Big money players deliver 3-1 win against Milwaukee
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The San Francisco Giants building a very specific dollhouse, and it was nice to see everyone finally play their parts. It’s not always the case that the team you design winds up being the team you have. There’s always some combination of injury or ineffectiveness — rarely does a team meet the full measure of its expected powers; but today, the San Francisco Giants won 3-1 thanks to their grand design coming to fruition.
For the most part.
The day began with the announcement that they’d be without their would-be All-Star Thairo Estrada, who hit the 10-day IL with wrist inflammation. Estrada has been the best second baseman in the National League this season and his performance has been the main thing keeping the Giants afloat as they’ve tried to manage an early season malaise.
The big money players — Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Mitch Haniger, Taylor Rogers, Ross Stripling, and Sean Manaea — haven’t been playing up to their expected Collapse
Weekend BP: Video update
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Get caught up on the latest Giants videos. Happy long weekend, San Francisco Giants fans!
Before we get to the fun stuff, let’s get to the important stuff. There was a scary moment during the Giants 15-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday, when a foul ball hit Brewers shortstop Willy Adames in the face. The Brewers were clearly rattled, and we had to wait for a while to get an Adames update.
Thankfully it’s a good update. According to the Brewers, Adames was “alert and responsive” the entire time, and does not have any fractures. He’s staying at a hospital overnight so that possible concussion symptoms can be monitored.
Heal up soon, Willy!
Now, onto the Giants news. The Giants have dropped a few fun videos lately, so I wanted to make sure you saw them. First, we have a new episode of Turnin’ Two, which features Amy G interviewing Logan Webb and J.D. Davis.
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John Brebbia’s bounce back
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Last year’s most used reliever looked wrung out to start this season, but have some key changes been made to bring back his utility? John Brebbia led the National League in appearances last season with 76, including 11 starts for the San Francisco Giants. He had a tremendous first half — 2.45 ERA, 1.22 WHIP 36 K in 40.1 IP — and you thought, “Hey, the Giants really have a reliable reliever now!”
And then they kept using him. And using him. And using him. A combination of the Giants not having many other great options and perhaps by a bit of draconian design (look no further than what the Rays do to their pitchers to maximize out-getting). In the second half of last season, he had a 4.23 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 18 K in 27.2 IP; and, it’s actually a bit worse than that. From August 2nd of last season through this past April, he had a 5.29 ERA in 34 IP.
Folks, something’s happened since the start of May, though. John Brebbia... is good again. I know, Collapse
Conforto looking comfortable
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The outfielder went 4-for-4 with another home run as the defense reset and bullpen shut down the Milwaukee Brewers Giants glovesmen left Minnesota after yesterday’s game with their tails between their legs and their mitts stuffed unceremoniously into the bottom of their duffel bags.
Both Brandon Crawford and Brett Wisely committed 2 errors each with some less-than-tight play from other suspects. Blatant misplays will always raise eyebrows. An ugly team loss will get those internet nay-sayers down-right horsey.
News from Lake Michigan is that concerns may have been overblown. Defensive doubts were quickly waylaid in the 1st inning, and the San Francisco Giants bullpen pieced together a shutout performance in their 5-0 win to open their 4-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Mike Yastrzemski chased down a loud drive from Darin Ruf (!), snaring it at the high yellow fence line in rightish-center. Good-natured smiles all around as Yaz relayed Collapse
Minor League round up, May 24
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2 DAYS AGO - RHP Keaton Winn had 8 strikeouts in 4 innings for AAA Sacramento | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images
Yesterday’s action on the Giants farm. Lots of fun Minor League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants affiliates on Wednesday. Let’s jump into it!
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The Giants made a few small moves. With infielder Ford Proctor being the backup catcher in AAA Sacramento, the team added catcher Jacob Nottingham in a trade with, who else, the Seattle Mariners (no word yet on the outgoing piece, but probably cash considerations). They also signed RHP Phoenix Sanders, who will also head to Sacramento.
The Giants traded for catcher Jacob Nottingham from the Mariners (their favorite business partner) and signed free agent RHP Phoenix Sanders to a minor league contract.Both were assigned to Triple-A Sacramento.— Danny Emerman (@DannyEmerman) May 25, Collapse
Minor League round up, May 23
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3 DAYS AGO - LHP Kyle Harrison had 9 strikeouts in 4 no-hit innings for AAA Sacramento | Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images
Yesterday’s action on the Giants farm. Want some exciting news? We’re only a few weeks away from the start of the Arizona Complex League and the Dominican Summer League. But until then, we have the four San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates to look after. So let’s dive into the action.
