If you like an old-fashioned pitchers duel you would have loved Monday's 2-1 game in Atlanta. Max Fried started for the Braves and he kept the Giants off the board until the 8th inning. His final line (7 5 1 1 2 8) was almost identical to Logan Webb's (7 6 1 1 0 7) who was also brilliant, allowing just a solo homer in the 2nd. The Braves scored the game-winner in the bottom of the 9th off Camilo Doval. It was a nail-biter the whole way but frustrating as the Giants had lots of chances and couldn't seem to get the big knock.
Last night we got the opposite story: a 12-10 slugfest, this time the Giants coming out on top. FNG catcher Austin Wynns had a career game, going 3-for-4 with four runs batted in. His three-run bomb in the 2nd off rookie phenom Spencer Strider staked the Giants to a 4-0 lead. The Braves battled back to a 5-4 lead and the Giants countered with two more but the Braves answered again and it was 7-6 Atlanta in the 6th when Mike Yastrzemski plated two with a double. Joc Pederson's 15th homer made it 9-7 in the 7th. The Braves added a run in the bottom half but the Giants got two big hits in the 9th to make it 12-8. Good thing. Doval gave up two before closing it out. Whew! It's not the sort of game you expect the Giants to play (or to win) but they pulled it off.
The Braves are the hottest team in baseball (16-3 in June) so this is a great matchup of two potential post-season clubs. They are within percentage points of each other for the NL's fourth-best record (ATL 39-30, .565; SF 38-29, .567). The Giants of course are in a three-way fight in the West with the Dodgers and Padres while the Braves have to chase the Mets and fend off the Phillies in the East. Should be plenty of exciting baseball this summer.
Carlos Rodón gets the start at 4:20 Pacific.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Just heard giants traded duggar?
Yes. For Willie Calhoun. I'll update that in the post.
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