The Giants rose from the ashes of a brutal home losing streak to break open a scoreless pitching duel in the 6'th inning and cruised to an easy win. They actually appeared to play with enthusiasm and determination in the process. Key Lines:
Jung Hoo Lee CF- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .260. Jung Hoo led off the Giants first inning with a line double to the RF wall. Of course he was left stranded. Later in the game, he made the circus catch of the year, maybe the decade, maybe all-time when he bobbled a drive in Triples Alley. It bounced off his lower thigh. He somehow managed to trap the ball between his knees without it touching the ground. He stood up with it still locked between his knees and calmly retrieved it with his right hand. Worth watching the game just to see that.
Dom Smith 1B- 1 for 4, R, 3 RBI. BA= .281. Smith drove a single into the RF corner with the bases loaded that didn't quite get through to the wall. Two runs immediately scored. When the relay man hesitated, Willy Adames alertly broke for home and managed to evade the tag while sliding his foot across home plate. Smith advanced to 2B on the throw. A rare 3-run single!
Christian Koss 3B- 2 for 4, RBI. BA= .281. Christian Koss and Dom Smith are now tied for the highest BA in today's lineup at .281. Smith leads in OPS .744 to .731.
Drew Gilbert RF- 2 for 4, HR(1), R, 2 RBI. BA= .136. Gilbert's bat came to life in the 7'th inning with a HR on top of the RF arcade. He followed that up with a solid RBI single. Hey! I have an idea! Let's put Gilbert out there every day for the rest of the season and see if he can sustain the traction.
Tyler Fitzgerald 2B- 1 for 4, HR(4), R, RBI. BA= .220. Very disappointing season for Fitz but he showed off the power potential going B2B with Gilbert's HR.
Logan Webb RHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K's, GO/AO= 13/1. ERA= 3.19. A classic Webb Gem which looked like it could be another fail due to no run support until the Giants put up the 4-spot in the 6'th. Webb responded with the shut-down inning in the 7'th and the Giants tacked on 2 more with the Gilbert/Fitz B2B effectively putting the game on ice.
The Giants immediately travel south to take on the Padres and their parade of relievers who look like linebackers and roll out of bed throwing hundos in the immortal words of Mike Krukow. Robbie Ray LHP starts game 1 facing Nestor Cortes LHP who comes in with a 5.71 ERA but he's 2.89 over his last 2 games.
Why can't they do this every game? Would make life so much better.
ReplyDeleteThat was an amazing catch by Jung Hoo Lee. You might see that kind of catch in football but not in baseball. Gilbert got all of that 1st homer that he'll never forget.
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