Mike Yastrzemski launched one into McCovey Cove in the 6th to break a 3-3 tie and Zack Littell, John Brebbia, and Camilo Doval held the line and the Giants hung on for a big win, their 16th. Doval whiffed Nolan Arenado with Paul Goldschmidt on second base to secure the save. It was baseball torture: the Giants had seven hits and seven walks but left ten men on base and were 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. St. Louis pitchers only recorded one strikeout and gave up 17 ground balls. It is, at least, a familiar style of baseball, and perhaps the Giants would do well to play familiar baseball. The pitching, in the end, was impressive. Jakob Junis started and went five, giving up only three hits and two walks. One of the hits was a two-run homer but otherwise he was good. Dominic Leone gave up a run in the 6th and each reliever put at least one guy on base but they got it done. Brebbia and Doval each struck out two.
LaMonte Wade, Jr. bopped a two-run homer in the 2nd and Yaz got the other RBI (on a sac fly) in the same frame and that gave the Giants a 3-2 lead. Leone gave up the tying run but Yaz dunked one to save the day. The Rockies come to town tomorrow. Game time 6:45 Pacific. Carlos Rodón gets the start.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
The Giants and Rockies are tied for 3rd in the West. Austin Gomber starts for the Rox, he was a guy that came in the Nolan Arenado deal. A promising young pitcher, but hasn't really delivered yet.
He's a lefty. Maybe we can get some big hits from the RH lineup: Ruf, Slater, Estrada, Flores, etc.
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