They say "third time's the charm" but for beleaguered Trevor Gott the third time just might be "the farm." The Giants blew another 9th-inning lead when Gott surrendered another walk-off home run. He's not fooling anyone at this point and it's hard to know what's next for him. Manager Gabe Kapler did what a manager is supposed to do, at least in my book, which is show faith in his guy and "have his back" if the shit hits the fan. Unfortunately his faith has not been rewarded and the Giants continue their losing ways.
On the good side, the bullpen did deliver three scoreless frames (one apiece for Jarlin Garcia, Tyler Rogers, and Tony Watson) to give the team a chance. The lineup had ten hits including a homer from Brandon Belt, a triple from Evan Longoria, and a double from Mike Yastrzemski. Mauricio Dubon had two hits. Tyler Anderson started and gave up five runs in five innings but also had eight strikeouts.
Getaway game today at 1:10 p.m. Trevor Cahill gets the start.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
4 comments:
I have to say I really hate the fake fan noise. It's like the old laugh-track on TV. And the cardboard fans and virtual fans are stupid. The damn stadiums are empty. Why can't we just face up to that?
Kapler has no clue what he is doing. He reminds me of the Wizard of Oz.
I don't know. Managers look good when the players execute. They look bad when they don't. The Giants have a serious pitching "talent-gap" and the league is exposing it. I'm not sure another manager would get any better results.
From Baggs' story about Trevor Gott (The Athletic):
“Gotter is a really good pitcher and I have all the faith in the world in him,” Belt said. “My teammates do as well. He’s having a tough go at it right now. It seems like it’s been a long time, but it’s been three games. Three games don’t define a season.”
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