The Giants gave up a 5-1 lead in the 6'th inning. 9 innings later, they pushed across a run to make it 7-6 and hung on for the extra-inning win. But the game was overshadowed by a Yastrzemski starting in LF for the first time since 1983 after Mike, the grandson of HOF'er Carl, walked the OF of Fenway Park with the great one before the game. Mike rose to the occasion with a solo HR, walk and ground-rule double in 8 PA's. Key Lines:
Mike Yastrzemski LF- 2 for 7, 2B, HR(20), BB. BA= .266. YtY has had a flair for the dramatic in his rookie season and he did not disappoint in a dramatic torch passing moment as his HOF Grandfather, Carl Yastrzemski, watched him play in front of the Green Monster where he had played for 23 seasons albeit for a visiting team. YtY twisted his ankle on the follow through swing on his ground-rule double in the 14'th and appeared to pull up lame at 2B, but he stayed in the game.
Brandon Belt 1B- 1 for 6, HR(17), BB. BA= .236. These long extra-inning games play havoc with batting lines because the reason the game keeps going is that nobody is scoring runs. He did pop one over the Green Monster in the first inning and you've got to wonder what Belt would do if he played half his games in this yard.
Logan Webb RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 K's, GO/AO= 9/0. ERA= 6.51. 3 of the 4 walks came in the 2'nd inning but Webb recovered to stay in for 5 innings. He gave up a triple to start the 6'th and that run eventually scored to close out the final line.
Bullpen- 9 IP, 11 H, 3 R, 6 BB, 11 K's. A mixed bag here. Standout performances by Shaun Anderson and Dereck Rodriguez who both pitched 2 scoreless frames and 1 scoreless inning for Jandel Gustave. The Giants used 13 pitchers in the game along with 12 position players.
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Jeff Samardzija takes the Fenway Park mound tonight facing journeyman RHP Jhoulys Chacin.
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OF/1B/DH Chris Shaw who grew up in the Boston area and went to Boston College also started the game as the DH but went 0 for 3 with 2 K's.
IF Pablo Sandoval who is recovering from TJ surgery did not make the trip to the site of some very unhappy times in his life and career.
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What a cool moment it must have been for YtY to hit a homer at Fenway where he watched his iconic grandfather play ball and having his family and friends there. Good for him!
ReplyDeleteWas he alive when grandpa played?
DeleteHe also made a very nice defensive play on a ball off of the monster. Looked a bit like grandpa on that one, holding the batter to a single.
DeleteWonder what Pillar would do playing half his games in Fenway?
ReplyDelete181 PA: 9 2B 0 3B 1 HR .294/.324/.365 (career at Fenway)
Career slash in 3216 PA: .261/.296/.406
2019 (Giants) in 581 PA: .264/.291/.450 (@30 yo)
Is Pillar the Giants' best defensive CFer since Mays? He could fill a highlight reel with sparkling plays day-after-day, including yesterday.
Will Zaidi sign him for his final year of arbitration at $6-6.5 million or more?
Or let him go, or trade him for something before arbitration?
He is a significant asset but he blocks a number of potential younger guys: Duggar (said to be an even better fielder), YtY (one-year wonder?), Slater, Dickerson and Shaw (pair of defensively challenged OFers), and maybe Rickard or Garcia?
As good as he has been for the Giants this year, he won't make a big difference next year and not at all beyond...