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First, some exciting news. LHP/DH Reggie Crawford (No. 9 CPL) is ready for his season debut. The Giants drafted Crawford in the 1st round of the 2022 draft, but he was recovering from Tommy John surgery. He appeared briefly in the ACL last year, but only as a hitter.
His pitching debut, and 2023 season in general got delayed when a case of mono knocked him out for Spring Training. He’s been gearing up in extended Spring Collapse
Wednesday BP: Joc Pederson unlikely to return on the road trip
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The latest injury update. Happy Wednesday, San Francisco Giants fans. And a happy Wednesday it most certainly is.
In case you missed it, the Giants beat the Minnesota Twins last night to crawl back to .500 for the first time since early April, when they were 3-3. They’ve won seven of their last eight games, and taken three consecutive series against good teams.
They’ve also done it while not at full strength. The team is currently without catcher Joey Bart, outfielder Austin Slater, and designated hitter Joc Pederson, who are all on the 10-day Injured List.
On Tuesday, an update was given on Pederson, who is eligible to come off the IL already, as he was placed on it on May 15, retroactive to May 13. But Joc, who is dealing with a hand contusion, isn’t ready to return.
Pederson is apparently still not able to grip a bat at full strength, and isn’t expected to return during the road trip the Giants are currently on.
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Tuesday BP: LaMonte Wade Jr. has a jammed thumb, but is probably OK
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How’s that for an injury update? Happy Tuesday, San Francisco Giants fans. How are we feeling after Monday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, which gave the Giants six wins in their last seven games?
Personally, I’m feeling good, kind of like the dudes in this sensational photograph.
Keep the good vibes goin’ pic.twitter.com/6nMwBL7IBb— SFGiants (@SFGiants) May 23, 2023
Speaking of great photographs, check out this one:
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That’s pretty cool, and explains how Hunter Pence hit the ball three times way back when.
Anyway, the Giants scored all of their runs on Monday in the first four batters of the game. Starting it off, as he has so often, was first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr., who drew a leadoff walk to kick things off, and scored on a J.D. Davis double, right before Michael Conforto hit a three-run home run.
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Minor League round up, May 21
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5 DAYS AGO - Isan Díaz homered in his season debut for AAA Sacramento | Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Yesterday’s action on the Giants farm. A pretty fun Sunday for the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates. Let’s jump straight into the action.
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AAA Sacramento (21-24)
Sacramento River Cats lost to the Reno Aces (Diamondbacks) 10-5 (6 innings)Box score
Only a 6-inning game due to bad weather (hail, specifically!), but that was plenty enough time for the River Cats offense to do some exciting things ... and their pitchers to do some ugly things.
All of the offense came from the top of the lineup, with the first 4 batters combining for all 7 of the team’s hits (Sacramento had no walks).
There were a pair of very exciting performances coming from the 2 batters at the top of the lineup. Center fielder Luis Matos (No. 4 CPL) had yet another Collapse
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Thairo Estrada placed on 10-day IL with wrist strain
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David Villar returns to the Giants and maybe along with Brett Wisely, the team can manage until their would-be All-Star middle infielder returns. Thairo Estrada’s inflamed wrist will need some more rest, prompting the San Francisco Giants to place their best hitter, second baseman Thairo Estrada, on the 10-day IL. According to MLB.com’s Giants beat writer Maria Guardado, the move is retroactive to yesterday, meaning he’d be eligible for reactivation to kickoff a weird 12-day stretch where the Giants will play three road series but also one home weekend series.
Estrada hurt his wrist on a swing during Wednesday’s finale in Minnesota. An MRI was negative for any significant structural damage, but he didn’t pass the range of motion tests the team had for him. It’s a big loss for the Giants, who are more dependent on his performance than you might think.
For starters, I wasn’t damning with faint praise. Coming into today’s game, Estrada’s 1.9 Collapse
Giants state their case for a mercy rule, climb above .500
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A 15-1 win. What a beautiful thing. One thing I do when watching San Francisco Giants games — especially when I’m then writing about them — is I try to identify a narrative as early as possible. It’s amazing to me how often the story or theme of a game, in just the first inning, pops out of the ground like a gopher and makes itself known.
The Giants were trying to build on their Thursday night 5-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the series, but you knew it wouldn’t be easy. The Brewers had an All-Star pitcher on the mound in Freddy Peralta, and were probably pissed after getting shut out the night before. And also there’s the whole, you know ... being good at baseball thing.
