Newcomers Bryce Eldridge and Jesus Rodriguez had quiet games but Casey Schmitt continued his hot hitting and Rafael Devers had 2 RBI's to back an electric start from Trevor McDonald. Key Lines:
Casey Schmitt 3B- 1 for 3, HR(5), BB R, RBI. BA= .308. Schmitt got the Giants even from a first-inning Jackson Merrill home run with a blast of his own in the bottom of the first. He also made several nifty looking plays from 3B.
Luis Arraez 2B- 2 for 3, 2 2B, Sac, 2 R. BA= .316. Arraez continues to pepper the field with base hits while playing unexpectedly great defense at 2B. One play in particular in this game was quite spectacular. I know Casey Schmitt must move around to find playing time but I hope he doesn't take too much PT away from Arraez who is a breath of fresh air and one of the few bright spots from the first month+ of the season.
Rafael Devers 1B- 1 for 2, BB, SF, 2 RBI. BA= .218. Still no power but Devers at least has a 3-game hit streak going and appears to be hustling with better body language the last 2-3 games. Maybe having Eldridge on the team will light a fire under him.
Trevor McDonald RHP- 7 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K's, 10/1 GO/AO. ERA= 1.29. I have always said McDonald's stuff will play better in MLB ballparks than the PCL. He features a groundball-inducing hard sinker with a tight, tight slider. He only threw 81 pitches in his 7 innings of work and probably could have finished the game himself but I agree with not pushing the kid too hard too soon. BTW, the TV feed showed Ryan Walker warming up in the bullpen in the 7'th inning. I just went "oh no!"
Keaton Winn RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO. ERA= 2.45. You don't generally like your late-inning guys getting flyball outs but Winn got through the inning unscathed.
Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.13. If this was a 1-run ballgame in the 9'th we'd be singing a different tune but Kilian calmly came back from a leadoff HR to retire the next 3 batters, Tatis Jr, Merrill and Machado with two K's and a GO.
Logan Webb RHP tries to keep the good vibes going tomorrow evening facing Walker Buehler RHP.
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