SF 2 STL 1 (10)
The Giants had perhaps their most stirring win of the year on a sweltering afternoon in San Francisco. It ended when a right-handed hitter, Nick Hundley, leading off the bottom of the 10th, hit a homer to right field on the second pitch from rookie southpaw Ryan Sherriff. We don't see that very often at AT&T Park. Both starters were overpowering: Lance Lynn allowed only one hit in eight innings; Jeff Samardzija allowed only two hits in seven innings and also whiffed nine. The Cardinals eked out a lucky run in the top of 4th off The Shark and the Giants eked out a lucky run in the bottom of the 9th against Tyler Lyons and Seung-Hwan Oh. Buster Posey got the big RBI on a little poke-job over second base, driving in Hunter Pence to set up the dramatic finish. In the top of the 10th Sam Dyson gave up a lead-off triple to Dexter Fowler but wriggled out of it with some tough pitching and that made Hundley's blast all the more satisfying. These things are few and far between in 2017, best to savor them when they happen. Madison Bumgarner tomorrow.
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
4 comments:
It's cooler than yesterday, only got to 102 today. The stands were nearly empty in seats facing the sun, had a decent crowd in seats with some shade. It would be like sitting in a reflector oven out there. I'm sticking to downstairs.
On television could not spot those empty seats. If this global warming
thing keeps happening, MLB will demand the giants put up a dome for climate
control Can you imagine AT&T park with a dome? This is how the giants were
supposed to eke out over 90 wins this year and get into the wild card game again.
A lot of work to be done in the off season, including getting the guys we keep
healthy. We need to try some new treatments for our concussion victims.
I must say I'm impressed by Smarja's last two starts. I was ready to give up on him.
Samardzija is the team MVP at this point. Hasn't missed a turn, has 18 quality starts, team is 13-15 when he's out there (.464), he leads the NL in IP, has lowered his ERA by 2-1/2 runs since April (his 4.31 is almost exactly league-average), and has a shot at a career-high fWAR (3.9 now, 11th in MLB, 4.1 in 2014). He's doing a lot of things right this year, better than last year, and was supposed to be our third-best or even fourth-best starter. And he's had lousy OF defense and lousy hitting behind him!
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