SF 4 SD 2
The Giants scored four runs tonight and snapped their streak of eleven consecutive games scoring three or fewer. That, and they were officially eliminated. It should not be overlooked that rookie lefty Andrew Suarez pitched a fine game (7-2/3, 4 H, 2 R). Homers by Brandon Crawford and Evan Longoria provided the offense. Rookies Chris Shaw (3 hits), Austin Slater (a superb 9-6 outfield assist), and Aramis Garcia (RBI single) also contributed. At 71-80 the team could win all their remaining games and finish above .500! Even if you think they are a .500 club the probability of winning eleven coin flips is 1/2048 or less than 0.05%. So we won't worry about that.
Derek Holland tomorrow night. GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
5 comments:
Last night's 7.2 IP was Suarez' longest outing.
That on the heels of Stratton's two longest outings. I'm encouraged. We need the young players to become major-leaguers!
Giants are 49-17 when scoring 4 or more runs and 21-63 when scoring fewer. League average is 4.44 rpg, all they need is to be is close to that (if they can continue to have superior run-prevention) to be a much better team.
BTW Giants are at 3.78 rpg.
what were the odds that the giants would lose 11 in a row?
Good point.
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