SF 2 COL 1
Jaylin Davis is in the bigs because he can hit homers. He hit a heapin' pile of 'em at AAA this season, and the expectation is that he'll hit a few in the show. It took 13 games and 33 ABs but he finally got the big fly and it won the game in the 9th for the Giants. It was another anemic offensive display by the home squad, but the pitching was very tough and that kept it close and that gave the good guys a chance. Jaylin Davis is 25 years old and is from North Carolina and has over 1800 PAs in the minor leagues, mostly in the Twins system. He killed it (1.112 OPS) at Rochester (International League, AAA) and at Sacramento (1.105 OPS) and earned his call-up. Let's hope we see more good stuff from Davis--that was only his fourth hit! He was acquired in the Sam Dyson trade. His walk-off winner tonight made history: only twice before had a first career homer decided a ballgame.
Tyler Beede goes tomorrow afternoon, 12:45 Pacific.
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
2 comments:
After the disaster last night, I really enjoyed how this game ended tonight. A nice story about a new player who has enormous potential and a ninth inning walk-off. No extra innings tonight. I am not looking forward to the offseason. I love the sound of baseball.
Me, too. "Crack of the bat and roar of the crowd" have always been some of my favorite things! I, on the other hand, am excited about the off-season. The club has a lot of work to do and I expect it will interesting.
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