During any substantial losing streak (and anything past three in a row is substantial) I always get this irrational fear that they will never win another game. They'll finish the season 5-157 and forever live in ignominy as the lousiest ballclub in history. I've written about this before, I'm sure. But that's what being a fan is all about—irrational reactions. And goodness I'm irrationally happy right now.
Alex Cobb whiffed eight and only allowed one run in five frames but it took him 92 pitches. Once again the bullpen got the call and they answered with five scoreless (2 H, 2 W, 6 K). On the hitting side the Giants faced lefty Trevor Rogers (no relation to Giants twin brothers Tyler and Taylor who also pitched today). He exited in the 4th with an injury after the Giants had scored a run. Five relievers kept the lid on things until the big rally in the 11th. Homers by Michael Conforto and Mike Yastrzemski opened things up and the team was poised to snap their five-game losing streak.
Naturally the bottom half was a nail-biter. Sean Hjelle gave up a double that scored the Manfred Man and then struck out the next batter. He followed that with a walk. Taylor Rogers was summoned and he got a strikeout but then hit a batter. That loaded the bases for Luis Arraez. Arraez won the batting title last year and came into this game hitting a league-leading .458 but grounded out to end it. Whew.
The Giants really needed a win. Really. They would have been 0-for-the road trip if they lost. Their 6-11 mark keeps them out of last place.
The Mets are in San Francisco for four games starting tomorrow night at 6:45 PT. Sean Manaea gets the start and faces Kodai Senga.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
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The Diamondbacks DFA Madison Bumgarner!!
Wow. That's a long fall for the former star. He's under contract this year ($23M) and next ($14M), free agent in 2025.
I wonder if anyone will pick him up.
69 starts in Arizona, 363-1/3 IP, 5.23 ERA.
I was at the game in Miami Wednesday. I was in the first row right behind the giants dugout in the middle. We kept saying to Conforto, you are going to do it today. All game, even before he was put in. I guess the message stuck. The stadium was not crowded, the temperature was pleasant, the food, not so great, the noise irritatingly bad. High Shrill announcements to cheer on the fish. There were many giants fans in my section. We paid to park using a pay by phone AP. Only choice. Many other old people were trying to figure out how to pay. We got 4 hours. But when we got back to our car, there was a note on our car that we did not pay. Turns out, the wrong zone kept dropping into the zone slot. It only gave us 4 hours. So in the bottom the 11th our time was up and had to leave. When we tried to extend the time it wanted 80 dollars for 1 to 8 hours. So we did indeed leave before the finish of the game. I hate doing that. We had to pay again, and make sure the right parking zone populated the correct slot on the web. It would not take initially. Now in a few days we will have to try to get our money back, for theoretically having paid to park where we did not park. In SF, parking was 50 dollars last year, but I paid in cash and there was no rush to leave the game. Although the temperature and climate are fine in Miami's indoor venue, I so much more prefer to go to the games in SF. Also the old Marlins' stadium (Dolphin Stadium) was much more enjoyable to go to the games, even if the threat of a Miami downpour was always looming. So glad the giants finally won. It seemed as if the carry to right field was good. I few of the fish, including Cooper, hit the ball, not right on the screws and the balls carried all the way to the fence. As soon as Conforto hit it I knew it was gone. Same with Yaz. The Mets had to travel from LA to SF, and the Giants from Miami to SF, so even though it is our home game, seems to be a slight Mets travel advantage. Lets go giants. Beat those cheating Mets. Not surprised that Scherzer it a cheater.
Pay-by-app seems to be everyone's favorite way to get money these days! That happened to me in Berkeley. I had to download an app to pay for parking meter.
Glad you got to see the two homers. The bottom half was certainly nerve-wracking up until the final moment.
Yeah, let's go Giants. Let's get some wins. This team is better than the record.
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