The Giants got another ace start from Kevin Gausman RHP and a home run from Darin Ruf LF to set up a tight extra-inning win. Game Notes:
The bullpen blew another potential Win after a dominant Kevin Gausman performance: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. This time, though his effort was not in vain as the Giants were the team to take advantage of the "designated runner at second base" extra-inning rule and come away with both the game and series wins.
The Giants have not had many offensive bright spots so far, but two they have had, Evan Longoria 3B and Ruf combined for 4 hits and a walk in 10 PA's. They accounted for both of the Giants runs in the regulation 9 innings in the second inning against Blake Snell LHP when Longo led off with a double and Ruf homered one out later. Stay hot, guys! Gotta think the rest of the lineup kicks into gear soon.
Hot tip for fantasy baseball players: Out of 88 MLB games played so far relievers were credited with the W in 45 of them. If you play in a K/9 league, you just might be better off rostering a bunch of non-closer relievers with SP eligibility than stocking up and streaming SP's.
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The Giants get a much needed day off at home before the Home Opener Friday night agains the Rockies. SP's have not been named but it's Johnny Cueto RHP's turn in the rotation.
Gausman takes a slight and temporary lead in IP in the major leagues
ReplyDeleteI think the first six games of the season can reasonably be viewed as a microcosm of the next 156 games. As undertalented as the Giants are overall, they are going to give contending teams fits at times. The offense is probably not going to be dynamic, but it will be good enough to win more than the sabermetrics guys might expect. Clearly a small sample size, but the Giants could have two or three (four is not out of the question) SPs who will be quite popular at the trade deadline.
ReplyDeleteThe Giants are going to be interesting this season. Worth tuning in to watch or listen.