Moments after the Giants tied the game in the 8'th inning, Nick Ahmed, yes that Nick Ahmed, drove in the go-ahead run for the Dodgers with a solo home run and Shohei Ohtani added an insurance run with another solo shot. Key Lines:
Jorge Soler DH- 2 for 3, 2 BB SB(1). BA= .224. Soler seems to be getting the hang of this leadoff gig. He is batting just .208 over his last 7 game but with an OBP of .406. He adds a SB here for good measure.
Tyler Fitzgerald SS- 1 for 5, 3B. BA= .316. The triple was the keystone to a 2-run rally in the third inning driving in Soler and setting up Heliot Ramos' RBI single.
Heliot Ramos CF- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .294. Since my comment about MLB pitchers figuring out he can't lay off the high fastball, Ramos is 6 for 14 over 3 games.
David Villar 1B- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .286. Villar started the 8'th inning rally with a 2-out double.
Michael Conforto PH/LF- 1 for 2, 2B. BA= .226. Conforto drove in Villar with a double and scored on Soler's single. Unfortunately he is batting just .095 over his last 7 games and .167 over his last 15. It's all adding up to another disappointing season for Conforto.
Logan Webb RHP- 5 IP, 9 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.72. Webb hit a wall in his last start before the All-Star game then was not able to rest due to pitching in the AS game. 15 ER in his last 16 IP over 3 starts, he might need an R&R IL stint as badly as Jordan Hicks. Fingers crossed he's not hiding an injury.
Tyler Rogers RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 3.33. Second disaster appearance since the break for Rogers.
The Loss dropped the Giants to 5.5 games behind in the Wild Card playoff race. At this point it's hard to imagine a trade deadline addition that would give them a significantly better chance of making up that deficit.
If they are still undecided about buying or selling at the trade deadline, the Giants probably need to sweep the Rockies this weekend to stay in postseason contention. They start off tonight with the Battle of the Kyles with Harrison LHP facing Freeland LHP.
Churn Watch:
Wilmer Flores IF went on the 10-day IL with right knee tendonitis. David Villar IF was recalled from AAA Sacramento. If the Giants decide(correctly) they are out of the postseason race, they might want to keep Flores on the IL or release him and give Villar the rest of the season to audition for a role next season.
i do think the trainers will be keeping close tabs on webb on his next start. we do have birdsong if webb is pitching sore and with as many innings as he pitched in the past couple of years, inflammation wouldn't be a surprise and an IL stint is needed.
ReplyDeletewith it being roster eval mode at this point, i'd like to see ryan walker slide into the eighth inning role and either jordan hicks or erik miller pitch the seventh.
ReplyDeleteJorge Soler: proverbial too little, too late, but Bailey and Villar had multiple opportunities (8) to move runners and failed. Estrada and Fitzgerald also left runners in scoring position.
ReplyDeleteTeam LOB: 10, with RISP: 3 for 12.
Tyler Rogers' 53rd appearance in Giants 104 games might be too much.
Saturday's honest-to-goodness old fashioned double header will seal SF's doom, does any real contender want to pick the Giants carcass in the final days of trades?
Anyone spot a White Flag?
I would like to see Encarnacion brought up to play first base. He is hitting .355 with an OPS of 1.051 in Sacramento.
ReplyDeleteEncarnacion will likely be on the 40-man come Aug 1 with Wilmer heading to the 60-day DL
DeleteEven if the Giants were closer in the wild card race, we already know from his 6 years here that Farhan is the type to only acquire players at the trade deadline for cash or players to be named later. Meaning he just acquires more scrubs who end up getting released
ReplyDeleteLike Kris Bryant? No help down the stretch to finish 1 game ahead of LA? Almost beat the Dodgers on his own in 2021 NLDS (.471/.500/.647/1.147)
DeleteIt would be nice if Farhan haters would acknowledge something.