Brad Hand walked three guys in the 6th and gifted the Giants with the go-ahead run. The bullpen held on to beat the Phillies and make it two wins in a row. Camilo Doval got a four-out save with no fuss to seal the deal. It was an attritional affair with the Giants using six guys after starter Jakob Junis exited in the 5th and sixteen guys in the lineup. The Phils used sixteen total, with four in relief of Noah Syndergaard (who also left in the 5th) and with only one pinch-hitter in contrast the the Giants who used four. To belabor the point, the Giants made five defensive changes while Philly had just one. The all-hands-on-deck approach worked, it seemed, just by pure volume. Joc Pederson had three RBI on two hits and a walk. He also lost a ball in the sun in left field but so did Kyle Schwarber. The two teams played very evenly with the home squad 5-for-19 with RISP and the visitors 3-for-15. Lots of missed opportunities--it could have been a much higher-scoring afternoon.
The Giants have a winning record (36-32) at home. This afternoon (1:05 PT) Carlos Rodón takes the hill with a chance for a sweep.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
4 comments:
Alex Wood goes on the 15-day IL. He will likely be shut down for the season.
are we going back to bullpen games, or will the giants bring up a starter from the minors?
Bullpen game--at least for his next start.
I just think that was part of the giants bullpen problem this year. Baseball history shows that overtaxed bullpens can cost a team big time late in the season. This year it wasn't even that late, it was the entire second half of the season.
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