(03-24-2025, 08:30 AM)Mick Wrote: Giants lost in their exhibition with the River Cats, 4-3. They went out to a 3-0 lead while the 2nd stringers were in and then replaced by third stringers. Ramos went 2/2 in leadoff with a Walk, Flores 0/2 with a walk, Jung Hoo Lee 1/2 with a walk, Matos 0/3, Wade 1/3, Fitz 0/2 with a walk, Huff 1/3, Schmitt 0/2.
Bailey, Adames, Chapman, Yaz had the day off. As did Encarnacion, obviously, who is having surgery on his hand.
The Sac'to team were all teh recent cuts. Meckler, 0/5 with 3 K's. Luciano, 0/2, 3 walks. Bishop, 2/4. Lamb, 0/5. Porter, 2/3 (catcher). Roupp gave up one hit and three walks in 5 innings, eight strikeouts. Birdsong gave up three earned runs in 1/3rd of an inning. Teng and Garza gave up two hits in 3 2/3 innings. Giants went 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
Giants play the Tigers tonight and tomorrow night at Oracle. Technically, they are exhibition games, spring training is over and the Giants won the MLB championship of the spring which is utterly, totally and completely meaningless.
Home opener is a week from Friday, April 4.
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Loupe pitched very well, Birdsong didn’t (he may have had a problem with his hand). Insert Loupp into the rotation and Birdsong long relief.
Huff is on the 26 man and Stassi waived his right to leave the organization. He will start the year in Sacramento. Given the Giants have had only one season in the SF era (2016) where they played fewer than three catchers, the odds of Stassi appearing in game this year are pretty good.