Mike Yastrzemski CF/RF- 0 for 1, 4 BB. BA= .400. YtY proved he can play multiple roles at the plate was well as the OF. In this game it was the role of patient leadoff hitter, drawing 4 walks and scoring 2 runs.
Donovan Solano 2B- 2 for 5. BA= .448. Hitting in the three-hole, Donnie Barrels drove in 3 Giants runs with 2 singles. Can he hit .400 in a shortened season? Right now, he just deserves to be playing everyday until the bat cools off.
Brandon Belt 1B- 0 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .000. Do you accept a .000 BA for a .500 OBP? The Belt Wars rage on!
Evan Longoria 3B- 3 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .455. Longo has swung a hot bat since coming off the DL. The D at 3B is an upgrade too.
Tyler Heineman C- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .300. Heinie got to play against his bro who started in CF for the Rangers. How neat!
Drew Smyly LHP- 4.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.24. Smyly gave up a pair in the first inning, the really settled down retiring the last 7 batters he faced including 6 K's. Unfortunately he came out with pain in his left index finger and will be evaluated.
Bullpen- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K's. Gabe Kapler seems to be getting the hang of this bullpen management thing. He brought in Caleb Baragar to face the lefty hitting Joey Gallo with 2 outs that the bases loaded. Gallo spit on an 0-2 breaking ball that Baragar seemed to think he should have swung at. The next pitch was 93 MPH cheese on the inside corner at the knees that froze Gallo. Tyler Rogers pitched just one inning and rebounded for a scoreless inning. Sam Selman was used in the 9'th only because the Giants had a 5-run lead. He allowed a run in Garbage Time.
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The Win upped the Giants record to 5-4 which put them in sole possession of 7'th place in the NL, a playoff spot.
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The Giants try for the sweeeeeep today with TBD facing Kolby Allard LHP.
Just to add to Smyly's start, if the Giants had not muffed the rundown between home and third, Smyly would have got out of the first inning with zero ER. He was impressive with 7 Ks in 4 IP. Hope the finger issue does not hinder his next start.
ReplyDeleteWow, I hadn't considered short season shenanigans. I wonder if we (not just Giants fans but we as baseball fans) see a .400 season. An OBP that beat Bonds. Any one looking at an ERA under 1? I'd love a Yaz or Solano random 400* season.
ReplyDeleteNo longer death by LHP opponents?
ReplyDeleteFunny to not be thinking about "tanking" — and the best news: won't lose the 13th position in the draft with a ~.500 team.
D has some problems, the 2 runs given up in the first were gifts.
Belt Wars are downstream from Sandoval/Pence debacle: 2 hits in 47 PAs! When is enough enough?
OTOH, the Brandons seem overmatched at the plate also.
last 5 starters (going backwards): Smiley, Webb, Gausman, Cueto, SAMARDZIJA!
ReplyDeleteToday's TBD: if it's not Shark, Gabe's not thinking about the next 4 games in Colorado!
ReplyDeleteTruth be, Shark's career at Coors is not a disaster, but he allowed 2 HRs to 2 RHB at Oracle.
Trevor Story has 4 HRs in 7 games, 2 in 2 games in Colorado.