The Giants had a good night. They won in Colorado behind two homers by Brandon Belt and a superb effort by the bullpen. The Dodgers lost in Arizona and the lead in the NL West is back to two full games. Jose Alvarez, Zack Littel, Jarlin Garcia, Tyler Rogers, Tony Watson, and Dominic Leone combined for five shutout frames in relief of Anthony DeSclafani. The Giants fell behind in the 1st but three in the 5th and three more in the 8th got the job done. Belt's second homer was the big blow, turning a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead and the Giants never looked back. Leone loaded the bases in the 9th but got the final three outs on a grounder, a whiff, and a grounder.
Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks, bless his soul, pitched a superb game to shut down the Dodgers. The Arizona lineup jumped on Clayton Kershaw and chased him in the 5th, they won by the same 7-2 margin. The Giants have a two game lead with seven games to play. I really want to see the Giants win the NL West outright. I am rooting for that. I am trying not to think about anything else. Win the West!!
Kevin Gausman starts tomorrow at 12:10 Pacific. Monday is an off-day.
GO GIANTS!!
--M.C.
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