The Giants looked at the 5 home runs the Mets hit last night and said, "Oh! That's how you win games!", and went out and hit 6 home runs today. And just like that, they won the game! Key Lines:
Rafael Devers 1B- 2 for 4, 2 HR(35), 2 R, 3 RBI. BA= .258. Devers continues on his insane heater that's seen him hit 6 HR's in his last 6 games. He could go cold at any time but right now, 40 HR on the season is looking very doable.
Bryce Eldridge DH- 1 for 3, 2B, BB, R. BA= .262. Eldridge is still getting mileage out of his 4-hit game but he's batting .385 over his last 7 games. The 4-hit game will drop off his 7-day split after tomorrow's game.
Osleivis Basabe 2B- 1 for 4, HR(5), R, 2 RBI. BA= .216. Basabe's 5 HR's are in 111 PA's which projects to 27 in 600 PA's.
Grant McCray RF- 2 for 4, HR(2), 2 R, RBI. BA= .143. McCray got in on the HR action with an add-on blast in the 9'th inning. Good thing because this game would have gotten too close for comfort without it.
Christian Koss SS- 2 for 4, 2 HR(3), 2 R, 3 RBI. BA= .211. Koss showed off his power in this one. He is batting .316 in 5 games in September. His 3 HR's have come in his last 15 games.
Anthony Molina RHP- 5 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K's, 7/0 GO/AO. ERA= 2.79. Molina is stating his case to be part of next year's rotation. His 4-pitch mix was anchored by a 97 MPH fastball with effective curve, slider and changeup. Right now he's looking like a talented kid who had the misfortune of pitching in the Rockies organization.
Trent Harris RHP- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 3.21. Harris is stating his case to be part of next year's bullpen. Dave Flemming keeps making the point that his release point is the most over-the-top in the major leagues.
The umpires War on Tony Vitello continued as he was ejected for the 3'rd time in 10 games. This one came after Turner Hill appeared to be hit on the hand by a pitch. The call at the plate was it hit his bat. The call stood on replay. I think Vitello was right about the pitch hitting Hill's hand, but you can't argue a replay call, so.......
Luis Perdomo LHP tries for a series win tomorrow in a 10:40 AM PDT game facing Christian Scott RHP who comes in with a ERA of 3.80.
I wonder if somebody finally found a hole in Hill’s swing!
ReplyDeleteHe was due for a regression anyway.
DeleteMolina pitched great, he pounded the strike zone throwing 97 mph fastball, and the Mets really made him work. Devers Home runs are so impressive since he's hitting them to all fields. Happy for Christian Koss hitting 2 Home runs,he came so close to a 3rd!
ReplyDeleteI think that Koss might've won himself a job, next season, with this game. Keep it up!!
ReplyDeletePosey is likely to try to slip Koss through waivers.
DeleteAt 28-years old, a career OPS+ of 78 (60 this year) doesn't attract a lot of attention.
Versatile backup, maybe; a regular, no...
Devers is on a historic tear matching franchise legends Willie Mays and Barry Bonds by homering six times in a six-game span.
DeleteStreak is Devers middle name. His cold spells are pretty bad.
His OPS since Game 71 on June 13th is 1.022, hitting 26 of his 35 HRs. The Giants are 17-15 when he homers in a game, 42-69 when he doesn't.
He's gotten a hit in 93 games, and the Giants are 46-47 in them. The Giants have won 22 out of 40 when he gets multiple hits.
He has 9 HRs in the Giants last 13 games. SF is 7-6 in those games.
I doubt it. They need room on the 40-man, and in addition Schmidt, they have Marcelo Mayer on the roster already. After that teh Middle infielder will be coming in a stream from the farm. he may be one of the tough decisions.
DeleteI imagine there might be some regret for teams that could’ve traded for Devers. He could be a difference maker for playoff teams.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know how well Koss is grading out defensively at short? I think they need to at least consider moving Adames to 2nd next year.....he is horrible at short. Then again that would take Schmidt's primary position unless they moved him to left field.
ReplyDeleteSchmitt came up on the left side of the diamond. He could play 3b or short.
DeleteChapman will be back at third. When Schmidt did play shortstop when he first came up his defensive metrics where not very good there either.
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