Game Wrap 6/25/2025: Marlins 8 Giants 5(10 Innings)

 Blame is not in short supply for this loss but for the second game in a row, a late base running blunder cost the Giants a chance for a win.  Key Lines:  

Mike Yastrzemski RF- 1 for 3, HR(7).  BA= .251.  YtY led off the Giants half of the first inning with a HR onto the metal roof of the RF arcade to give Logan Webb RHP an early lead.

Heliot Ramos LF- 2 for 5.  Heliot had 2 of the Giants 5 hits.  YtY's HR was the only XBH.  Heliot also had a quick release on a ball down the LF line and threw out the runner trying to stretch it into a double.

Jung Hoo Lee CF- 0 for 1, 2 BB, HBP.  BA= .252.  Lee drew two walks.  After the first, he was thrown out stealing at 2B.  The Giants entered the 9'th inning trailing 4-2.  Lee drew a walk to load the bases with no outs.  A Sac Fly by Adames drove in one run and both trailing runners moved up.  Patrick Bailey then lined a single to LF driving in Dom Smith but Lee was thrown out by 20 feet trying to score behind Smith.  Christian Koss lined out for the final out leaving the game tied for extra-innings and Camilo Doval's meltdown.  

At least Devers out at home plate Tuesday was the final out of the inning Lee's gaffe took away an opportunity to score the walk-off run without a hit.  The big question is whether these twin gaffes are on the runners or the third base coach.  BTW, is it just me or does Jung Hoo Lee look like he's lost weight since the beginning of the season?

Casey Schmitt 3B- 0 for 3, HBP.  BA= .276.  In the department of Things That Can Go Wrong, Schmitt took a pitch off the ulnar side of his left hand and appeared to be in considerable pain as the game ended.  Preliminary X-rays did not show a fracture but those may be repeated depending on how he feels this morning.  It did not appear to be a purpose pitch but pitchers are clearly intentionally working to put pitches under Giants hitters hands and Schmitt was clearly frustrated as was Heliot Ramos who has a whole string of HBP's after his name.  BTW, three Giants were HBP in this game alone.  

Logan Webb RHP- 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K's, 6/2 GO/AO.  ERA= 2.52.  Not Webb's best but a Quality Start that should have been good enough to win.

Tyler Rogers RHP- 1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 1 K.  ERA= 1.69.  As an inducer of weak, groundball contact, Rogers is going to have games where he gets BABIP'd.  This was one of them.

Camilo Doval RHP- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K.  ERA= 2.78.  The Giants failure to secure a walk-off win in the 9'th set up Doval to pitch in extra innings.  As we noted, Doval is now a contact pitcher which tends to work against him when he starts the inning with a runner at 2B.

Hayden Birdsong RHP tries to stave off a sweep this afternoon facing Janson Junk RHP.  I have to say, that is quite a name, especially for a pitcher.