longoria bring in one run. A groundout by Kevin Pillar makes it two. That ended the Giants scoring until Sandoval's blast in the 10'th.
Pablo Sandoval PH- 1 for 1, HR(7). BA= .301. Sandoval is now tied with Brandon Belt for the team lead in HR's. He also has 4 HR's in his last 7 games.
Drew Pomeranz LHP- 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 5 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 5.66. Pomeranz huffed and puffed his way through 96 pitches, 96, and didn't make it to the end of the 5'th inning.
Bullpen- 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K's. Trevor Gott got the final out of the 5'th inning then pitched a full 6'th inning. Mark Melancon, Tony Watson and Sam Dyson all threw scoreless frames. Will Smith struck out the side for his 12'th Save. Smith has recorded 9 K's in his last 3 IP over 3 appearances.
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The Win gave the Giants a series Win and kept them 9.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West allowed them to gain ground in the Wild Card race where they now trail by 4.5 games.
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The Giants return home from the weekend trip to Phoenix to start a homestand and series against the Braves with Andrew Suarez getting called up to start game 1 against Mike Soroka. It's a curious choice since Suarez has a 6.33 ERA for Sacramento and has given up 12 ER in 13.2 IP over his last 3 Starts.
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The Giants DFA'd Aaron Altherr after just 1 AB in a very brief Giants tenure to make room for Pomeranz to come off the DL. There are now 3 possibilities for Altherr: 1. Clear waivers and go to Sacramento to try to get his game together. 2. Giants work out a trade for a low level prospect. 3. Giants release him or allow him to be claimed by another organization. 2 of those are positive outcomes and the other is not a loss...unless you considered Andrew Moore and top pitching prospect. That's the positive spin on Farhan Zaidi's seemingly endless rosterbations.
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Panda turning the clock back - best season in years. What a story.
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