So when LaMonte Wade Jr. worked a nine-pitch at-bat to lead off the game, like he so masterfully does, but it ended in a strikeout rather than the walk we’ve grown to expect, and Blake Sabol followed it up with a strikeout, and J.D. Davis followed that up Collapse
Minor League round up, May 25
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1 DAY AGO - CF Luis Matos hit 3-4 with 2 stolen bases for AAA Sacramento | Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images
Yesterday’s action on the Giants farm. Lots of action to cover from the San Francisco Giants Minor League Baseball affiliates on Thursday. Let’s jump in!
Link to the 2023 McCovey Chronicles Community Prospect List (CPL)
All listed positions are the positions played in that game.
AAA Sacramento (22-26)
Sacramento River Cats lost to the Oklahoma City Dodgers 11-4Box score
With the recent fast promotions to the Majors for Casey Schmitt (No. 3 CPL) and Patrick Bailey (No. 10 CPL), it’s only fair to look at center fielder Luis Matos (No. 4 CPL) and start thinking about him getting an MLB debut, even though he’s only 8 games into his AAA stint ... after just 31 games in AA.
And Matos keeps giving you reason to dream those dreams. He was brilliant again Thursday, hitting 3-4 with a walk, and stealing 2 bases.
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5/25 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
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Scott Alexander vs. Julio Teherán. It’s time for the start of a new series. The San Francisco Giants, who have won three straight series against three good teams, are visiting the Milwaukee Brewers to kick off a four-game series. The Giants won two out of three games when the Brewers visited Oracle Park, but now the series is in Milwaukee.
The Giants are once again turning to an opener, though this time it’s not John Brebbia. Instead, it’s lefty Scott Alexander, who makes his 22nd appearance of the year. He’s 4-0 on the year, with a 4.42 ERA, a 3.82 FIP, and nine strikeouts to four walks in 18.1 innings. Alexander, who has gone five straight appearances without allowing a run, is an opener for the first time this year. He played the role four times last season, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing just three hits, no walks, and no runs. It’s not entirely clear who, if anyone, will get the bulk of the innings after Alexander. Tristan Beck Collapse
LaMonte Wade’s leadoff skills are historically great
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Is he the best leadoff hitter in the National League right now? Yes. Who do you think of when consider the best leadoff hitter in San Francisco Giants history? I firmly admit my answer is, “Uhhhh, I don’t know.” Brett Butler became a Dodger, so it can’t be him. Marvin Benard was once the leadoff hitter, so, is it really a question we should be considering? And then there’s the beautiful Andres Torres. I think it’s a question with good but not great answers.
This was going to be a post about how the San Francisco Giants have found a rare gem of a leadoff hitter in LaMonte Wade Jr., but he’s not that rare. Yandy Diaz of the Tampa Bay Rays is as interesting as Wade: a first baseman batting leadoff with a .425 OBP.
But that doesn’t negate the value. They’re both having remarkable seasons.
LaMonte Wade Jr.: (47 G) .265/.425/.463 (.889) | 176 PA 7 HR 15 RBI 34 BB 31 K 63 TBYandy Diaz: (42 G) .322/.425/.599 (1.024) | 181 Collapse
Hopes of sweep miss glove
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Defensive gaffs and numerous offensive opportunities faell flat behind Anthony DeSclafani in Giants 7 - 1 loss to Twins With the call up of Casey Schmitt, the development of J.D. Davis’s glove at third, Thairo Estrada’s range, Brett Wisely’s support at second, with all of that rooted in Brandon Crawford’s foundational play, the Giants infield has become one of the better defenses in the league with 9 outs above average—good for fourth in the Majors and fifth when taking into account the work of the outfield.
With the ground-balliest of pitchers on staff, team and fans alike have been enjoying the fruits of a solid—sometimes even trendy—infield in their recent climb towards .500.
Not so in the San Francisco Giants 7-1 loss against the Minnesota Twins.
A misread by Michael Conforto on a wiffling line drive to lead off the 2nd was the first and least egregious of San Francisco’s misplays over the next three innings behind Anthony Collapse
Home runs + walks > just home runs
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It’s just simple math, really. Growing up means ... Expand
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It’s just simple math, really. Growing up means ... many things. You can insert your own adage or aphorism or what have you. Everyone has their own saying or epiphany relating to when they knew they were an adult.
I just searched “growing up means” on Twitter to try and prove a point. See, look at these realizations, just from the last week:
Growing up means admitting Gin is superior— Jordan Taylor (shipbox garage) (@GRVFFY) May 21, 2023
Yes, agreed.
growing up means accepting old-school country music goes incredibly hard— Him Duncan (@inwardsinparis) May 21, 2023
Absolutely, 100% co-sign.
