Carson Whisenhunt overcame early inning command issues to limit the Astros to a run over 5.2 IP and the lineup chipped away at Astros starter Hunter Brown RHP with enough runs for a win. Key Lines:
Bryce Eldridge 1B- 1 for 4, HR(12), R, RBI. BA= .248. Eldridge drove one over the L-CF wall for the Giants 3'rd run of the game and give Whiz some breathing room.
Drew Gilbert CF- 1 for 3, BB, R, RBI. BA= .238. Gilbert drove in the Giants first run with a single. He then drew a walk on a very close 3-2 pitch which the Astros catcher challenged but the ball was confirmed. He then advanced to 2B on a groundout and scored on a singled by Drew Cavanaugh. I thought Gilbert was the one who challenged a strike and texted my friend that it was a high leverage challenge buy Gilbert but it was the Astros catcher how challenged a ball call and lost. Still a high-leverage challenge.
Drew Cavanaugh C- 2 for 4, SB(1), R, RBI. BA= .242. Cavanaugh singled in the 6'th with 2 outs. Christian Koss got both cheeks into one and hit a laser beam over the head of the LF for a double that drove in Cavanaugh from 1B with Koss advancing to 3B on a throwing error. That was the Giants 4'th run of the game.
Carson Whisenhunt LHP- 5.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 6.11. Whisenhunt loaded the bases with one out in the first inning and no outs in the second. I think he threw over 50 pitches in the two innings but allowed just 1 run. After that he settled down and was excellent over the next 2.2 IP. Hopefully a learning/growing experience.
Carson Seymour RHP- 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 7.36. Per Kruk, Seymour missed badly with his slider to the first couple of batters he faced with Kruk saying, "no bueno." He settled down to pitch a couple of very needed scoreless innings.
The Giants try for a series win tomorrow afternoon with TBD facing Bryan King LHP who comes in with an ERA of 3.83. It looks like this is his first start so he might be an Opener.
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