Many times during this season I've thought "nothing a ten-game win streak can't fix." Alas, it never happened. This recent streak of good baseball (10 wins in 11 games) would have been just the thing for right after the All-Star Break or for the middle of August. It's all about sequencing, eh? Homer-double-walk is nice but walk-double-homer is better. The Giants finish September with an 18-10 record which is their best month since their 14-7 April. They are now 8-9 against the Diamondbacks with two games left to play. At 79-78 overall they have a real chance to finish 2022 with a winning record.
Last night the Giants got hits up and down the lineup with seven of their twelve going for extra bases. Evan Longoria smacked two homers and drove in five. Both Joc Pederson and Mike Yastrzemski had two hits and three runs scored. Alex Cobb got through five innings despite yielding nine hits and all the runs. He only managed seven swinging strikes against Arizona's pesky, patient lineup. But it was enough and he was backed by solid relief from Thomas Szapucki, Alex Young, and Yunior Marte.
Wilmer Flores received the Willie Mac Award before the game. Who doesn't love Wilmer? He's certainly a most deserving winner. This afternoon's game is at 1:05 PT and Scott Alexander will be the opener. He's done that twice this month, on the 8th in a 2-1 loss to the Brewers and last Sunday in Arizona in a 3-2 win. He was unscored upon both times and has only allowed two runs in 15 IP.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
p.s. If you didn't see Joc's "little league homer" (ruled a triple + error) in the 2nd you need to watch the video.
3 comments:
Happy Birthday, Matt Cain!!
The loss eliminated the Giants.
They have been playing as if it did not matter.
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