Game Thread: 8/5 Champs @ Crackers

[tzill]

Aoki LF
Blanco CF
Duffy 3B
Posey C
Pence RF
Belt 1B
Adrianza SS
Tomlinson 2B
Bumgarner P

Craw gets a blow and EA moves to his natural position. Rook gets a start at 2b.
Gomes destroys Bum, Johnson with ownage as well. No G with more than 4 AB v. Perez.

Chop those chopping chops....5-1 good guys.

 

[calsnowskier]

Defensively, I like EA/KT better than Craw/EA. EA does not look super comfortable at 2B, and I am assuming KT is good there. He has a good defensive reputation.

 

[tzill]

Defensively, I like EA/KT better than Craw/EA. EA does not look super comfortable at 2B, and I am assuming KT is good there. He has a good defensive reputation.

Agreed, and moreover EA has a sterling rep as a SS. He never looked comfortable at 2b, which probably dooms him as a utility guy, especially with Cabrera and Franny in AAA.

 

[Stokes1931]

9 pitch inning.

 

[calsnowskier]

The Giants are an aggressive-hitting team.

I think we need to accept that.

 

[calsnowskier]

Anyone else think that was one of the best renditions of the national anthem ever?

 

[ColinCoby]

Lefties hitting .302 vs. Perez. (and .853 OPS) Wouldn't have guessed that after seeing Blanco and Aoki at-bats.

 

[tzill]

ungood table setting...

 

[SFGRTB]

It seems like Pence has been either hitting into a double play, or hitting one over the fences. I know that's his 3rd DP in 4 games.

 

[tzill]

just...wow.....

 

[tzill]

EA with an opp to not suck...

 

[tzill]

aaaand there ya go.

 

[tzill]

rook time!

 

[SFGRTB]

Big AB here for the kid. He's not going to see much to hit. BUT, Bum does deserve some respect.

 

[ColinCoby]

The kid with a two-out knock!!

2-0

 

[SFGRTB]

rook time!

And he delivers!!

 

[tzill]

aaaaand a rook shall lead them.

 

[Stokes1931]

First career MLB RBI's!

 

[SFGRTB]

Two more runs with 2-outs.

 

[ColinCoby]

Very impressive. Tomlinson didn't seem to be picking up the ball well. Maybe he was just guessing incorrectly.

As Kruk and Kuip said, his two-out approach looked Duffy-esqe.