A pinch-hit, 3-run home run by Mike Yastrzemski in the 8'th inning was too little too late as the Giants were otherwise outclassed in every phase of the game. Key Lines:
Kyle Harrison LHP- 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 5 K's, GO/AO= 9/2. ERA= 4.18. At least one additional run probably should have been unearned as Young Casey Schmitt SS had a very rough third inning with two balls hitting his glove on their way to the OF. Matt Chapman 3B also had ball clang off his glove and into LF. In fairness, those balls looked like they were scalded but an MLB caliber IF has to make those plays. Quality Start by Harrison with even better secondary stats. That's about the only ray of hope in this one.
The Loss stretched the Giatns losing streak to 6 and drops them into 4'th place in the NL West, 9 games behind the Dodgers and 1.5 games off the Wild Card playoff pace.
The Giants try to stave off a sweep tomorrow afternoon in a battle of the Jordans: Hicks RHP vs Montgomery LHP.
Luke Jackson's roster spot may be in jeopardy after last night and can be replaced with someone like Spencer Bivens. They need to avoid a sweep at all costs and it's looking more and more like that Conforto could get flipped at the deadline.
ReplyDeleteWith what's left of his $18,000,000 contract, Giants will have to pay someone to take him and get a middling prospect...
DeleteJackson has been mostly good in 8 of his 10 games, this one and his first appearance of the season were very bad.
ReplyDeleteConsidering the state of SF's pitching, he's not the worst
It would be interesting to see who, if anyone, might want Conforto: 0.4 fWAR and very negative defense (-5.9).
ReplyDeleteThat might look good compared to the rest of the Giants, but he is their very worst OFer.
If Soler doesn't pick up his game (-0.1 fWAR), Conforto might as well be the LH DH. Conforto is better than that.
Sending down Matos was disappointing, but he seems more like a development project rather than a real gem … just not sure Slater is the answer.
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