SF 5 CHC 4
The Giants keep up the thrills with a big 8th-inning comeback against the Central Division-leading Cubs. Down 4-2, Panda led off with a double. After Stephen Vogt struck out BCraw singled in the run. Kevin Pillar hit into a force play but an Austin Slater double and a Joe Panik double gave the Giants the lead. Sam Dyson, giving Will Smith a rest, got the save.
Shaun Anderson worked hard in his five innings but kept it together, allowing three runs but also striking out five. Drew Pomeranz came on in relief and whiffed four in his two innings. Trevor Gott gave up a run in the 8th to make it 4-2, and that felt like the killer "insurance run" good teams get on their way to a win. And the Cubs are a good team. But the Giants rallied off Pedro Strop and had another fabulous win. They are 10-2 since the Break and 15-3 in July. And tied for second place (51-50) with Arizona!
Should be a good matchup tomorrow: Madison Bumgarner and Yu Darvish. Both pitchers are looking strong lately. Bum is coming off his best start of the year and Darvish has allowed only four hits and two runs in his last 12 IP.
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
5 comments:
I noticed that Pomerantz when pitching short relief, ie; 2 innings, was throwing his fastball at 95 and 96 MPH. When he starts he rarely throws it greater than 92MPH. This was a nice, and as the game went on another unlikely win. The first AB of the game Belt was called out on a fairly bad pitch. Later, Green was also called out on a pitch that was otherwise a ball all night. Yet the giants oversome a 457 foot blast and manage to eke out another 1 run win.
5150, man, it is makin' me crazy!!
THAT was an amazing comeback win. The Cubs are good. The Cubs are tough. I would love to see the Giants take the series from them. It is one thing to beat the Rockies and Mets, it is quite another to beat a 1st-place team.
Mac goes to Korea. Good luck to him. Perhaps some day enough MLB players will go to Asia and enough Asian players will come to the US and the leagues will move towards parity. That should encourage international free agency and create a bigger talent pool.
We did also take the series from the Brewers.
True. And in Milwaukee!
Not to mention a 4 game sweep of the Rockies in Denver, is no easy task for any team.
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