Game Wrap 6/17/2024: Giants 7 Cubs 6

The Giants overcame a bullpen meltdown with runs over the final three innings for a come-from-behind win to start an important road series.  Key Lines:

Heliot Ramos CF- 2 for 5, HR(9).  BA= .328.  Heliot shows no signs of cooling off.  His lead-off oppo-field HR in the 7'th inning came after the Cubs took 2-1 lead in the 6'th on a 2-run HR by Michael Busch off Randy Rodriguez RHP.

Patrick Bailey C- 2 for 4, HR(5), BB.  BA= .286.  On defense, Bailey battled the home plate ump who had a rough night.  At the plate he homered in the 8'th to cut the Cubs lead to 6-4 setting up the big 9'th inning comeback rally.

Jorge Soler DH- 1 for 2, 2B, 2 BB.  BA= .227.  Soler is hitting .381 over his last 7 games and .308 over his last 15.

Mike Yastrzemski RF- 2 for 4, 3B, BB.  BA= .222.  Great game by YtY on both sides of the ball.  RBI triple for the Giants first run in the 4'th inning.  Perfect throw to the plate to nail a runner trying to score on a sac fly to end the Cubs 5'th inning threat.

Thairo Estrada 2B- 2 for 3, HR(9), BB.  BA= .243.  Thairo's 3-run shot in the 9'th was the game-winning hit.  He's hitting just .222 over his last 7 games but is 5 for 9 over his last 3.  He and Heliot Ramos are now tied for the team lead in HR's.

Trenton Brooks 1B- 0 for 4, 3 K, SB(1).  BA= .143.  Brooks had a very rough game including 2 pitch timer violations.  In one AB with the bases loaded he was late squaring up to the pitcher and gave up strike one on a delay of game call. He followed that with two check swing attempts he couldn't hold up on.  As Kruk would say, "that was a rough at bat!"  Then in the 7'th inning he appeared to call off Thairo Estrada on a pop up that was a can of corn for the second baseman, then at the last second Brooks pulled up and the ball dropped in front of Estrada. The next batter popped out for what should have been the third out, but instead Bellinger walked, Suzuki doubled and Ian Happ homered.  Bam!  6-3 Cubs.  Does anyone have Brandon Belt's number?  

Jordan Hicks RHP- 5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 2.82.  Typical Hicks game, but hey!  Blake Snell has won a couple of Cy Youngs pitching like this.

Camilo Doval RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 4.71.  Doval was a little more focused for this Save Opportunity and avoided the torture with a 1, 2, 3 9'th inning.  

With the Win, the Giants moved into a tie with the Nationals for the third Wild Card playoff spot.  They continue to trail the Dodgers by 8.5 games.

Logan Webb RHP tries to clinch a series win tomorrow evening against Justin Steele LHP who has an 0-3 W-L record but a good 3.22 ERA.