Sunday, September 01, 2019

Giants Take Care of Business by Sweeping Defending Champs Seattle



The Giants get by the defending champs Seattle in the first round of the playoffs.  Scherzer was the series MVP going 2-0 with 22Ks and Kimbrel was 4/4 in his save opportunities. 

Game 1: San Franciso 9 - Seattle 6
Max Scherzer reeled off a total of 11 strikeouts and Zack Cozart smacked 2 homeruns and had 4 RBI as the San Francisco Giants outscored the Seattle Mariners 9 to 6.

Cozart had a good day at the plate.  He stroked a single in the 3rd inning, ripped a solo home run in the 5th inning and lofted a three-run 'big-fly' in the 6th inning.  Seattle had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.

The victory was credited to Scherzer(1-0) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 4 runs. Craig Kimbrel earned his 1st save.  Jeff Samardzija(0-1) suffered the loss.  He got hammered, allowing 7 hits and 2 walks in 4 innings.

Game 2: San Francisco 4 - Seattle 2
In a two run game the San Francisco Giants got by the Seattle Mariners by the score of 4 to 2.

San Francisco jumped on top of Seattle in the bottom of the 6th inning scoring a single run on 2 base hits.  Craig Kimbrel was perfect in relief and gained credit for his 2nd save.

The victory was credited to Zack Greinke(1-0) who went 6 innings, allowing 2 runs. Jon Lester(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He allowed 4 runs and 7 hits in 6 and 2/3 innings.

Game 3: San Francisco 7 - Seattle 5
In a close game the San Francisco Giants got by the Seattle Mariners by the score of 7 to 5.

San Francisco erupted with the game winning runs in the top of the 8th inning plating 3 runs on 3 base hits.  Eduardo Nunez led off and started the attack as he laced a base-hit.  Brian Dozier stepped into the batter's box and he tripled which scored a run.  After an out was recorded, Jarrod Dyson then
reached on an error bringing in another run.  One out later, Zack Cozart came up and he drew a walk.  Joey Votto came up to bat and tripled scoring the final run of the inning.  San Francisco ended up with 11 hits for the game while Seattle had 5.

The winning pitcher was Tyler Lyons(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning. Craig Kimbrel earned the save, his 3rd.  Peter Moylan(0-1) took the loss in relief. 

Game 4: San Francisco 2 - Seattle 1
Max Scherzer dominated striking out 11 Seattle batters and Robinson Chirinos went deep at Rogers Centre as the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Mariners by the count of 2 to 1.

Scherzer(2-0) simply dominated Seattle.  He allowed just 2 hits and 3 walks in 8 and 1/3 innings lowering his ERA to 3.29.  Seattle had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.

Craig Kimbrel earned the save, his 4th.  Jeff Samardzija(0-2) absorbed the loss.

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