Matt Chapman's first inning grand slam home run made this game a little easier for the Giants pitchers and they responded by limiting the Reds to just one run. Key Lines:
Patrick Bailey C- 1 for 3, SF. BA= .280. Bailey is back from a concussion IL stint and had a productive game. It he why the pitchers were better too?
Matt Chapman 3B- 2 for 4, HR(5). BA= .213. Chapman has been in a deep slump and fell behind my 25 HR pace. Hopefully this is the start of a hot streak.
Heliot Ramos RF/LF- 0 for 3, BB, 2 Assists. BA= .250. Ramos drew a walk ahead of Chapman's grand slam and made three sensational plays on defense including 2 throws from RF to rob two runners of doubles and a diving catch on a pop fly in shallow LF later in the game.
Mason Black RHP- 4.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 6.23. Black brought the hook a little quicker in this one. Taylor Rogers LHP got 2 K's to finish the 5'th inning without further damage. Four pitchers, Ryan Walker RHP, Erik Miller LHP, Tyler Rogers RHP and Sean Hjelle RHP worked one scoreless inning each to finish it off.
With the Win, the Giants remain 9 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West but close to 2.5 games behind in the Wild Card race.
Kyle Harrison LHP tries for a series win tomorrow afternoon facing Frankie Montas RHP.
Churn Watch:
Jakson Reetz C was optioned to AAA Sacramento with Patrick Bailey C coming off the concussion IL
Michael Conforto OF grabbed his hammy after rounding 1B on a single and exited the game. Luis Matos OF was removed from his AAA game after 2 AB's so it seems he would get the call if Conforto goes on the IL.
Really good RP and good short start by Black made one inning of offense stand up..Chapman ran into one which is a good sign..Then again, the last 3-4 years except for one hot month he's a .220 hitter that K's an awful lot but hits his share of bombs..Hopefully the Giants get the latter.......SCHMIDT's first few games this year are totally different then when he tore up the League his first few weeks last year...Hope he can figure out MLB pitching again...
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