Hayden Birdsong came within an out of being eligible for a Win in his first MLB start a the Giants parlayed three home runs into 4 runs and their third consecutive win against the Cubs. Key Lines:
Michael Conforto LF- 1 for 3, HR(9). BA= .232. Conforto's blast which cleared the high wall in the deepest part of the yard came in the second inning with Patrick Bailey on first after drawing a leadoff walk followed by two K's giving Birdsong and early lead.
David Villar 1B- 1 for 3, HR(1). BA= .222. Villar made it B2B as he followed up Conforto's bomb with one of his own to make it a 3-spot for the inning.
Luis Matos RF- 2 for 3, HR(3). BA= .253. Had Birdsong finished the 5'th inning, Matos would have made him the pitcher of record for win as it gave the Giants a one run lead they never relinquished.
Hayden Birdsong RHP- 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 5.79. A bit of an uneven performance but the stuff is legit. His FB hit 98 MPH and he backed that up with a slider, curve and a diving changeup. Just a bit more consistent command that that's an ace level package.
Luke Jackson RHP- 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K. ERA= 6.12. Reports of Jackson's demise as a Giant may be exaggerated. The ERA is ugly but he recorded his 4'th W against 1 L as he recovered from 2 previous subpar appearances. Prior to that he had 6 consecutive scoreless appearances.
Erik Miller LHP, Tyler Rogers RHP and Camilo Doval RHP finished up with a scoreless IP each with Doval recording his 14'th Save.
Despite 3 wins in a row, the Giants failed to gain ground in the standings and remain 3 games behind in the Wild Card race.
Jordan Hicks RHP tries for the 4-game sweep this afternoon facing Shota Imanaga LHP who many Giants fans wanted them to sign this last offseason. Imanaga is coming off a disaster start but overall has a sparkling 7-2 record with a 2.96 ERA.
That was a fun game to watch. Cubs fans must be super frustrated as their baserunning kept them from potentially winning. Morel picked off first from Patrick Bailey's throw and then thrown out tring to stretch a single into a double when he bounced off the bag.Then Ian Happ was thrown out/picked off by Tyler Rogers when trying to steal. Keep the winning going!
ReplyDeleteDoes that make the non-aggressive base-running by the Giants look at least half-smart?
DeleteStunning! Burgos not only is a LHP, he is relatively young @ 25 yo and Big League ready.
ReplyDeleteOTOH, who?
With up to 6 players including 5 pitchers possibly coming off the "protected" 60-day and needing roster space, FZ is facing a real crunch.
There will be bone, not fat, cut in the coming weeks.
With 3 wins in a row, SF has moved up from the bottom of the also-rans, past the Cubs, Reds, and Nats.
ReplyDeleteCan they hold that with 9 games coming up with LA, Atl, and Cle, all teams with records 10 or more games over .500? The Giants peak is 2 games over .500 reached May 28th and held for 1 day...