Growing up means eating your vegan dino nuggies out of the fancy bowl™ pic.twitter.com/x6sM1IP9s4— Fionn am Limit (@naptime_now) May 17, 2023
I don’t necessarily agree, and I have questions about red paint mayonnaise sauce, but you do you, and points for the ironic trademark symbol, a trope I commonly dabble in, as You People™ know all Collapse
Take that, Carlos!
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1st inning runs prove to be decisive in 4 - 1 win over Minnesota. Four batters into the game, there were four runs on the board.
Michael Conforto’s 3-run homer against Minnesota Twins starter Bailey Ober on the 17th pitch of the game proved to be the deciding swing in the San Francisco Giants 4-1 win in against their former shortstop, Carlos Correa.
Offenses are usually temperamental, a winning team needs a stoic stable of arms to smooth over those inevitable valleys.
For most of the season, San Francisco hasn’t had that arm support—but In Monday’s win, their relievers made four 1st inning runs stick with 5 pitchers throwing 9 innings of 1-run ball while striking out 16 Twins in the scheduled bullpen game.
The Giants might be a different team than a couple of weeks ago.
Keep the good vibes goin’ pic.twitter.com/6nMwBL7IBb— SFGiants (@SFGiants) May 23, 2023
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The San Francisco Giants vs. Carlos Correa
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Do you think he has a bone to pick with the Giants despite signing a $200 million deal in the offseason? Elster. Hairston. Grisham.
These are just a few of the names associated with the San Francisco Giants who made their names for what they did to them.
And then there’s Carlos Correa, a player who — as of this writing — is linked to the Giants most strongly because of what “they did to him.”
You might remember the brief encounter the team and player had this offseason. A wild episode that altered the public’s perception of the team and, eventually, the player. We might have enough facts to warrant a reasonable basis for the belief that this was all Scott Boras’s doing, that the Major League S—tstorm started because Big B spun around in circles until he created a hurricane that grabbed all the headlines.
But what does Carlos Correa think? Does he view what happened as an insult perpetrated by the team? Did they harm him? Or is it all just Collapse
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5/27 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
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Logan Webb vs. Corbin Burnes. The San Francisco Giants are on quite a roll. After Friday night’s shellacking, the Giants are up on the Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 in their four-game series, having won the two games by a combined score of 20-1. They’re above .500 for the first time all season. They’ve won nine of their last 11 games. And with a win today or tomorrow, they will have won four consecutive series against four teams with very realistic intentions of making the postseason.
Let’s see if they can do that today, in a tremendous pitching matchup between players who would have appeared on many preseason Cy Young ballots.
For the Giants it’s righty Logan Webb, who is 3-5 with a 2.91 ERA, a 3.58 ERA, and 65 strikeouts to 13 walks in 65 innings. After starting the season slow, Webb has been on fire lately, and has given up just two runs in 20 innings over his last three starts. He allowed no runs in six innings against the Miami Marlins his last Collapse
5/26 Gamethread: Giants @ Brewers
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Alex Wood vs. Freddy Peralta. After taking the series opener 5-0 on Thursday night, the San Francisco Giants will look to make it two straight against the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, guaranteeing at least a split of the four-game series. The Giants are playing very well right now: they’ve won eight of their last 10 games, including three of four on the road. If they win two of the next three, they’ll have four straight series wins ... against four highly competitive teams.
And with a win tonight they’ll be above .500 for the first time all year.
The Giants are turning to left hander Alex Wood, who makes his sixth start and seventh appearance of the year (and his third start and fourth appearance since returning from the Injured List). Wood has yet to record a decision this year, and has a 4.05 ERA, a 4.63 FIP, and 21 strikeouts to eight walks in 20 innings. His last outing didn’t go well, as he gave up four runs in 4.1 innings to the Miami Collapse
Friday BP: Giants trade for Jacob Nottingham
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I’ll give you a penny if you can guess who they traded with. Happy Friday, San Francisco Giants fans. I hope you’ve all cued up Robin Hood and readied your Sheriff of Nottingham jokes, because the Giants made a trade on Wednesday, acquiring catcher Jacob Nottingham.
If you’ve paid attention to the Giants at all over the last year, then you know exactly what team the Giants acquired Nottingham from: the Seattle Mariners, their near-daily dance partner.
But there’s something special about this trade that didn’t exist in most of the other recent Giants-Mariners trades: we’ll probably never see Nottingham play for the Giants.
