Game Wrap 8/22/2023: Phillies 4 Giants 3

 The dawning of the Kyle Harrison Era ended in disappointment as Camilo Doval RHP gave up a bases-loaded walk-off single to Trea Turner SS for a come-from-behind win by the Phillies.  Key Lines:

Thairo Estrada 2B- 3 for 5, 2B.  BA= .278.  The top 4 batters in the lineup, LMWJ, Estrada, Wilmer and Joc went a combined 6 for 17 with 2 walks while the bottom 5 went 2 for 18 with 2 walks.  

Kyle Harrison LHP- 3.1 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 5 K's.  ERA- 5.40.  Harrison gave up a 2-run HR to Bryce Harper in the first inning.  Other than that, he looked quite sharp.  He came out after his 65'th pitch which I'm guessing was his hard pitch count for the night.  As MLB debuts go, this one seems quite promising.  Just looking at some video here, it appears Harrison had his FB up to 97 MPH and sitting 95-97.  He's got a very quick, short-arm delivery which makes hard to time the pitch and the ball hard to pick up before it's out of his hand.

After Harrison left it was a bullpen game which held the Phillies scoreless until the disappointing 9'th inning.

The Loss dropped the Giants out of a Wild Card position trailing the Cubs by 0.5 games.

Alex Cobb RHP tries to avoid the sweep tomorrow afternoon against Michael Lorenzen RHP who the Giants could have traded for at the trade deadline.

Churn Watch:

In addition to Harrison's promotion, Ryan Walker RHP was reinstated from paternity leave.  Sean Hjelle RHP and Heliot Ramos OF were optioned back to AAA Sacramento.  Mark Matthias IF was placed on the 60-day IL to make room on the 40-man roster for Harrison.  

The Churn was active on other fronts, the main one being the signing of Paul DeJong SS to a major league contract after he was DFA'd by the Blue Jays.  He is expected to be activated tomorrow which will require another 40-man roster move.  Gotta wonder if Brandon Crawford SS may have played his last game as a Giant and will go on the 60-day IL.  

The Giants also agreed to a minor league deal with Yoshi Tsutsugo 1B/DH. Tsutsugo has struggled to hit major league pitching but as you might guess has maintained strong walk rates.

The Giants also traded Sean Newcomb to the A's for Trenton Brooks OF.  Brooks is 28 yo but appears to have solid minor league numbers. He's a lefty-lefty OF with excellent BB and K rates and a little HR pop in his bat. 

Got all that?