Trevor McDonald had a bounce-back start allowing one run in 7 IP and the lineup finally broke through with the go-ahead and an an insurance run in the 8'th inning to finish the official first half on a high note. Key Lines:
Heliot Ramos LF- 2 for 4. BA= .275. Heliot punched a couple of oppo-field singles in his first two AB's but his teammates weren't able to bring him around to score.
Rafael Devers 1B- 0 for 3, BB, R. BA= .249. Devers led off the bottom of the 8'th inning with a walk. He took 3B on Eldridge's one-out single. Tony Vitello then made the key move of the game by sending Grant McCray in to run for Eldridge. McCray stole 2B drawing a wild throw from Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman which allowed Devers to score. McCray then scored on Willy Adames single for an insurance run.
Willy Adames SS- 3 for 4, RBI. BA= .230. Adames finishes the official first half with a 3-hit game.
Drew Cavanaugh C- 0 for 2, 2 BB. BA= .219. Cavanaugh may go back to AAA after the All-Star Break. He hasn't hit much but has impressed with plate discipline and an OBP of .324 despite the low BA.
Trevor McDonald RHP- 7 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 4 K, 10/4 GO/AO. ERA= 5.02. It's important for young pitchers to shake off bad starts. It didn't look good when Jake McCarthy led off the game with an inside-the-park HR off the wall in the deepest part of Triples Alley but McDonald settled down and didn't allow another run over 7 innings.
Eric Miller LHP- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 3.29. It was a Win rather than a Save because the Giants scored the go-ahead run after Miller got the last out of the 8'th inning. But is multi-inning appearances by the pitcher who finishes the game the new bullpen management? We'll watch that after the break.
The Giants get the next 4 days off for the All-Star break. I'll try to put a Top 50 Prospects update together and maybe a 2025 draft review. I stopped paying any attention to the All-Star game a long time ago.
When Bill Walsh drafted Montana in the 3d round he commented that Joe had really bad games and really good games, and that if they could eliminate the bad games they’d really have something. A big “if” of course but same goes for McDonald.
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