Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Detroit Downer

The alarmingly punchless Giants lineup could not overcome the lowly Tigers this afternoon and they split the two-game series with a win apiece. The Giants hung on to win 4-3 on Tuesday night behind six shutout innings from Carlos Rodón. The bullpen was shaky but Camilo Doval managed to close it out. Today they took a 1-0 lead on an Evan Longoria homer in the 1st but could not get anything else going until the 7th when they got a run on a fielder's choice. The Tigers tied the score against Alex Wood in the 4th and put two on in the 6th. Wood got a double play grounder (and a reprieve from the manager) and it looked like he would escape the inning. Alas, he gave up a two-run homer to the next guy and that was enough for a 3-2 loss. The hitters are not hitting the baseball very well and it is starting to show. This should have been a mismatch for the Giants. Beating up on weaker teams is a time-honored way to stay in a playoff chase. I thought we'd see a livelier effort from the home squad today!

Tomorrow is an off-day. They close out the month of June with a 13-13 record. Let's hope they get out of this funk and make July a winning month! The Chicago White Sox come to town Friday for three. Alex Cobb goes Friday night at 7:15, Logan Webb goes Saturday at 1:05, and Anthony DeSclafani goes Sunday, also a day game with a 1:05 start (all times PT).

Go Giants!

--M.C.

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