Casey Schmitt had a huge night in Milwaukee driving in four runs on two clutch extra-base hits. In the 6th his double tied the game and in the 7th his one-out three-run homer put it out of reach. Logan Webb supplied the pitching, limiting the Brewers to just one run on five hits in his six frames. Joey Lucchesi covered the 7th and Spencer Bivens did a nice job with two scoreless to close it out.
It's nice to see the team play the kind of ballgame we thought we'd see more of this season. With Matt Chapman back from the IL the team looks more like it should. There's still a hole at second base but maybe this Schmitt fellow can fill the void. Luis Matos had another good night since his return from the minors. Right field is another hole—maybe Matos can be the guy (he was in LF tonight). Speaking of the guy, FNG Drew Gilbert (RF tonight) is still struggling. But he's another guy in the mix for that spot. He is a former 1st-rounder (2022, #28, Astros) and came to the Giants in the Tyler Rogers trade. He plays all three OF spots. Heliot Ramos was off tonight and he's the presumed LF going forward but his fielding is still an issue. Can't hurt to have some depth.
It's an early game tomorrow (11:10 PT). Robbie Ray is scheduled. Maybe he can conjure up a good start and give the team a chance for a getaway win. They're off on Monday and return home to finish out the month.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
1 comment:
really good to see some run support for Webb, and then not have Webb relax and give up runs after the support. I am wondering if Verlander can surpass Roger Craig's year on the Mets for total futility, except the Mets that year were a really poor team. This shows that we are really one or two solid starters away from being a playoff team, even if we are the team with the lowest batting average in the N.L. and that is no easy task with Pittsburgh in the league.
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