Diamondbacks third baseman Sergio Alcántara made a poor throw in the 9th--failing to get an inning-ending forceout--and J.D. Davis followed that miscue with an RBI double for the go-ahead run. Camilo Doval put a man on with two out in the bottom of the inning but got a groundout to end the game and the Giants had their fifth straight win. It was a homer-happy game at first with Austin Wynns and Brandon Crawford muscling up a 2-0 lead with solo shots. Stone Garret took Carlos Rodón deep to tie the game but David Villar responded with his own two-run homer to bump it back to 4-2 Giants. An Evan Longoria RBI made it 5-2 in the 5th. Rodón had a hard time throwing strikes and when he put two on with one out in the bottom half Kap came and got him. He'd thrown 93 pitches at that point. Unfortunately Yunior Marte gave up two hits and Arizona tied the game. It stayed that way until Mike Yastrzemski singled in the 9th--he scored on the double from Davis.
Shelby Miller delivered 2-2/3 scoreless IP in his Giants debut. He gave up four hits but also struck out seven. Miller was an effective starter with St. Louis and Atlanta for three years before going to Arizona in 2016 where injuries derailed his career. He's bounced around since then and was claimed off the waiver wire in June. Miller pitched against the Giants in both the 2012 and 2014 playoffs when he was with the Cardinals.
Today's game is at 5:10 PT. Alex Cobb takes the hill.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Camilo Duval threw a pitch clocked at 104 mph, according to CBS Sports. That is a Giants record for the Statcast Era, eclipsing the previous record of 102.9 held by Duval and Brian Wilson.
Yeah, that's crazy fast. He's a pretty exciting player. He seems to thrive on the edge. In post-game interviews he says stuff like "I just throw my pitch and trust in God." Now I know why I feel like praying in the 9th.
Have you seen this little clip with Logan Webb? He was asked about Buster becoming an owner and he gives a thoroughly Webbian response.
In the end, if you don't want to watch it, he says "It's better when the San Francisco Giants have Buster Posey as part of it."
Agreed.
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