Another bullpen failure in the 9'th inning ruined an excellent bounce back start by Blade Tidwell. Key Lines:
The Giants run output consisted of solo HR's by Willy Adames SS(21) and Andrew Knizner C(1) in the first and third innings respectively.
Blade Tidwell RHP- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.58. Tidwell follows up his worst appearance with his best which seems like a good predictor of future success. He has now made 3 good starts out of 4. Since the #1 goal of the remainder of this season is finding pieces for next year's rotation, that's the big takeaway from this game. The loss itself is almost a non-factor.
Dylan Smith RHP- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.96. The line does not do Smith justice. He entered the game in the 8'th inning with no outs and runners at first and second. He allowed a soft single that loaded the bases but then went K, K fly out to maintain the shut out. He walked the leadoff batter in the 9'th and was replaced by Sam Hentges LHP who went HBP, force out(2B), LD single, LD double, IBB to tie the score. The next batter grounded one to Bryce Eldridge 1B who threw home for the force out except the throw pulled Knizner's foot off home plate and the walk-off run scored. I understand patience is a virtue for a manager but I'm in line with Baseballjeff1 on Bluesky who said it's past time to try a different reliever in situations where inherited runners are involved(paraphrase).
Matt Wilkinson LHP gets the start in the series finale facing Jake Bennett LHP who comes in with a 3.46 ERA. Is Wilkinson going out there as a SP or an Opener for Adrian Houser? I think it's too soon for Houser's turn in the rotation.
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