NYM 11 SF 4
Good times come to an end. It's one of those things you learn in life that is never fun, just relentlessly true. The Giants had a brilliant seven-game win streak come to a thudding halt this afternoon in San Francisco. The Mets lineup clobbered seventeen hits including four homers and a triple off Jeff Samardzija, Derek Holland, and Ty Blach, thumping the local lads with impunity.
The Giants scored five runs in the first 34 innings since coming home. They got two wins out of that which tells you they were on quite a hot streak. Today they were down 11-1 in the 9th before Alex Dickerson hit a two-run homer and Mike Yastrzemski added a solo shot.
Tomorrow they will continue their run of excellent play (13-3 in July) and kick off a new winning streak, right? Young southpaw Conner Menez gets the start--his major league debut--which is an exciting development. There are now three rookies in the rotation! This kid (he's 24) has risen quickly through the system and now he's earned a shot with the big club. Conner is from Hollister and went to San Benito High School (their nickname is the Haybalers, you have to love that).
GO GIANTS!
--M.C.
3 comments:
25-year old slugging 3B Zach Green makes his debut today as well. This is very exciting. I want to see what the team has, and with the injury to Longoria Green gets a chance. Zach is from Carmichael and went to Jesuit HS in Sacto. Another local boy!
Wow! Derek Holland was DFA'd.
Man, FZ doesn't fuck around. Ryder Jones was also cut loose (he was at AAA). Ty Blach was optioned back to AAA.
This is audition time!
FZ statement on Bumgarner. Via Baggs tweet.
Worth reading--it doesn't take long! Mostly he says the Giants have NOT pursued a Bumgarner trade but have fielded and listened to many calls, some going back to the off-season.
"It's my job to listen to those conversation and process them . . ." --FZ
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