| W-L | GB | ||
| Miami | 19-18 | Wow- Braves better watch out | |
| GIANTS | 22-21 | A little daylight opens up… | |
| Colorado | 20-22 | 1 1/2 | … between SF and the rest |
| Milwaukee | 18-22 | 2 1/2 | Three straight losses |
| New York | 19-24 | 3 | Loss column not their friend |
| Cincinnati | 18-24 | 3 1/2 | Cardinals are liking this |
Yesterday
Giants defeated Seattle, 6-5, rallying from a early 5-1 deficit to win.
Miami continued to bedevil Atlanta with a 8-0 shutout.
The rest of the field all lost; all of them are on two- or three-game losing streaks.
Today
Giants finish up with Seattle at the O; 6:45 PDT. Tyler Anderson gets the nod; lefty Nick Margevicius starts for the Mariners.
Miami is at Atlanta again. Colorado's at San Diego, Milwaukee at Detroit, New York hosts Baltimore, and Cincinnati is at Chicago against the first-place Cubs.
Last Night's Game
Logan Webb's third straight difficult start was overcome by a Giants lineup that lately has been absolutely relentless. The young righty surrendered five runs in the first three innings, but manager Gabe Kapler gave him a visible boost of confidence by sending him out for the fourth, and he pitched two scoreless while his teammates bailed him out. In the third Alex Dickerson homered with two out; Donovan Solano and Brandon Belt followed with a double and RBI single to cut a 5-1 lead to 5-3. The turning point came in the fourth, again with two out. Joey Bart singled and Mauricio Dubon battled Brady Lail to a 3-2 count, then crushed a towering drive down the left-field line to tie it up. At that point it seemed inevitable the Giants would score again, and in the seventh Darren Ruf, pinch-hitting for Dickerson in a lefty-righty switch, obliged by belting one into the empty bleachers below the big Coke bottle. The only question was whether the on-again, off-again bullpen would hold up, and the same four guys from Monday did-- Caleb Baragar, Tyler Rogers (who got the win), Jarlin Garcia, and Tony Watson (who got the save). The Giants have now held on to a postseason berth for the second day in a row and are certain to do so for at least one more day.
Note: Twice in the last three days, Kapler has sent up a pinch-hitter for a guy who homered earlier in the game. Both times that pinch-hitter has belted a home run himself! Yes, there remain questions about how he handles his bullpen, but let's give the manager some credit for getting the most out of this lineup.
Note: Twice in the last three days, Kapler has sent up a pinch-hitter for a guy who homered earlier in the game. Both times that pinch-hitter has belted a home run himself! Yes, there remain questions about how he handles his bullpen, but let's give the manager some credit for getting the most out of this lineup.
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