Sunday, July 29, 2018

Bam-Bam's Giants Outlast Brewers

SF 8  MIL 5
Bruce Bochy turned the reins over to Hensley Muelens today as he was in Cooperstown for Trevor Hoffman's induction. The Giants probably should have scored ten runs this afternoon as they had a lot of opportunities. Thankfully Buster Posey had his best day of the season, getting four hits, driving in three, and scoring two, his bases-clearing double in the 3rd setting the tone and leading the way. Andrew Suarez got rocked a bit, eight hits and four runs allowed in his six frames, but held on enough to take advantage of the lineup's output. Gorkys Hernandez has been cold lately but hit a long homer in the 4th, and Pablo Sandoval drove in two in the 5th with a triple. Unfortunately Panda had to leave the game after that with a hamstring strain. Seems the good has to come with the bad. Andrew McCutchen was also pulled with a contusion on his foot due to too many foul balls! The final tally was 8-5, Sam Dyson allowing a homer in his inning (the 7th), but Tony Watson (8th) and Will Smith (9th) each had a clean sheet to take the final game from Milwaukee.

A win staves off the doom-and-gloom talk, usually, but the Giants go to San Diego next, and they've seen their dreams die there recently. It is only two games, thank the gods, and the Dere(c)ks get the assignments, Holland tomorrow night (Game 108, end of the 6th inning) and Rodriguez Tuesday afternoon. The team is 9-14 for the month of July and can't finish off a winning month no matter the results. They'll be in Arizona to open August, we'll see if they make a move by the trade deadline.

--M.C.

2 comments:

nomisnala said...

good game, despite the giants not cashing in on a bases loaded no out opportunity. But as Posey goes so goes the giants. If he can remain hot for a few weeks, giants could have a nice streak. Been waiting a while for Posey to start hitting like we all know he can. Even his out, which was a DP was a hard hit line drive right down the first base line, caught. But he went to left field to drive one in the gap, reminding us of what Posey can do when he is himself. And then, taking the hits to right as they were shifting on him. I think the ground out with the bases loaded yesterday in a close game really got to him, and today he got his first hit this season with the bases loaded, and it was the key hit and the spark that got the giants going. I may be an optimist but I have not given up on the 2018 giants yet.

M.C. O'Connor said...

I suspect the Giants will make it hard for us to give up on them! At least I hope so.