After a dispiriting 3-2 loss in extras on Thursday the Giants followed with a walk-off win last night. This time the walk-off was particularly dramatic: a three-homer 9th with a grand slam to finish it. I really don't know what to make of this team. I'm honestly stumped. Just when I think they've hit a wall they pull off a spectacular performance.
Alex Wood was Alex Woodian, hitting a wall in the 5th or 6th, this time the 5th. A two-out error by LaMonte Wade, Jr. kept the inning alive and Tyler Rogers came in and threw gas on the fire. The Brewers had five runs and erased the Giants 2-0 lead. Rogers is best when he starts an inning, I think. Mauricio Llovera, Yunior Marte, and Sam Long followed with a scoreless frame apiece. Wood threw seven scoreless in his last start in San Diego, his best outing of the year, so we know he can go deeper in games if he's efficient and gets some help behind him.
Josh Hader is one of the best closers in MLB and has 27 saves but he's been vulnerable lately. He blew a save in his last outing against the Twins, giving up a three-run bomb in the 9th. Last night Joey Bart got it going with a leadoff homer. Darin Ruf hit another with one out. Austin Slater singled, Yermin Mercedes was hit by a pitch, Thairo Estrada singled, and Mike Yastrzemski hit the first pitch he saw for a game-winning grand slam. From a 5-2 deficit to an 8-5 win is pretty slick!
The game is on Fox this afternoon at 4:15 Pacific. Alex Cobb matches up with lefty Eric Lauer.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Apparently 3 HRs including a slam in the 9th to win is a combination never before encountered in an MLB game in its long history!!
The last time the Giants had a walk-off grand slam was 1973. Bobby Bonds' blast beat the Dodgers.
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