SF 11 AZ 6
For the second straight night in Arizona the Giants rapped out double-digit hits (18) and double-digit runs (11). They scored in five different innings. Brandon Belt got the rout started with a grand slam in the 2nd inning. He added RBIs in the 3rd and the 8th to finish with six. Kevin Pillar had five hits in five at-bats and scored three runs. Scooter Gennett also scored three runs. Austin Slater had a good night with two hits and some fine work in right field. It was another nutty offensive outburst by a team that has struggled to score runs for much of the season. That's three wins in a row over the D-Backs and five wins in the last six games. The Giants are now 8-8 in August and back to two games over .500 (63-61) with 38 games to play.
Rookie Logan Webb ran into trouble in the 1st inning but then settled down and delivered four scoreless after that. He induced double-play grounders to end both the 4th and the 5th. The youngster threw 94 pitches to 21 batters, whiffing seven and walking one, allowing only two runs on five hits. He kept the ball in the yard, something that neither Andrew Suarez nor Travis Bergen could pull off in their relief stints. That can be tough to do in a homer-happy ballpark in a homer-happy season. Jandel Gustave got the final four outs. The game ended most unusually when Eduardo Escobar tried to stretch his two-out, bases-empty 9th-inning double into a triple and was gunned down at third base (Slater to Gennett to Solano). That's crazy, man.
Madison Bumgarner gets the start tomorrow afternoon at 1:10 Pacific. GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
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According to a tweet from Baggs Logan Webb is the first Giants pitcher since Ryan Sadowski in 2009 to win his debut as a starter.
Bergen DFA'd and Abiatal Avelino recalled. Bergen was a Rule V guy which means (I think) that he goes back to Toronto if no one claims him.
Davis on a two day 5 homer run rampage for the Rivercats.
And he can't break into the lineup! The Giants are getting production from Slater, Dickerson, Yaz, and Pillar. Where does Davis fit?
That doesn't mean I wouldn't love to see him. Can he play infield?
I watch a lot of MLB Network, in particular the show "Quick Pitch", and I use the coverage we receive on that show as a measure of the level of respect we have earned. Early in the season it was not unusual for them to report on our game with barely a mention of our team. We were basically set decoration for the other team. Last night when they reported on the game, it was the complete reverse, all about the Giants and virtually nothing about the other guys. I realize this is a weak measure, but I take this as a great sign that we will end the season with a respectable record.
I got this from the team website:
• Bochy said he’s been keeping tabs on outfield prospect Jaylin Davis, who has homered in each of his last three games for Triple-A Sacramento. Davis, who was acquired from the Twins as part of the Sam Dyson trade last month, has eight homers and 19 RBIs over that span.
“We definitely see what Davis is doing.” Bochy said. “It’s exciting how he’s playing and how he’s driving the ball.”
Davis, 25, is not on the Giants’ 40-man roster, but they have a vacancy now that Bergen has been cut.
Can he play first base?
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