The victory of six entries and 9-1 of the New York giants over the New York Yankees on Friday night was not a pleasant experience for any party involved, players or other. But there was an involuntary benefit for the rainy game: fresh arms.
After Thursday’s free day, Manager Bob Melvin only had to use the Robbie Ray opener and reliever Spencer Bivens on Friday, the letter launching only one entrance. With San Francisco, just starting a stretch of 17 games in 17 days, Melvin said it was “huge” for his bullity to receive a blow.
“Bivens was the only guy who had also put himself once before that,” said Melvin. “In what seemed like a game in which we would have to go through many boys, it was very beneficial.”
In addition to Bivens, any other reliever at the Bullpen of the Giants enters the second game of their series against the Yankees in several days of rest. Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers, Erik Miller, Randy Rodríguez and Lou Trivino have not launched since Wednesday. Hayden Birdsong has not launched since Tuesday, while Camilo Doval has not launched since Monday.
The giants, in all likelihood, win or provide a new bullpen for the next two weeks. Melvin can enjoy this luxury now, but an unstable game can completely change this dynamic.
On Friday, for example, Marcus Stroman de los Yankees registered only two outs and could not finish the first entrance, which forced the manager Aaron Boone to immerse himself in his bullpen when New York begins the streak of 13 consecutive games. The giants and the Yankees did not complete six full entries, but Boone was forced to wear five pitchers.
San Francisco has not yet made a movement on the list since the season began, but it is a very realistic possibility that the giants call a new triple-a sacrament arm in the next two weeks if their bullpen will be taxed. They have many pitchers with experience in the big leagues waiting in Triple-A, but it will be interesting to see how long the team can pass without making a movement.
Harrison scratched, but it was not yet summoned
The left -handed Kyle Harrison was scratched since its beginning on Friday with Sacramento in case the giants had to play a double head in New York. With the giants and the Yankees managing to complete five tickets on Friday, enough for an official game, Harrison Willain with the River Cats.
“If we had a double header, you have the 27th type and we would have needed another pitcher,” said Melvin. “Then, we had to be proactive in that.”
Harrison has made two openings with Sacramento this year, allowing a race won in eight entries with 11 strikeouts to four balls per ball. The left -hander averaged 93.5 MPH in his four -sewing rapid ball in his last start, an encouraging increase of the 92.5 MPH he averaged last year with the giants.
Melvin shares the coldest experience of the ball game
On Friday night at Yankee Stadium it was not for the weak heart, but Melvin recalled an equally colder experience.
“I remember that in 2000, the opening day in Detroit was as cold as ever. Probable the coldiest,” Melvin said. “It was the first game in that park, and the opening day there, you can’t use your jackets on the line. I think it was in adolescence at the highest. It was quite cold.”
The Ventosa Nature of Friday’s game also evoked memories of Candlectick Park, the 1986-88 Melvin baseball stadium. Melvin said many balls in the air were affected by the wind, pointing to a emerging window to Matt Chapman that began fair but flew badly.
“Our boys discovered it quite quickly when the ball was in the air, how it was going to go,” said Melvin.
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