Giants starter Kevin Gausman RHP broke their string of consecutive starts with at least 5 IP and 3 or fewer runs allowed when he was rocked for a pair of 2-run HR's in the first inning. Most Giants fans had to be thinking "game over" at that point, but the Giants struck back with a pair of 2-run bombs of their own off Luis Castillo RHP. If that seems just bit unusual, it's the first time in Pac Bell/AT&T/Oracle Park history there have been 4 HR's hit in the first inning. The perfect symmetry just added to the wonder of it all. Gausman stayed in the game and ended up pitching 6 innings and the Giants won the rest of the game 3-2. Game Notes:
Giants leadoff batters reached base 5 times. Tommy La Stella 2B went 3 for 3 with a 2B out of the leadoff spot. Donovan Solano 2B replaced him later in the game drew a pair of walks. All that effort resulted in two total runs scored.
Mike "YtY" Yastrzemski RF broke out of a brutal early season slump with two hits and a walk including the first 2-run HR for the Giants side of the ledger in the first inning.
Brandon Crawford SS has just 6 hits on the season and a .171 BA but those 6 hits include 2 doubles and 3 HR's. BCraw hit the Giants second 2-run HR in the bottom of the first inning to give Kevin Gausman and the Giants a do-over on the start of the game.
Evan Longoria 3B continued his torrid early season hitting with two hits and another solo HR. He's hitting .316 so far.
Good to see Austin Slater PH/CF/LF get untracked at the plate with two hits including smoked triple to.....Triples Alley!
The Giants offense gave Kevin Gausman a clean slate to work with to start the second inning which was also shaky but he settled down after that and retired the last 13 batters he faced including 5 K's.
You don't generally think of submaweenie pitchers as strikeout artists but Tyler Rogers RHP struck out the side in one inning of work to give him 7 in 7 innings on the season. He now sports an ERA of 1.29 and recorded his 5'th hold. His pitches had such crazy movement and had the Reds swinging so wildly, Kevin Gausman as quoted as saying "He's going to hit a lefty in the face someday and the guy is probably going to swing at it, which is crazy to think about." Uh....OK!
Jake McGee LHP recorded his 5'th Save and has yet to even come close to allowing a run. He's allowed just 2 walks in 6.1 hitless IP on the season.
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Johnny Cueto RHP tries for a series win this afternoon facing Tyler Mahle RHP.
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Alex Wood LHP went 4 innings and 74 pitches at the alternate site. From Maria Guardado's reporting on sfgiants.com, the plan is to activate him from the IL if he has a normal recovery. Kap sounded definite that he will join the rotation and the Giants won't go to 6 SP's. Logan Webb RHP seems to be the odd man out and headed for a bulk-inning relief role.
BTW, anyone else impressed by the thoroughness and nose for what's important in Maria Guardado's posts for sfgiants.com?
Indeed. Big Maria Guardado fan here!
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