The Giants lost their 70th game to some familiar nemeses--Clayton Kershaw, Justin Turner, and Max Muncy--but managed to find a silver lining to the series. Rookie David Villar was 6-for-9 in the three games scoring eight runs and driving in five. He hit a homer in Monday's win and hit two more yesterday. Villar's first blast was a two-run shot off Kershaw in the 5th to open the scoring. After Turner's three-run homer gave LA the lead in the bottom half, Villar tied the game in the 7th off Justin Bruihl. It gave us hope and we started to dream of a win but those notions were cruelly dashed by Max Muncy's three-run homer in the 8th. Nonetheless the young infielder made his mark. If you want to impress the fans (and the brass) then get big hits against the Dodgers!
Villar got his first taste of the majors when he was called up in July. He had two hits in his debut on July 4th but struggled to hit .200 and was sent down in early August. He was called back at the start of September and went 0-for-7 in the three games at home against the Phillies before breaking out The Big Stick in LA. His AAA slash line (.275/.404/.617) and pop (27 HR, 19 2B) in 84 games suggests he's done in the minor leagues. Let's hope he emerges as a legit infield option for the 2023 club.
It's a doubleheader in Milwaukee today against the Brewers starting at 1:10 PT. Lefty Scott Alexander gets the start against Corbin Burnes. We have not seen much of Alexander, he was picked up in May after spending a few years in LA as an effective reliever. He's from Santa Rosa and was drafted in 2010 and came up with the Royals.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
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