The Giants make it a 6-1 road trip with a tense victory today in Arizona. Once again the bullpen was called upon to string together a start and this time they had a secret weapon--Jakob Junis. After Scott Alexander opened with a scoreless 1st Jarlín García got five more outs before Junis entered and got the final out of the 3rd. He then pitched a scoreless 4th, gave up a run in the 5th, and followed with a scoreless 6th, 7th, and 8th. The Giants had a lot of chances but in 2022 fashion squandered them with delicious abandon. They finally got serious in the 8th and took the lead on a bases-loaded two-run pinch-hit from Evan Longoria off our old pal Reyes Moronta. The Diamondbacks had been clinging to their 1-0 advantage despite a heapin' pile of opportunities for the Giants so Longo's hit was cathartic. Thank goodness J.D. Davis (who had four hits) homered to make it 3-1 in the 9th as Camilo Doval surrendered a run before closing it out.
It was a really nice win to take the series. Arizona has some talented ballplayers and after Saturday's 5-2 win they made the rubber match a tough contest. I like that the Giants are playing well. If they can finish the season on a high note and have a chance to see some players shine (like Davis) that's great. It makes it more fun to think about next year.
Monday is an off-day. There are nine more games in the season with the next six at home. Logan Webb gets the start Tuesday night against the Rockies at 6:45 PT.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
3 comments:
Ford Proctor got his first MLB hit. He was a victim of a roster squeeze in Tampa Bay and the Giants got him in an August trade for AAA reliever Jeremy Walker. Proctor can catch and has also played all over the infield. You know how the Giants like defensive versatility! He's from Texas, played at Rice, and was drafted in the 3rd round in 2018. Joey Bart, Sean Hjelle, and David Villar all came out of that same draft. Proctor will be 26 in December.
we have some young players who may or may not stick, if we can get a few major acquisitions in the off season, and keep Rodon some how, and spend on another starter and one or two everyday two sided (offense and defense) everyday players, the team should rebound nicely next year. I hope we keep Belt on a discount to see what he can do. If he is not healthy next year, he can retire.
I'm hoping maybe this bullpen shakeout has revealed some arms for next year. Alexander looks like a keeper, as does Young, and maybe Szapucki and Cotton, too. Shelby Miller as a 5th starter/swingman?
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