For the second night in a row Chase Edmonds Color Rush Jersey , a young San Francisco pitcher shut down the Arizona Diamondbacks.
This
time, Dereck Rodriguez blanked them into the seventh inning and the
Giants made it two straight wins in Arizona with a 7-0 victory Saturday.
Rodriguez’s
performance came a night after Andrew Suarez allowed one run in six
innings during San Francisco’s 2-1 series-opening victory. The NL
West-leading Diamondbacks have managed just one run in the last 18
innings.
”It’s big,” Rodriguez said. ”They’re leading our
division and we come in and shut them down. That’s big for our team and
our pitching staff, gives us some momentum.”
Brandon
Crawford, Andrew McCutchen and Joe Panik homered on another rough night
for Shelby Miller, who struggled in his second start since returning
from Tommy John surgery.
Panik’s homer, off reliever Jimmie Sherfy in the eighth, was his first since April 3, a span of 162 at-bats.
Ty Blach and Cory Gearrin completed San Francisco’s 10th shutout of the season.
”Overall
just a well-played game,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ”We got the
hits, the runs to give us a cushion there and what a job Rodriguez did.
He followed up a great start. He’s been throwing the ball terrific.”
The Giants have won nine of 11 to pull into a tie with the Los Angeles Dodgers for second in the NL West Calvin Ridley Color Rush Jersey , 3 1/2 games behind the first-place Diamondbacks. San Francisco can complete a three-game road sweep on Sunday.
Since returning from an 8-2 trip, the Diamondbacks have dropped two to the Giants by a combined score of 9-1.
”An
unfortunate offensive night for us once again,” manager Torey Lovullo
said. ”We didn’t build as big of innings as last night but we had a
couple opportunities and we really couldn’t cash in.”
Rodriguez
(3-1), the son of Hall of Fame catcher Ivan ”Pudge” Rodriguez,
dominated in his sixth major league start. He allowed six hits in 6 1/3
innings, struck out five and walked two. In his last two starts, the
26-year-old right-hander has given up one run in 13 1/3 innings.
Miller
(0-2) was tagged for six runs and seven hits in five innings. He struck
out six and walked one, throwing 96 pitches. In his debut Monday night
at Miami, Miller gave up five runs and six hits in 3 2/3 innings of a
9-5 loss to the Marlins.
Miller said he is past being satisfied with getting through an outing healthy.
”We
are getting close to the All-Star break and we are playing division
teams that are right behind us trying to get first place away from us
and I am going out there and not pitching well,” he said. ”That is more
what I am upset about. I am not really focused on the little positives
that I can take from coming back from a major surgery, which is a pretty
big deal Josh Allen Color Rush Jersey , but it is getting at that point in the season where we have to win ballgames, and every single one that we can.”
Crawford and McCutchen each had a solo home run off Miller – Crawford in the second and McCutchen in the fourth.
Arizona’s
real trouble came in San Francisco’s four-run third, which included
five singles. One of them, a dribbler up the middle by Pablo Sandoval,
drove in two runs. Crawford walked with the bases loaded to bring in
another run.
ROTATION QUESTIONS
With
right-handers Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija due back from the
disabled list soon, there might not be room for Rodriguez and/or Suarez
in the rotation.
”We want our guys back but at the same
time when they’re throwing like this it does give you the luxury of
making sure your guys are ready,” Bochy said. ”Depth is going to be so
important. We’re at the halfway point. You never know what can happen
and it’s been great the way Suarez and Rodriguez have come up here and
handled themselves.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants:
Cueto (right elbow sprain) threw four scoreless innings Friday night in
his second rehab appearance for Triple-A Sacramento. He allowed four
hits, struck out six and walked one.
Diamondbacks: INF
Ketel Marte left with a right leg injury after beating out an infield
single leading off the seventh. He was able to walk off under his own
power. Lovullo said afterward it was a cramp and Marte is day to day. …
CF A.J. Pollock (broken left thumb) went 0 for 4 with Triple-A Reno in
his first rehab game Friday night.
UP NEXT
Left-hander
Derek Holland (5-7, 4.24 ERA) starts for the Giants in their bid for a
three-game sweep. RHP Zack Godley (9-5, 4.58) goes for Arizona.
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LOS
ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers are hoping that a well-rested and
inspired rookie pitcher will lead them to success in Sunday’s series
finale against the San Francisco Giants.
Left-hander Caleb Ferguson will make his third career start, pitching opposite Giants right-hander Chris Stratton Tremaine Edmunds Color Rush Jersey , but it will be his first outing where he will get a minute to catch his breath and ease into his surroundings.
Before
his major league debut on June 6, and his follow-up effort Tuesday,
Ferguson had to scramble to catch a flight and then take the mound for
the Dodgers. This time around, Ferguson has done all of his
between-start routine with the major league club, and even got a bonus
assignment this week.
Ferguson was able to get an
up-close-and-personal look at Clayton Kershaw’s most recent rehab
bullpen session. It was a multi-pronged effort to not only let Ferguson
watch a pitcher he looks up to, but to get an in-depth view at one of
the hardest workers in the game.
“Even for Caleb to sit in
on Clayton’s pen (Friday) and to sit in on Rich (Hill’s on Saturday)
and not have to fly in make a start then fly out and come back in, he
will get to assimilate with our guys,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts
said. “I think there is a benefit to that.”
Ferguson (0-0,
9.53) lasted just 1 2/3 innings of his debut at Pittsburgh and then
went four innings Tuesday against the Rangers. He has given up a
combined six runs, but the Dodgers offense has scored a combined 21 runs
in his two outings so at least he is getting elite run support.
Stratton (7-4, 4.56) has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his last four starts DJ Moore Color Rush Jersey ,
but he is facing a Dodgers lineup that has hit 34 home runs in June
alone. The right-hander will have to face a trio of left-handed hitters
in Max Muncy, Cody Bellinger and Joc Pederson who have been productive
of late.
He figures to be up for the challenge after
guiding the Giants to a 10-4 record in his starts this season. In his
outing Tuesday at Miami, Stratton was just the second Giants pitcher
since May 6 to last at least seven innings, but he still took the loss
in a 3-1 defeat. It was his sixth quality start of the season.
The
Giants are currently 3-6 on a three-city road trip that ends Sunday.
And while a return home is ahead, better health could be coming soon,
although third baseman Evan Longoria figures to be out at least a month
with a fractured left hand.
First baseman Brandon Belt was activated Saturday, while pitchers Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija could be back soon.
“Our biggest issue has been trying to stay healthy,” manager Bruce Bochy said, according to mlb.com.
Madison
Bumgarner made his third start since coming off the disabled list
Saturday and allowed three runs on five hits in six innings of a 3-1
loss. It marked the 11th straight time in Los Angeles the Giants scored
two runs or less, according to STATS Inc.