The Oakland A's dominated the Giants in all phases of the game and the final score made the game appear closer than it was. Key Lines:
Logan Webb RHP- 3.1 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 90 Pitches. ERA= 5.73. Webb had no command, poor defensive play behind him and a power hitting team in front of him. That's a prescription for what happened which was 90 pitches and 6 runs allowed in just 3.1 IP. Webb's had some good starts and seems to have the basic talent to succeed at this level. Consistent command is what is eluding him. Hopefully this is a learning experience and he comes back next year as an ace. Sometimes it's hard to apply things you learn on the fly and an offseason helps crystallize it.
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The Loss dropped the Giants back to .500 at 25-25. The Reds and Cardinals also have .500 records which is 7'th best in the NL, but they both hold tiebreakers so the Giants are actually sitting in 9'th place which would be out of the playoffs if the season ended today.
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Kevin Gausman RHP will test his right elbow in an afternoon start against Jesus Luzardo LHP.
What the Giants are playing for now is, by winning enough games in the next 9 days they get the opportunity to play 2 more games in September in LA or Chicago or Atlanta against the best pitchers the opposition has with one day off after playing 13 games in 12 days.
ReplyDeleteAnd they'll do this with the worst pitching staff in the NL post season.
That's all true but 2010, 2012, 2014.....
DeletePeople say that but we had elite ace(s) + a top tier bullpen in all those scenarios, you could argue we were built for the playoffs. People say that if we get in it's a even year, this team is built nothing like those squads...
DeleteKrukow would probably say none chance.
DeleteThe 7th inning yesterday was a nightmare - the official scorer was very charitable. Perhaps it was the sun...
What do you guys suggest? Just quit now because it is not likely we can go all the way? This year’s did well for my expectations.
DeleteI'd like to see the Giants make the playoffs and break the string of 3 straight losing seasons. It would be something this team can build from and I'm starting to believe maybe Zaidi and Kapler are on to something here.
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