SF 4 STL 1
The Giants close out a 3-3 road trip with a tidy win over the Braves. Rookie Logan Webb threw the best start of his very young career, yielding only two hits and fanning seven in six solid frames. The only run came on a ground out by Freddie Freeman, driving in Adeiny Hechevarria who had tripled. Even that was a bit of bad luck as Kevin Pillar had that one in his glove up against the wall in center but could not hold on. A fine effort by the 22-year old from Rocklin who had only one start at the AAA-level in his relatively brief stint in the minors (80 G, 60 GS, 320-1/3 IP over six seasons). Webb was picked right out of high school in the 4th-round of the 2014 draft and played rookie ball as a 17-year old. Other picks from that draft were Tyler Beede (1st round), Aramis Garcia (2nd round), Sam Coonrod (5th round), and Austin Slater (8th round). Stanford alum Slater leads that group with 1.3 bWAR (171 games) in the bigs.
Dallas Keuchel kept a lid on the Giants until the 6th when doubles by Evan Longoria and Joey Rickard made it 3-0, and Longo added another RBI hit in the 7th off Luke Jackson. All in all, a quality outing by the ballclub who come home for the final six games of the season. At 75-81 there is still a chance (very slim, I admit) for a .500 finish. Boch is 1050-1050 in orange-and-black, perhaps he'll walk away with a winning record if the Giants can play good ball at home, something they have not done this season.
Madison Bumgarner goes Tuesday and is also scheduled to pitch in the finale on Sunday.
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
5 comments:
When I commented a couple of weeks ago on the undefeatedness of both the 49ers and the Golden Bears, I was ironically assuming the phenomenon would not continue for long. Oddly, the two teams are now a combined 7-0.
I didn't see the Game, but I must say that this is one of your best titles for a post of the Season!
Thanks, Ron. So, I hear you guys are moving. (Z & A are here.) GOOD LUCK!
The Giants are hiring, and not just a new manager:
SNEIOR BASEBALL OPERATIONS ANALYST
The link has the details but I thought I'd share some of it. Below is the list of qualifications. I'm trying to imagine how many people in the world have this particular combination of skills:
Knowledge and Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in computational field, such as statistics, engineering, computer science, or applied math
Proficiency with SQL and relational databases (Microsoft SQL preferred)
Experience with additional programming languages (e.g. R, Python) is strongly preferred
Understanding of statistical modeling and machine learning techniques
Ability to communicate effectively to all members of Baseball Operations
Passion for baseball, intellectual curiosity, and understanding of sabermetric concepts
Ability to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel as dictated by the baseball calendar
Must be willing to travel extensively
Spanish speaking is strongly preferred
Any baseball or softball playing experience is a plus
That's a SENIOR baseball analyst, btw!
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