Mike Yastrzemski CF- 3 for 5, 2 HR(2). BA= .409. YtY led off the 3'rd inning by pulling one to RF that skipped of the top of the arcade and landed in McCovey Cove. That was not a Splash Hit. He led off again in the 9'th inning against a tough LHP in Matt Strahm. He jumped on a high-inside FB pulling it to the exact same spot except this one carried all the way into The Cove on the fly. Splash Hit! Walkoff HR! 2 HR game! YtY appears to be beating the sophomore jinx and growing into a star before our very eyes!
Alex Dickerson LF- 2 for 4, 3B, HR(2), BB. BA= .308. I've wondered is Dick's side might still be bothering him as he seemed to be stretching a lot after swings and misses, but he looked fine tonight. His solo HR to CF cut the Padres lead to 6-3 and set up Solano's 3-run blast which set up YtY's walkoff.
Brandon Crawford SS- 3 for 4. BA= .235. The hits finally started dropping for Crawford whose 2-out single set up Solano's game-tying HR.
Donovan Solano 3B- 2 for 4, HR(1). BA= .400. Donny barreled one up with 2 outs and 2 runners on in the 8'th to tie it up and against a tough RHP. Not sure I'm that excited for Longo to come back.
Chadwick Tromp C- 0 for 4, 3 K. BA= .000. Tromp looked pretty much lost at the plate in his MLB debut. Gotta think he's a bridge to the Joey Bart era.
Johnny Cueto RHP- 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 5.87. Cueto looked good for 2.2 IP, although his velocity seemed to be down a tick from Opening Day. Then, on a 3-2 pitch to Trent Grisham, Cueto ran very hard for a long way trying to catch a pop up near the Giants dugout. He took a looooong time getting ready for the next pitch and walked Grisham. Manny Machado then homered to CF. Cueto came out of the game in the 4'th inning after allowing a second baserunner. Unfortunately, Shaun Anderson came in and gave up a 3 run jack to Grisham and the Giants were looking at a replay of game 1 of the series with a 6-2 deficit. Cueto looks like he is in great shape so gotta wonder if he hurt something running after that pop-up.
Tyler Anderson LHP- 3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.38. Anderson got roughed up as an Opener in game 2 of the season. He did two things different in this one: 1. He kept the ball in the yard. 2. He picked off two runners in one inning. The game appeared out of reach for this weak hitting Giants team but credit Anderson with preventing further damage and Solano took care of the rest. It really is a team sport!
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The Win left the Giants record even again at 3-3 which leaves them tied with 2 other teams for the 7'th best record in the NL.
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The Giants close out the 3 game series agains the Padres tonight with Kevin Gausman RHP announced as the traditional starter facing hard-throwing Dinelson Lamet RHP.
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Speaking of velocity....remember when some of us were upset when the Giants did not vigorously pursue Madison Bumgarner in free agency? He's made two starts for the D'Backs and his average FB velocity is down from 91.4 MPH to 87.9. Wow! Imagine how we would be feeling if he was doing that with the Giants right now!
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Evan Longoria and Brandon Belt due to come off IL today. Who gets dropped from the 30 man? My candidates would be Hunter Pence and Pablo Sandoval but it's more likely Jaylin Davis and maybe a pitcher?
Do late bloomers like Yastrzemski & Merrifield make you wonder how many others there might be.
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What is it with Joe McCarthy? His AAA doesn't say much. Looking for Mr Muncy here?
Longoria will at least help with the infield D: 3B hasn't been a strength.
A lot of good it does to keep the Panda around for his LH bat: .133 and no XBH is not good corner stats. It is fun to watch him run, though.
BTW Flores (6-2, 213lb) has played a fair amount of 1B in the majors. He could be part of an all RHH infield, quite a change from the all LHH (or near all) of the past.
Slater took two called strike 3's last night. The first was well "outside the box" but an indication of what was to come. The second time it was on the edge and shouldn't have been taken given what had happened in his first AB. 2 hits later and all is forgiven!
Remarkable comeback especially for a team that can't hit!
Does 3-3 make for a contender?
They should drop McCarthy and Pence. Call up Bart and send Tromp to taxi squad.
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