One of the frustrating parts of the 2022 season was the sheer number of players the Giants traded for (or sometimes signed) to serve as disposable patchwork on the active roster. They needed a hole filled, so they added a player who could fill it for a few days, and then be designated for assignment Collapse
Series Preview: The Brewers are threatening their fans
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The Giants have the chance to be the good guys in Milwaukee this weekend, all thanks to the scummy greed of MLB ownership. The Milwaukee Brewers remain the best defensive team in baseball, but when that was the case earlier this month, it didn’t stop the San Francisco Giants from taking two out of three in Oracle Park. After taking two out of three in Minnesota, can they carry over some of that winning here? It’s going to be tough.
I feel very strongly that Sean Manaea is not going to beat Corbin Burnes again, mainly because Sean Manaea won’t be facing him in Saturday’s game. Beyond that, his loss on May 5th was just the second loss he’s had against the Giants in six career starts. Otherwise, he’s held them to a 2.35 ERA in 46 IP, a 0.891 WHIP and 12.1 K/9. Am I saying the Giants won’t get him twice in a span of three weeks? Yeah, kinda-sorta.
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Thursday BP: Behind the scenes of Patrick Bailey’s debut
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This video will make you happy. Expand
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This video will make you happy. Happy Thursday, San Francisco Giants fans.
You wouldn’t know it if you watched yesterday’s ugly 7-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins, but the Giants are currently playing some of the best baseball in the Majors. And part of the reason has been the influx of youth, which has provided not just additional talent, but a whole lot of energy and excitement.
I’ll be honest. Even as someone higher on him than most, I would have been shocked if you told me a few months ago that I’d be writing this article about Patrick Bailey in May. But here we are.
By now you already know what happened. Bailey got promoted from AA to AAA after just 14 games, then, aided by a Joey Bart IL stint, got promoted to the Majors after just 14 more games. So far he’s looked the part of a stud defensive catcher, while also providing some quality offense.
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5/24 Gamethread: Giants @ Twins
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Anthony DeSclafani vs. Joe Ryan Good morning San Francisco Giants fans, and welcome to one of life’s greatest gifts: breakfast baseball!
After beating the Minnesota Twins in a thrilling 4-3 comeback game on Tuesday, the Giants have a chance for the sweep this morning. It would be their second sweep in their last three series, and their first on the road. It would also get them above .500 for the first time all year. So I vote in favor.
They’ll have one of their best pitchers on the mound as they try do it, as righty Anthony DeSclafani is getting the nod. DeSclafani is making his 10th start of the year, and is 3-3 with a 3.09 ERA, a 3.17 FIP, and 41 strikeouts to just seven walks in 55.1 innings. He hasn’t been quite as sharp in his last three starts as he was to open the year, but has still been good, and gave up two runs in 5.1 innings to the Miami Marlins his last time out.
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5/23 Gamethread: Giants @ Twins
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Alex Cobb vs. Sonny Gray. The San Francisco Giants are currently riding a lovely hot streak. After beating the Minnesota Twins by a score of 4-1 on Monday night, the Giants have won six of their last seven games, all against good teams. A win today would give them their third consecutive series victory, and also bring their winning percentage to .500 for the first time since they were 3-3.
We’re treated to one heck of a pitching matchup in this game.
For the Giants it’s right-hander Alex Cobb, who has been fantastic this year. Cobb will make his 10th start of the year, and is currently 3-1 with an NL-best 1.94 ERA, a 3.15 FIP, and 44 strikeouts to 13 walks in 51 innings. His last outing was a rare bad performance from him, as he gave up five walks and two runs in just 3.1 innings against the Philadelphia Phillies. Prior to that, he had scoreless outings in three of his last four games.
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5/22 Gamethread: Giants @ Twins
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John Brebbia vs. Bailey Ober. It’s time for a new series! Expand
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John Brebbia vs. Bailey Ober. It’s time for a new series! Can the San Francisco Giants play the Minnesota Twins as well as they played the Miami Marlins? Or better yet, as well as they played the Philadelphia Phillies?
We’re about to find out.
The Giants are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days with quite a bit of travel, so they’re using today to rest a few dudes, as everyday players Thairo Estrada and Mitch Haniger are getting the day off.
With Ross Stripling injured, the Giants are also turning to an opener. They’re once again tabbing right-hander John Brebbia for that role. Brebbia has appeared in 21 games this year and is 2-0 with a 4.26 ERA, a 2.13 FIP, and 28 strikeouts to seven walks in 19 innings. He’s been an opener twice this year, and has given up two hits, one walk, and no runs in 2.1 innings, with four strikeouts. We may see a chunk of innings from LHP Sean Manaea, who hasn’t pitched in five days.
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