Game Wrap 6/15/2021: Giants 9 D'Backs 8

Mike Yastrzemski RF hit a monster grand slam HR in the bottom of the 8'th inning to cap a game-long Giants comeback from a 7-0 deficit.  Tyler Rogers RHP shut down a shell-shocked D'Backs team in the 9'th to seal the Win.  Game Notes:

The Opener did not work out so well in this game as Zach Littell RHP failed to record an out while giving up  4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks.

Bulk Innings pitcher Sammy Long LHP quickly restored order in the first inning with a K and GIDP but then ran into trouble of his own in the second inning giving up 3 more runs.  Long settled down after that and only gave up one more run over the next 3 innings. That would prove to be critical to the final outcome.

I wasn't home for the first half of the game but had a feeling when I saw the score was 7-3 in the 4'th inning so I tuned in.  Things weren't looking so good when it got to 8-3 in the 5'th, but the feeling came back when the Giants chipped away with 2 runs in the 6'th.  When YtY came to the plate in the 8'th with the bases loaded and 2 outs, I really had the feeling and wow!  Did that work out or what?  

The blast was YtY's first HR since May 17.  He is hitting .333 in June so far with a 4-game hit streak.

Steven "Grave" Duggar had a splash hit HR of his own with a 2-run blast in the 2'nd inning to cut the D'Backs lead to 7-3.  The HR came off a lefty, Alex Young.  Duggar is still hitting .294 on the season but only .176 over his last 7 games.

Brandon Belt 1B fell a HR short of the cycle with  3 hits and a walk.  He now has 5 hits in his last two games after an 0 for 23 skid.

Donovan Solano 2B is back to being Donnie Barrels with 2 more hits.  He is hitting .292 over his last 7 games and .300 over his last 15.

Conner Menez LHP, Jarlin Garcia LHP, Jimmie Sherfy RHP and Tyler Rogers RHP shut the D'Backs down over the final 4 frames with Sherfy getting credit for the W and Rogers recording his 9'th Save.

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With the Win, the Giants maintain their 1 game lead over the Dodgers in the NL West. The Padres lost to fall 5 games off the pace.

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Anthony DeSclafani RHP tries to keep the winning going tonight facing Merrill Kelly RHP.

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The Churn was idle yesterday.

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Down on the Farm:

AAA:

Braden "Not Hunter" Bishop LF- 5 for 6.   BA= .380.

Thairo Estrada 2B- 3 for 5, 2 2B, HBP.  BA= .395.

Joey Bart C- 2 for 6.  BA= .352.

Chadwick Tromp C- 3 for 6, 2B, HR(3).  BA= .246.

Jason Krizan 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(3), SF.  BA= .307.

Tyler Beede RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 7.77.

All 5 of Bishop's hits were singles.  More of the same from Tyler Beede who has yet to find traction in his comeback from TJ surgery.

AA:

Vince Fernandez LF- 1 for 3, HR(6), BB.  BA= .197.

Michael Plassmeyer LHP- 4.2 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 13.50.

Tough Giants organizational debut for Plassmeyer who was recently acquired in a trade with the Rays for Matt Wisler RHP.

High A:

Will Wilson SS- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .268.

Sean Roby 3B- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .205.

Logan Wyatt 1B- 2 for 3, BB.  BA= .216.

Conner Nurse RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 3 K's.  ERA= 5.23.

Jasier Herrera RHP- 3 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 4.00.

Low A:

Brett Auerbach 2B- 2 for 4, 2 2B, SF.  BA= .317.

Luis Matos CF- 2 for 4, BB, SB(11).  BA= .304.

Ricardo Genoves C- 1 for 4, HR(6), BB.  BA= .312.

Marco Luciano SS- 1 for 4, HR(8), BB.  BA= .265.

Alexander Canario LF- 1 for 3, BB, SB(8).  BA= .237.

Carson Ragsdale RHP- 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 7 K's.  ERA= 3.27.

Austin Reich RHP- 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's, Save(1).  BA= 1.86.