Game Thread: 7.29 Small Bears @ Return of Stars

[tzill]

1. T La Stella (L) DH
2. L Gonzalez (L) RF
3. W Flores (R) 2B
4. B Belt (L) 1B
5. M Yastrzemski (L) CF
6. T Estrada (R) SS
7. L Wade Jr. (L) LF
8. J Vosler (L) 3B
9. J Bart (R) C

Alex Cobb
RHP
3-4, 4.26 ERA, 74 SO

5-2 good guys.

 

[pachyderm]

1 down 19 to go...

 

[Stokes1931]

Doval showcases intriguing new pitching in save vs. Cubs

Camilo Doval showcased a new pitch in Thursday night’s save opportunity against the Chicago Cubs.

www.nbcsports.com

 

[tzill]

Clean game through four.

Gs with six hits, Cubs with one.

No score.

 

[LHG]

I think the Cubs are trying to eliminate any thoughts of the Giants being sellers. Gives them more leverage in their trade talks when buyers have fewer options.

 

[Stokes1931]

Giants are 2-5 with RISP, and no runs scored. This may be the slowest team in the league.

In the 7th, Flowers doubles to left. Mercedes stops at third. Surprised he made it that far.

 

[Stokes1931]

Great pitching by Cobb.

 

[Stokes1931]

2-6

no runs

 

[LHG]

Giants still have two innings to not get shut out.

 

[Stokes1931]

Oh great. ANOTHER runner in scoring position...

 

[LHG]

Oh great. ANOTHER runner in scoring position...

Don't worry, Slater is pinch running. He'll safely get to third, no sweat, on a double.

 

[LHG]

The Cubs' FO must be sweating bullets right now. They'd rather lose this game but not with Givens on the mound. Don't want to hurt their trade prospects.

 

[Stokes1931]

2-8

12 LOB

No runs

 

[calsnowskier]

Current Giants want the FO to go into sell mode SOOOOOO bad…

 

[calsnowskier]

Doval has to find a way to control his FB. If he can’t throw it for a strike, it doesn’t matter that he can throw 100.

 

[Stokes1931]

Well, when you don't score, you can't win.

 

[calsnowskier]

 

[LHG]

Current Giants want the FO to go into sell mode SOOOOOO bad…

They seem ready for the off season.

 

[LHG]

Is LaStella really a worse defender than Vosler, Villar, Estrada, Flores and any other guy who has been stuck at 2nd or 3rd base? I don't get why he is mainly DHing. If it is due to injury, his bat is not justifying him not being on the IL.

 

[calsnowskier]

They seem ready for the off season.

I am ready for the off season. This team is so un-fun to watch.