The Giants put up 4 runs in the first inning. The Rockies answered with 3 of their own in the bottom of the inning but it was the Giants that added on for a wire-to-wire win. Key Lines:
Luis Arraez 2B- 3 for 5, R RBI. BA= .330. Congratulations to Arraez for making the All-Star roster. It is very well deserved. His 3 hits raised his BA back up to .330 but he still trails Otto Lopez for both the NL and MLB batting crown by .011.
Casey Schmitt 3B- 2 for 5, 2B, R. BA= .283. Matt Chapman's injury gives Schmitt his natural position back. He's showing he belongs by both hitting and making spectactular fielding plays. Ironically Chapman's injury may complicate Schmitt's future by making Chappy harder to trade.
Willy Adames SS- 2 for 4, 2B, BB, SB, R, 2 RBI. BA= .232. Adames capped the scoring in the top of the first inning with a 2-run double.
Bryce Eldridge DH- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(7), R, 2 RBI. BA= .280. This kid seems to make adjustments really fast. He's batting .286 over his last 7 games after going 2 for 25 in his previous 7.
Victor Bericoto LF- 2 for 4, 2 2B. BA= .298. 2 doubles but did not figure into the scoring. Keep putting him out there until he proves it's a fluke.
Robbie Ray LHP- 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.45. Ray recovered to pitch a Quality Start after giving up 3 in the first inning.
Caleb Kilian RHP- 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(8). ERA= 4.14. Shaky but got the Save with the 3-run lead. Maybe there's a team out there that will look at the Saves and not the ERA at the trade deadline?
Tyler Mahle RHP tries for a series win this afternoon facing Tanner Gordon RHP who comes in with a 6.69 ERA.
Matt Gage was placed in the IL with an elbow sprain after throwing 51 pitches in 1.1 IP on Friday. Gage indicated he expects to need Tommy John surgery. His velocity was down and he was throwing only fastballs by the end of his final appearance raising more questions about the level of communication on the team. He indicated he knew he was seriously injured but "wanted to leave it all out there." Gage was on the IL with a knee injury from from June 2-16. He gave up 4 runs in a total of 1 IP in his first two appearances after returning but had two short scoreless stints before Friday.
Sounds like Gage was the one who didn’t say anything about being injured. If a player doesn’t say something or react to an apparent injury then how is the team supposed to know you’re hurt?
ReplyDeleteUsually when the coaches see a sudden drop in velocity they go out and ask.
DeleteAll-Star game will be played Tuesday, July 14: Expect Arraez to be traded shortly thereafter.
ReplyDeleteHow many more pitchers will Vitello be allowed to get hurt? At Gage's age Tommy John is a potential career ender. I know ownership and Posey don't care but, expect Rob Manfred to be calling for an explanation.
ReplyDeleteAlex Pavlovic, who is generally quite conservative in his analysis, has commented at some length about a concern for a systemic lack of communication in this organization based on things he has heard from multiple sources.
DeleteChapman seems to be one of the players who provides veteran leadership. Not sure if I want to see him traded., this team doesn't have enough of that. Sounds like Gage wanted to pitch threw it, and didnt want to notify the coaches .Teammates will respect that but wished he thought more about his health. It surprises me how this org continues to make unforced errors regarding public relations .it started with Greg Johnson 's break even comment and I remember him or was it Larry Baer saying no multi year contracts given to pitchers. I get the risk, but don't think fans want to hear that. It's better that they don't say that in public.
ReplyDeleteYou mean like when Chapman blamed Casey Schmitt for his own bad throw?
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