The Giants took an early lead and the bullpen shut down the D'Backs after SP Trevor Cahill had to leave the game in the 4'th inning with an injury. Key Lines:
Evan Longoria 3B- 2 for 4, 2 2B, BB. BA= .301. Kruk and Kuip commented on how easy Longo is swinging the bat right now, letting the barrel do the work.
Brandon Belt 1B- 2 for 4, 2B, BB. BA= .329. Had a good TV angle on at least one of his AB's today. To my eye, Belt is definitely a few inches off the plate from the past few seasons and there is definitely daylight between his bottom hand and the knob of the bat. That's what I've wanted him to do for the longest time. We'll see if it is a longterm improvement in production.
Wilmer Flores 2B- 1 for 5, HR(8). BA= .280. Flores HR added an insurance run in the top of the 9'th inning.
Trevor Cahill RHP- 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 2.51. Cahill said he started feeling pain in his hip in the 3'rd inning and it was noticeable in the 4'th.
Bullpen- 5.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. Trevor Gott pitched the 7'th inning and Tyler Rogers converted the Save Op.
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The Win improved the Giants record to 16-19. That is 11'th place in the NL but only 1.5 games behind the #5 Rockies. Top 8 teams get playoff berths.
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Johnny Cueto RHP tries for a series Win vs Taylor Clarke RHP this afternoon.
I'm not going to keep repeating the "trade players", but man look at the guys teams are willing to give up so far. I'm surprised.
ReplyDeleteSmart move right now is to trade for the future
DeleteHas anyone heard about Jaylin Davis recently? I had high hopes at the beginning of the season, and I was hoping that he would be back. Joe Rickard passed him.
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