The Giants beat a lefty. The Giants beat a lefty. The Giants beat a lefty. Veteran southpaw Matthew Boyd has had a strong season for the playoff-bound Cubs but last night the Giants dinged him for two big homers (both by righties) and held on for the win. Wilmer Flores hit one in the 2nd to open the scoring and Matt Chapman hit a two-run bomb in the 6th to finish things (and chase Boyd). Justin Verlander threw 101 pitches in his six frames and battled through seven hits and two walks to limit the Cubs to just two runs. He got his second "W" of the season! Joey Lucchesi, José Buttó, and Ryan Walker took care of the final three innings.
Two guys we really hope will make an impact next year—Heliot Ramos and Luis Matos—had key hits. Ramos in fact had a perfect night with three hits and walk in four trips.
Tonight's game is also at 6:45 Pacific and it looks like Carson Whisenhunt is scheduled to start. Go Giants!
--M.C.
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RandyRo is on the IL. After his blow-up at the ASG he hasn't been the same as he was in the first half. It's probably just fatigue from overuse. He's up to 50-2/3 IP in 50 G already, last season he topped out at 50 IP and 35 G. He's almost always been a reliever and 70 IP is the most he's ever done in a year.
He's young and very talented and I expect him to be a big part of the plan for the bullpen. If he's the closer or a set-up guy they can keep his IP in the right spot. This year he was a jack-of-all-trades fireman and was used in multiple places. He was so good it was hard not to put him in!!
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