The Giants plated four runs today in Miami and that was enough and they edged the Marlins to take the series. After a crushing 1-0 loss yesterday that wasted a great start by Robbie Ray, the team bounced back with some good work from Hayden Birdsong and a big hit from Luis Matos. Birdsong pitched into the 6th and was pulled with one out after three straight singles. Ryan Walker got the next two outs. Luis Matos extended the Giants 1-0 lead in the 4th with a three-run homer. That came with two outs.
The Marlins got another run in the 7th when still-struggling Jordan Hicks walked three batters. Tyler Rogers saved the inning. Erik Miller got two outs in the 8th but needed Camilo Doval to finish the frame. Doval allowed two baserunners in the 9th but also got a double play. A comebacker ended it.
Wilmer Flores got his 47th RBI in the 3rd on a groundout. That's good for fifth-best in MLB. After going 16-11 in April (and 3-1 in March) the team slipped to 13-14 for May. They start the month of June with a win. The rest of the week is at home. The San Diego Padres (32-24, 1/2 game up on SF) come to San Francisco for four games starting tomorrow night (6:45 PT). It's Webb's turn in the rotation. The weekend will feature the Atlanta Braves.
Go Giants!
--M.C.
4 comments:
But...
18 runs in 5 games.
Adames 5/30 on this road trip.
Chapman 8/29
Fitzgerald 6/27
Wilmer 8/35
Yaz 3/34
We need hits.
That should be 18 runs in 9 games.
They seem to have invented strategies to not score runs. Glad they started stealing bases again. Go Matos, get hot.
And now they send Matos down and bring up encarnacion. Matos has always been a streaky hitter. Glad to have Encarnacion, not happy that Matos was sent down. Seems we learned from last year in the majors and minors that both Fitzgerald and Matos are super streaky
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