The Giants finished off the Phillies in dramatic fashion when Wilmer Flores smoked a two-run homer with two out in the 9th to break the tie and end the game. Carlos Rodón had another great start, striking out twelve in six shutout frames. He ran into some trouble in the 6th but whiffed two with the bases loaded to keep the Phils at bay. The Giants were clinging to a 3-0 lead at the time and it really should have been a lot more. They could not get the big hit and failed to cash in on multiple scoring chances. It really hurt when John Brebbia gave up a game-tying three-run homer in the 8th to J.T. Realmuto. But rookie Bryce Johnson walked to lead off the bottom of the 9th and after two strikeouts Wilmer connected with his winning blast (on the first pitch!). Johnson got his first ML hit and RBI in the Giants three-run 4th inning rally.
The Giants take five of the six games against Philadelphia this season. They won five of the six against Pittsburgh, too. Maybe they should just play Pennsylvania teams! It sure is a lot more fun when the team plays good baseball. They are 3-0 in September.
The Giants go to Los Angeles for three against the Dodgers. Logan Webb gets the start at 7:10 p.m.
Go team! Beat LA!
--M.C.
3 comments:
The Giants went from unwatchable to compelling, all of a sudden. Those were all good games, winning them all was a bonus.
Yeah. That was some good baseball. The teams seemed evenly matched. Very different styles, though. The Phillies don't substitute anywhere near as much as the Giants. They used nine hitters yesterday, ten the day before. In the rout they subbed out four guys for the last three innings of the game. Very different usage than a Kapler team!
I guess when you have stars you do not have as many needs for the righty lefty switches.
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