A late Giants rally withered in the face of hundo-throwing Padres relievers and came up short. Key Lines:
Drew Gilbert CF- 2 for 4, HR(9), 2 R, 2 RBI. BA= .235. Gilbert singled to lead of the Giants half of the first inning and scored ahead of Devers HR. He then hit a 2-run HR of his own in that bounced on the sidewalk outside the stadium and bounced into McCovey Cove in the 8'th inning. That was when Padres Manager Craig Stammen summoned Adrian Morejon LHP and the hundos started humming past Giants hitters.
Rafael Devers DH- 1 for 4, HR(37), R, 2 RBI. Devers is rapidly closing in on 40 HR.
Shay Whitcomb 3B- 1 for 3, HR(4), R, RBI, E(3). BA= .163. Whitcomb has some size and has a nice looking swing. He is plagued by inconsistency. Hard to get a read on how much growth potential he has.
Drew Cavanaugh C- 1 for 3, HR(1), R, RBI. BA= .244. Cavanaugh had some power in the minors but this was his first MLB HR out of 31 hits. He also has 3 doubles, 2 of which came in one game, but he's mostly been a singles hitter. Maybe we'll start seeing him drive the ball more as he gets more comfortable at this level.
Cesar Perdomo LHP- 4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 2 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.68. Perdomo was a gamer, kept battling and limiting the damage inning-by-inning but he also could not get a shut down inning and the runs added up. A case of a pitcher who relies on command not quite having it.
Logan Webb RHP tries to stave off a sweep today facing Nick Pivetta RHP who comes in with a 3.43 ERA. The game is at 4:20 PM PDT and is on Peacock TV. Ugh!
In Perdomos defense, he did get a shut down inning in the first. Just couldn't get another, sadly.
ReplyDeleteCavanaugh is 3 ABs short of the 130 ABs that will mark 2026 his rookie year.
ReplyDeleteHe'll be the 2nd Giant from the 2023 draft to be an official 2026 rookie.
Eldridge was 1st.
The remaking of the Giants according to Buster and the FO’s stated plan appears to be off to a good start. In an MLB.com Inbox question regarding the best performing 2025 draft classes Jonathan Mayo ranked the Giants second, after the Brewers. Ironically the Brewers drafted a Three True Outcomes class in line with today’s convention while the Giants did the opposite, drafting a class tailored for Oracle Park.
ReplyDelete“Giants: The eight hitters the Giants took last year lead the way in batting average (.281) and TB/P (177.13). They’re one of two groups to record a K rate under 20 percent (19.1), with six hitters posting an OPS over .800 for the year.”
Primarily, Posey took hitters in 2025, and they have performed well.
DeleteIn 2026, primarily, he took pitchers at the top.
Doc, I just saw Alex Pavolic say Devers is on the IL, and likely to have EGAD core muscle surgical repair. Seems dicey, do you know of any players that continued their success post-surgery?
ReplyDeleteOh wow! It sounds like they have known about this injury most or all of the season. I really don't know much about that surgical subspecialty but I believe players have come back. I think Justin Verlander had it at one point in his career. It sounds like the same or similar surgery to what Matt Chapman had. Fingers crossed that they are both healthy next season.
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