Nick Ahmed and Tyler Fitzgerald let the Giants offense turning Jordan Hicks Quality Start into a Win. Key Lines:
Michael Conforto LF- 2 for 4. BA= .326. Conforto leads the team in OPS for hitters with 30 AB or more.
Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 4, SB(1). BA= .208. After a hot start, Chapman has been slumping. Giants need him to get it going. Still predicting 25 HR's for him on the season.
Nick Ahmed SS- 3 for 3, 3B. BA= .282. Ahmed has not hit for much power but he drove the triple to CF. Ahmed has been a decent hitter in his career. Maybe he can find that again?
Tyler Fitzgerald CF- 3 for 3, 2B, 2 SB(2). BA= .500. Fitz stole 2B and 3B in the second inning leading to a run. Probably bought himself some extra leash with this performance.
Jordan Hicks RHP- 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K, GO/AO= 7/4. ERA= 1.00. Hicks has been a revelation as a SP. Needed just 79 pitches to get through 6 IP. His stuff is good enough he can afford to pitch to contact. Only run he gave up was a solo shot to Joey Gallo.
Ryan Walker RHP, Landon Roupp RHP and Erik Miller LHP worked a scoreless inning each with Miller striking out the side in the 9'th.
The Win improved the Giants record to 5-8, 4 games behind the Dodgers and 1 behind the Padres and D'Backs.
Tomorrow is a travel day. Giants start a weekend series in Tampa Bay against the Rays on Friday with Keaton Winn RHP facing TBD.
How long is Estrada's rope given there is another middle infielder on the ML roster who might also be a "spark plug"?
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