Game Thread: 4.27 ARRRRR @ New Ace 6:05pm

[tzill]

• A Slater (R) RF
• W Flores (R) 1B
• J Lee (L) CF
• M Chapman (R) 3B
• P Bailey (S) C
• J Soler (R) DH
• M Conforto (L) LF
• T Estrada (R) 2B
• N Ahmed (R) SS

Jordan Hicks
RHP
2-0, 1.61 ERA, 18 SO

Yaz, LWJ, Fitz on the bench vs. the lefty.

I want New Ace to be New Ace and PLEASE Soler...please. It's time

 

[Brightboat]

Third opportunity to finally get back to .500 I think they will do it.

 

[sf1giantfan]

Hicks is pitching well but Giants are not hitting

 

[LHG]

Hicks is pitching well but Giants are not hitting

At least they are consistent. After all, the Pirates are full of dominant aces.

 

[LHG]

That was really nice of Conforto to ground into a double play, showing solidarity with Soler.

 

[sf1giantfan]

I think I’m sick to my stomach

 

[LHG]

I think I’m sick to my stomach

Don't worry, the Giants just like to wait until the last minute to win. Kinda like the college student who waits until 8 am to write the 15 page paper that is due that day at 2 pm.

 

[LHG]

Former Giants are a collective 2 for 8 (with 5 Ks) in this game.
Put another way, they have half of the Pirates' hits (and just over half their Ks) thus far.
Edit: And immediately after I posted this, McCutchen grounds into a double play. 2 for 9.

 

[LHG]

Someone check Flores' glove, he seems to have a hole in it.

 

[LHG]

Wow, has Slater been bad this year! Its too bad because I really like to see him do well since he is an underdog.

 

[LHG]

At least there is not a hole in Flores' bat right now!

 

[LHG]

Perez is going to Wild Thing himself out of the game. Hope so at least.

 

[LHG]

Or that happens. Dang it!

 

[tzill]

That was really nice of Conforto to ground into a double play, showing solidarity with Soler.

Phuking worst AB of the game. Just...phuking...AWFUL.

OTOH, TZ approved so far.

 

[tzill]

Chappy doing what chappy does....K machine.

 

[LHG]

Chappy doing what chappy does....K machine.

So glad that signing has worked out so much better than I had expected.

 

[Sandisfan]

Chappy doing what chappy does....K machine.

I don't think K conveyor belt would work, though. in spirit maybe.

 

[tzill]

Aaaaaannndd...Jax in to phuk up my evening.

I hate baseball.

 

[LHG]

Aaaaaannndd...Jax in to phuk up my evening.

I hate baseball.

That inning could have been much worse.

 

[tzill]

That inning could have been much worse.

Yup. It sure could've.

It also could've been a lot better if Jax didn't pitch like shit.

Another couple of beautiful ABs by Soler and Forto after the leadoff single by Bales....