Anthony DeSclafani RHP got off to a promising start in this one, recording 6 groundball outs around a groundball single over the first 2 innings. I remember thinking to myself, though, that when you live by the groundball you can't placate the BABIP gods forever. Things were still looking OK with a runner on(infield single) and two outs in the third when the Reds went triple, single for two runs. It still looked like limited damage when Joey Votto hit a bouncer down the first base line that Brandon Belt appeared to grab well within the baseline and stepped on first, except 1B ump Gabe Morales, yes THAT Gabe Morales, ruled it a foul ball. After some discussion on an unfortunately unreviewable play, Votto lined the next pitch to the RF wall. It seemed YtY had a chance to get Tommy Pham at home on a relay but threw to 2B too late to prevent a double for Votto and the route was on. The next three batters went walk, GR double(on a ball Austin Slater CF broke in on), Single. Kap finally went to the bullpen and brought in my man Yunior Marte RHP who gave up two more singles before Aramis Garcia C was thrown out trying to steal 2B.
Granted, DeSclafani gave up several very loud hits and the way he was pitching there's no guarantee the Reds would not have run up a big score on him anyway, but he ran into a harmonic convergence of BABIP luck, questionable to poor fielding and a terrible umpiring call by an ump who may well have a chip on his shoulder after an offseason of blowback to his terrible non-check swing call on the Giants last play of last season.
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The Giants get a much-needed day off at home before starting a two game set against the Tigers with Carlos Rodon LHP facing Tarik Skubal RHP Tuesday night.
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