Game Thread: 08.09.23 The Day Msg Predicted the Giants would get no-hit

[msgkings322]

@msgkings322 , now I'm trying to remember, wasn't Michael Lorenzen one of the pitchers you thought would have been a good acquisition for the Giants?

Yup, didn't cost a lot and first two Phillies starts outstanding.

 

[LHG]

Interesting to see Manaea pulled after the 1st hit he has given up the whole game. Guess Kapler is gambling that means the Angels figured him out and Beck will throw them off balance.

 

[LHG]

Yup, didn't cost a lot and first two Phillies starts outstanding.

It was against the Nats but he did throw a 9 inning no hitter today. Guess you just had the wrong (former) Angels' pitcher throwing a no-hitter today.

 

[msgkings322]

We knew the schedule was gonna toughen. Back to a rough patch but we're as in it as the next teams. Gotta hit better

 

[msgkings322]

Can't even blame the pitchers these days no staff can pitch for weeks without getting run support. pen never rests, it's taxing as fuck and it's starting to hit

 

[calsnowskier]

My thought about a recent defensive alignment has come to pass (Flores at 1st) but not completely (Wade should be in left field and Pederson at dh). Would someone slap Kapler for every time he puts a knucklehead defensive alignment out there?

Yeah. Pretty much.

Cost us this game DIRECTLY.

 

[LHG]

Yeah. Pretty much.

Cost us this game DIRECTLY.

And there is no excuse about needing him to field. Boneheaded decision on Kapler. A good manager should know his players' strengths and weaknesses. This is a huge, glaring weakness.

 

[LHG]

And so much for Beck being able to keep the Angels off balance. I would have rather kept Manaea in for a couple more batters but the 2nd guessing could have happened there too.

 

[calsnowskier]

And so much for Beck being able to keep the Angels off balance. I would have rather kept Manaea in for a couple more batters but the 2nd guessing could have happened there too.

Takes the pressure off the game. Allows everyone to rest, at least.

 

[msgkings322]

And so much for Beck being able to keep the Angels off balance. I would have rather kept Manaea in for a couple more batters but the 2nd guessing could have happened there too.

Pitching is not why we lost tonight

 

[LHG]

Pitching is not why we lost tonight

Didn't say it was. Lack of offense and a certain DH playing the field are the reasons for the loss tonight.

 

[LHG]

Giants have gone 1-4 in the past 5 to AL West teams. Good thing its to the top 2 teams in that division. Wait, who's on top there?

Well, at least the Angels were hot coming into this s . . . losers of 6 in a row you say?

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