A five-run fourth inning was too much for the Giants to overcome against Merrill Kelly, who has a 1.53 ERA in 5 starts against them this year.
One tough-luck inning sunk the Giants Saturday against the D-backs and snapped their five-game winning streak.
Cobb walked speedster Josh Rojas — Arizona’s stolen base leader — to load the bases. The even speedier Alek Thomas followed by bouncing a ground ball to Wilmer Flores at first base. The ball dragged Flores toward the bag, but he went for the force out at home instead. Only Joey Bart appeared to think Flores had tagged first base, making the play at home a tag play. Bart took his first off home plate, allowing Daulton Varsho to sneak past his tag.
“My initial reaction was that Joey should know that’s a force play and have his foot on the plate. Two things happened there which were very difficult for Joey to see: did Wilmer actually get the bag with his foot? … I think Joey thought he still had his foot on the plate.” For a large chunk of this season, Cobb laid claim to the unfortunate title of the largest disparity between his actual ERA and his expected ERA, thanks to innings like the fourth. That is no longer the case, with a quarter-point difference entering Saturday’s start . Among Giants starters, Alex Wood will finish the season with a larger gap .The five runs were more than enough for the D-backs with Giants nemesis Merrill Kelly on the mound.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
SF Giants march closer to .500 with trio of home runs vs. D-backsBrandon Crawford, Austin Wynns and David Villar all homered, but it was J.D. Davis who delivered the game-winning hit.
Read more »
Davis' go-ahead double in 9th leads Giants past D-Backs for 5th straight winJ.D. Davis had the go-ahead RBI double in the ninth, Shelby Miller pitched 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief in his season debut and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Friday night.
Read more »
What Should Giants Do About Kenny Golladay?New York Giants wide receiver Kenny Golladay played just two snaps in Sunday's victory over the Carolina Panthers and he was vocal about it.
Read more »
Cowboys know not to take NFC East opponents lightly, starting with new-look GiantsMonday night’s game is the first of two straight and three-of-the-next-four games against NFC East opponents. Not only did the Cowboys sweep the division last...
Read more »
Barry Bonds Hopeful Aaron Judge Joins Giants, OK If He Breaks Home Run RecordBarry Bonds believes Aaron Judge could break some of his records, and he’d like to see the New York Yankees slugger do so in a Giants uniform.
Read more »