Rookie Ford Proctor, starting at second base and batting ninth, came up with the bases loaded in the 2nd and got his second MLB hit and his first home run. Up 1-0 the grand slam made it 5-0 and the Giants held on to sweep the Rockies and win their 78th game. That brings their season record to .500, something that seemed impossible at the start of the month.
Carlos Rodón had another dominant outing, allowing only two hits and whiffing ten over six innings. FNG Jharel Cotton followed with a scoreless 7th and 8th but gave up two hits and a run in the 9th. John Brebbia came in to close it out and had probably his worst stretch of the year--homer, single, triple--and Camilo Doval had to be summoned to get the final out. It was a small blemish on an otherwise excellent club effort.
In classic Kapler fashion he pinch-hit righty Austin Slater for the lefty Ford in the 7th and it worked out. Slater doubled and later scored on a sac fly from Wilmer Flores (his team-leading 70th RBI). The Diamondbacks come to town this weekend for the final home series. Tonight's game is at 7:15 PT with Alex Cobb getting the start.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
The Giants have put together an impressive 9 - 1 record in their last 10 to pull themselves up to .500. Amazingly, they are not yet eliminated from post-season play, thanks to the Phillies and Brewers propensity to lose.
Their elimination number is two. Or as Baggs likes to say their "tragic number" is two.
If the Giants win out (6-0) and if either the Phils or Brewers win only one more game they will tie with 84 wins and the Giants hold the season series tiebreaker over both clubs (5-1 v. Phi, 4-3 v. MIL).
Phils have seven more games (DH today). Brewers have six.
Far-fetched, sure, but not impossible. Some guy calculated the odds at about 8500 to 1!
I really want the Giants to get to 82 wins. I'm trying not to care THAT much, but it would be cool to finish strong after such a disappointing year.
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