46-26 (.639), best record in MLB
The Giants got stomped 13-6 on Saturday, the bullpen yielding seven runs after it was tied 6-6 in the 3rd inning. The boys bounced back and gave the Phillies a Father's Day pasting 11-2, blasting four homers (two by Wilmer Flores) and getting strong pitching across the board. Sammy Long started and went six, yielding two runs with seven whiffs. Zack Littell got three outs in the 7th on eight pitches and Jimmie Sherfy did the same in the 8th on only six pitches. John Brebbia, a year out from TJS and just promoted back to the bigs, handled the 9th on ten pitches.
The Giants take two of the three games from Philadelphia and hang on to first place in the NL West, 1-1/2 games ahead of the surging Dodgers. They have an off-day tomorrow and then two in Anaheim, Tuesday at 6:38 and Wednesday at 1:07 (Pacific), then another off-day Thursday. Anthony DeSclafani and Kevin Gausman are scheduled.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
2 comments:
Looks as if the giants today activated Dickerson and Ruf, and sent down, Vosler and Wade. Vosler and Wade did a really nice job filling in. Watching Ruf run yesterday at Sacramento, he did not seem to be 100 percent. LaStella and Longoria should be back in a few weeks. Some interesting decisions will have to be made at that time.
You know you have a good team when they send a guy like Wade down who has been smoking liners one at bat after another!
Giants are fifth-best in runs scored per game (4.97) and fifth-best in runs allowed per game (3.72).
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