Game Wrap 6/26/2021: Giants 6 A's 5(10 innings)

 Steven Duggar CF raced to home plate from first base on Curt Casali C's walk-off double in the 10'th inning to give the Giants their second win in a row over their cross-bay rivals.  Game Notes:

Lamonte Wade Jr 1B had a tremendous game at the top of the lineup reaching base 3 times in 5 PA's.  He homered in the 5'th inning with Steven Duggar on base to give the Giants their first lead of the game, 2-1.  His walk in the 7'th set up a 2-out rally that cut the A's lead to 4-3.  

Donovan Solano 2B tied the game with a HR in the 8'th inning and added another hit.

Steven Duggar was the other offensive hero as much with his speed as with the bat.  After scoring the Giants first run ahead of Wade Jr's HR, Duggar drove in designated runner Brandon Crawford SS from 2B in the 9'th before scoring the winning run himself.  Oh, and Duggar added a SB(6) for good measure.  And see if this sounds familiar:  Curt Casali struck out 4 times before hitting his game-winning double.

Alex Wood LHP seemed to be back in form with a line of 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's.  

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The Win maintained the Giants lead in the NL West at 4.5 games over the Dodgers with the Padres slipping to 5.5 games off the pace.  The Giants have won 5 games in a row and 10 of 11.

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Sammy Long LHP tries for the series sweeeep today facing Cole Irvin LHP.

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Sounds like Brandon Belt 1B has a medical opinion in hand that he needs surgery on his right knee as he is making the rounds for a second and third opinion.  I did not know this before, but MLB is reporting a prior microfracture surgery and all that does not sound good.  

Tommy La Stella IF has a fracture in his jammed thumb and will need at least 2 weeks before he resumes baseball activities.

Buster Posey C missed his 2'nd game in a row with back tightness.  Word is he may be ready today.  Hey!  The Giants are playing with house money right now. Why not hold him out one more day and make sure he is ready for the Dodgers?

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Down on the Farm:

AAA:

Braden Bishop RF- 2 for 4, HR(2), BB.  BA= .347.

Joey Bart C- 1 for 3, BB, HBP.  BA= .342.

Jason Krizan 1B- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .327.

AA:

Simon Whiteman SS- 2 for 4, 2B.  BA= .244.

David Villar 3B- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(9).  BA= .245.

Frankie Tostado 1B- 2 for 4, HR(5).  BA= .282.

Michael Plassmeyer LHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 5.17.

RJ Dabovich RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 3.86.

David Villar raised his BA from a nadir of .190 on June 15.  He is 16 for 38(.421) with 4 HR's since.  Frankie Tostado is 6 for 9 with 3 HR's in his last 2 games.

High A:

Conner Nurse RHP- 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K's.  ERA= 4.91.

Low A:

Carter Williams RF- 2 for 5.  BA= .333.

Alexander Canario CF- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(12).  BA= .243.

Fabian Pena C- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(1).  BA= .250.

Carson Ragsdale RHP- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 9 K's.  ERA= 4.17.