SF 5 CHC 4
The Giants looked good in sunny Chicago this afternoon and held on to beat the Cubs. Gorkys Hernandez flashed some mad small ball skills and Brandon Crawford dazzled with the bat and the glove and the visiting squad snapped their three-game skid. Contributions from Brandon Belt, Andrew McCutchen, and Mac Williamson did the rest of the damage as the Giants overcame 2-0 and 3-2 deficits. Hernandez is slashing .311/.333/.505 with 12 hits in his last eight games so I think he's earning his playing time. Chris Stratton faltered, but didn't fall apart, and finished strong, striking out six in his five innings (21 batters, 88 pitches) and leaving with a 4-3 lead. Reyes Moronta and Sam Dyson put up zeroes in their frames but Tony Watson gave us a scare with two hits and a run in the 8th. Fortunately Hunter Strickland had a 1-2-3 9th to seal it and the Giants had an impressive, well-played win.
Ty Blach tomorrow at 5:08 Pacific. GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Both Brandons are playing like superstars.
Stratton so far seems to be the anti-Matt Cain. Since Stratton's wife had the baby, Stratton has not pitched so good, but he continues to win. Pitch at best mediocre and get the win, while Cain would be shutting the other team down to one or two runs, and still get the loss. Better to be luck than good. Still have not been convinced otherwise, than how I felt in the off season. Better to go after a good center fielder like Cain, and keep Arroyo and Sandoval, than go after Longoria. I am still waiting for Longorio to change my mind, but so far he has not.
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