The Opener game followed the script perfectly and J. D. Davis' walkoff solo HR in the 9'th inning overcame a rare Blown Save by Camilo Doval. Key Lines:
Wilmer Flores 1B- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .297. Wilmer stays hot also made some nifty plays at 1B. His OPS is creeping toward .900 at .891.
J. D. Davis 3B- 2 for 4, HR(14) BB. BA= .262. Davis has been scuffling along with most of the rest of the Giants lineup. Hopefully this is the start of better hitting.
Marco Luciano SS- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .333. Luciano seems to be making good swing decisions. He also made a nice throw from the OF grass to prevent a hit. It wasn't a Brandon Crawford throw but it got the job done with a perfect one-hop to Flores.
This could have been a runaway win but the Giants couldn't get the 2-out hit leaving the bases loaded 3 times.
Ryan Walker RHP= 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.50. Walker's FB-Slider combo was close to unhittable for batters from both sides of the plate. He faced exactly 9 batters and threw exactly 40 pitches. The Fox broadcast said the Giants are now 13-4 in Opener games and 7-0 in games Ryan Walker opened.
Sean Manaea LHP- 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 5.48. Manaea's ERA over his last 7 appearances is 4.66 and 3.98 over his last 15 so he's actually been pretty solid if he was on at team that, you know, scored some runs. He was close to unhittable today. If he can pitch like this going forward it would be a big boost to the Giants playoff chances.
The Dodgers won so the Giants remain 3 games behind them in the NL West. All other Wild Card contenders lost so they move into lead for the first Wild Card payoff spot.
Looks like we'll have dueling Openers vying for a series win tomorrow with Scott Alexander LHP facing Brennan Bernardino LHP.
Churn Watch: Brandon Crawford SS was activated off the IL and Brett Wisely IF was optioned to AAA Sacramento.
So there may be hope for Manea?
ReplyDeleteOr should the upswing br used to dump his contract?
Either is OK with me.
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