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ST. LOUIS — On the ultimate day of a six-game, three-city street journey that was equal elements emotional and exhausting, the Giants discovered themselves wanting on the fallacious type of historical past.
Sonny Grey took an ideal recreation into the seventh inning in opposition to his former supervisor and allowed only one hit, a loud homer from Patrick Bailey that broke up the proper recreation, no-hitter and shutout because it sailed deep into the seats in proper. The Giants tried to rally late however could not come again, dropping 5-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals, who swept the three-game sequence and handed the Giants a 1-5 street journey.
On a muggy 90-degree day at Busch Stadium, the Giants did not even make Grey break a sweat as he churned by way of one fast inning after the subsequent. He was handed a three-run lead within the first and went 9 up, 9 down on simply 34 pitches.
The Giants did not hit a ball over 100 mph within the first six innings, and the closest they got here to reaching base got here when Austin Slater took a 3-1 pitch on the sting of the strike zone for a known as strike with two outs within the sixth. Slater swung by way of the subsequent one, a fastball up within the zone.
That was Grey’s 66th pitch of the day, and he bought two fast outs to open the seventh earlier than Bailey ambushed an 0-1 curveball that was in and off the plate. Grey acquired a standing ovation from the group, after which bounced again with a strikeout of Jorge Soler, considered one of eight on the day.
The Cardinals eliminated Grey after that out, which got here on his eightieth pitch, and the Giants instantly went to work. Wilmer Flores bought a run again with a double within the eighth and Slater reduce the deficit to 1 with a sacrifice fly. The Giants had the tying run on second for Heliot Ramos, however he hit a excessive chopper to Brandon Crawford, taking part in third for simply the second time in his profession.
Crawford confirmed that he nonetheless has his ordinary really feel for the sport, beating Flores to the bag by a fraction of a second. Because the Giants challenged, Crawford jogged off the infield, assured that he had received the race. A evaluation confirmed that he was proper, and some minutes later he drove a double off Taylor Rogers so as to add an insurance coverage run.
Listed here are three observations from the sport:
Any person make it cease
The Giants have carried out a poor job of controlling the operating recreation all season lengthy, and it does not seem they’re anyplace near discovering a repair. They appear to be heading within the fallacious path, truly. The Cardinals swiped 4 baggage Sunday, together with three within the first two innings as they constructed a wholesome lead.
They stole six bases in two video games at Busch Stadium and Bailey not often even appeared to have an opportunity. That is been a pattern all month, and it is costing the Giants — who are also final within the majors in offensive stolen bases — nearly each recreation.
They allowed 13 steals in 14 makes an attempt on the street journey and opponents are an astounding 25 for 26 in opposition to them this month. In three of six video games on the journey, the Giants allowed no less than three stolen bases. They’ve simply two three-steal video games of their very own all season.
Bought to him early
The important thing when going through Logan Webb at all times has been to attempt to leap on him earlier than he finds his rhythm and the Cardinals have been in a position to try this, scoring thrice within the first and including a fourth run within the second. Webb settled in from there and bought by way of six, however the harm had been carried out.
The Cardinals had 9 hits off Webb, six coming in his first two innings. He ended up giving up six runs in 13 innings on the journey. His subsequent begin will come Friday in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Oracle Park.
Hey, previous buddy
There was a whole lot of turnover since Crawford mentioned goodbye at Oracle Park final fall, and he actually solely noticed important motion with 4 of the hitters in Sunday’s lineup. He is very near Webb, although, and for the primary time the buddies bought to face off outdoors of Scottsdale Stadium dwell BP classes.
They basically performed to a draw, with Crawford hanging out, lining out and strolling in three plate appearances earlier than Webb departed. If there was something past the sport on the road, it was onerous to inform. Crawford did not make eye contact after lacking a two-strike changeup within the second inning and there wasn’t something noticeable after he drew the stroll.
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