SF 7 COL 4
The Giants grind out a getaway win in Colorado with some timely hits and a stalwart bullpen. Derek Holland wasn't great, but following M.C.'s Dictum, he was at least better than the other guy. Once the Giants relievers got a hold of things they put up four zeroes and sealed the deal. Holland got things going in the 1st by giving up a three-run homer to (who else?) Nolan Arenado. The Giants answered with two in the 2nd on hits by Brandon Crawford, Mac Williamson, and Pablo Sandoval with a Jon Gray wild pitch in between. The Rockies pushed it back to 4-2 right away but the Giants answered with two in both the 4th and the 5th with an Evan Longoria triple being the big blow. Buster Posey added an RBI single in the 8th to make it 7-4 and that's how it ended. Reyes Moronta, Tony Watson, Sam Dyson, and Hunter Strickland did the relief work.
The Giants were 2-6 on the trip. They are off tomorrow and then home for six games. Jeff Samardzija goes on the DL and Tyler Beede gets called up. Chris Stratton starts on Friday against the Phillies and Andy Suarez gets Saturday. No word yet on Sunday's starter. There's a chance Madison Bumgarner could start against Arizona on Tuesday.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
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Now the word is that Panik, Hanson, and Melancon may be back by this weekend and that Tyler Beede will be staying in AAA. We'll see!
We've had so many shitty first innings from our starters, maybe we should try that stunt they did with Romo, and have Strickland pitch the first.... Nah.
The Giants are way too "old school" to do anything like that. And the Marlins are 20-35, they can afford to try weird shit. But I don't think it is so weird, actually. I could see teams trying to maximize match-ups early in the game rather than later. Any one tactic, in and of itself, isn't much. But it might be important in a game or a set of games, like a post-season tournament. I think we've all seen that teams are willing to do crazy stuff in a short series, especially in win-or-go-home games. I say do what needs doing in order to give your team the best chance to win, even if it might be a little nutty.
It is the Tampa Bay Rays that have been doing it, and with a modicum of success. They may have picked up the idea from the minor leagues.
Right, Rays, not Marlins. I get those two mixed up!
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