Game Wrap 9/13/2022: Braves 5 Giants 1

The Giants had Braves SP Kyle Wright on the ropes in the second inning.  They had the bases loaded with 2 outs but Wright was already up to 48 pitches and was struggling with extreme wildness.  Sadly, the rally died with Mike Yastrzemski CF's flyball on the LF warning track. The Giants would not get another hit until Thairo Estrada 2B singled with 2 outs in the 9'th inning.   

Jakob Junis RHP- 5 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA= 4.15.  Dansby Swanson SS's 2-run HR was the big blow for the Braves as they built a 4-1 lead over the first 3 innings.  What can I say?  Junis is a pretty solid #5 SP but #5 SP's are going to have games like this.

Cole Waites RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 0.00.  Cole Waites made his MLB debut with his family looking on from the stands.  It was quite an emotional roller coaster of an inning.  Former Giant Ehire Adrianza 2B led off with a walk but held at 3B on Ronald Acuna Jr DH's double.  The runners held again on Dansby Swanson's groundout.  David Villar 1B made a throw to Joey Bart C on a Fielder's Choice at home plate for out #2.  Matt Olson 1B then flied out to LF and Waites was out of the inning unscathed.

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Churn Watch: 

To nobody's surprise, Zack Littell RHP was optioned to AAA Sacramento after his beef with Manager Gabe Kapler last night.  Kapler insisted the demotion was based solely on performance but then added that makeup and teammate behavior are part of performance.  OK then!   My take is Littell was skating on very thin ice before his emotional meltdown.  An added wrinkle:  I read someplace that if a player with an option spends less than a something like 14 days on the minor leagues in the season, the option carries over to the next season which means Littell will almost certainly be out of options next spring.  Really?  Whatever the case, I think it's unlikely we'll see Zack Littell wearing a Giants uniform next season anyway.  Oh!  Thomas Szupacki LHP was called up to replace Littell on the active roster.

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Carlos Rodon LHP tries for a series win tomorrow afternoon facing veteran Charlie Morton RHP.