Terrible pitching, sloppy fielding and not much hitting is a losing formula we've seen too often this season. Tonight it all came together in a harmonic convergence which ended in a blowout loss to the D'Backs. Key Lines:
Robbie Ray LHP- 4.1 IP, 11 H, 10 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.28. Ray gave up line-drive singles to the first two batters in the first inning then Matt Chapman's error loaded them up for long time Giants nemesis, Nolan Arenado. Arenado hit a grand slam home run and for all practical purposes the game was over before an out was recorded. In Tony Vitello's world, if you are a starting pitcher and get blasted early, you are going to wear it, and wear it Ray did, for 4.1 awful innings that were not fun for anyone to watch and I sure not fun to play. In the TV close ups I saw, Ray did not look happy and I got the feeling he was not just angry at himself. The thought occurred to me that approach is going to either toughen up the starting pitchers or it's going to spark an open rebellion in the clubhouse.
Maaaybe two bright spots were Bryce Eldridge getting two hits and Harrison Bader getting two doubles. Beyond that it was a thoroughly demoralizing game to watch or write about.
That was a tough game. I was concerned that Ray got hurt afer being hit by the comebacker, but he seems to be ok, their road trip record is 4 wins 4 losses which is good. Lee and Adames injured so thats concerning. It'll be upsetting if McDonald is sent down again, they have relievers like Brubaker whom they can send down instead
ReplyDeleteAre my eyes lying: Is Chapman now hitting .218 for the season — .206 against righties and .256 vs. lefties — and is striking out at a rate of 25.3%? RotoWire forecasts an eventual rebound to his career norms, which would leave him at year's end around .240 with 15 homers and 54 RBIs. Apparently, his hard-hit stats and bat speed remain relatively high.
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