SF 5 OAK 1
Rookie Dereck Rodriguez delivered another strong start for the Giants (6-1/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 5 K) and stifled the potent A's lineup in Oakland tonight. He got some help from his fielders (notably a few nice grabs from Andrew McCutchen in right field) but mostly kept the Athletics power bats in check. They opened the scoring in the 2nd on a double by Khris Davis and two deep fly balls to make it 1-0 but that was it. The Giants tied it in the 4th with a Cutch double and a nifty two-out wrist-flick single from Buster Posey. Sophomore sub Ryder Jones--on the roster due to Brandon Belt's paternity leave--smacked a deep fly off the foul pole leading off the 5th to give the Giants the lead. Well-traveled veteran Edwin Jackson gave up another solo homer, this one to Pablo Sandoval with one out in the 7th, and was done for the night. The Giants nicked familiar face Yusmeiro Petit for two in the 8th and that finished the scoring. Reyes Moronta, my pick for closer next year, finished the 7th on five pitches. Mark Melancon looked shaky in the 8th but still logged a zero and Tony Watson had an effortless 9th to close it out.
Madison Bumgarner gets the ball tomorrow at 6:05 Pacific. Go Giants!
--M.C.
p.s. Today is the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Neil is still my hero.
3 comments:
good game, Posey on pace for 64 post all star game RBI.
Great piece--and short--from 538 about batting average and consistency. Khris Davis of the A's is the featured player as he's had the same batting average for three straight seasons. Apparently that lack of variance in BA is historic. Worth the read.
Excellent way to start the second half. This team keeps finding ways to win despite having an amazing revolving door for players. Great year to be a AAA player for the Giants. You will probably get at least a little bit of time at the show.
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