Game of the Week: August 14: PHI @ SF
Jul 22, 2022 13:56:51 GMT -5
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Post by Commissioner Erick on Jul 22, 2022 13:56:51 GMT -5
Philadelphia Phillies (68-51) @ San Francisco Giants (69-48)
PHI: Chris Cammett (1-3, 3.68)
SF: Mehki Lias (10-3, 4.65)
Phillies 5 Key Stats:
9: Innings pitched by Chris Cammett his last start: The Philadelphia rookie blanked the Reds on three hits, fanning 12 to tie a Philadelphia record. It was a fantastic start, and just the seventh Shutout fired this year. Interestingly, three have come from rookies—Tim Grove and Vincente Corado—but this was the first NL shutout since Chris Donelson shutout the Cardinals last July.
21: hits in Mickey Moniak’s last 42 At Bats: The Maniac has been a maniac on hittable pitches clubbing three home runs over his last 12 games and batting .500. He’s raised his average 24 points over that span, and his slugging percentage nearly 50 points. Maniac’s numbers are still on the low end of his career totals, and while he’s stealing efficiently—18 swipes in 20 tries—the volume of stolen bases is down from his career peak. However, it finally appears that he’s fully shaken off the rust from his torn ACL suffered last year.
2: Juan Carrizales Saves for Philadelphia: Bonkers, long a fixture of excellent Chicago bullpens, was acquired at the deadline for a prospect package featuring Kaleb Barker and Charlie Connolly. He saw his first action last week, working three games, going 2.1 innings, and getting a pair of Saves. Bonkers is second in playoff Games pitched, and has a strong 2.63 Playoff ERA, better than his career regular season 3.21 mark. He’ll be an asset for the Philadelphia pen, which is suddenly one of the best in the league.
14: Games played by Alex Agurre: The Philadelphia rookie outfielder has barely been in the majors before the 21-year-old’s wife insulted the city of Philadelphia, calling it a small-time city. While the cause of the outburst was bizarre, speculation is that Agurre’s wife, who like Alex is also from Panama, wants to be in a city with more Panamanians. Philadelphia is actually the 10th largest US metro-area for Panamanians, though all communities are dwarfed by New York City. The Angels currently have the most Panamanians on their roster with Alfredo Santana and Jonathan Arrauz on the club.
1: Hit for Seth Beer in 12 Games against Mehki Lias: Tripod is one of the game’s premier pitchers and Philadelphia will need its stars to play like stars to beat him. Beer is a Hall-of-Famer, but he’s struggled historically against Lias, going 1-12. The Phillies didn’t have an extra base hit against Lias in a game played in early May, scratching two runs in 6.2 innings off the former All-Star. The Phillies won the game in extras when Isaiah High and Josh Robert hit RBI singles in the 12th inning to avoid a three-game sweep.
Giants 5 Key Stats:
15: Consecutive Games Against NL West Opponents for the Giants after today: San Francisco runs through the entire NL West after today, including the Padres twice, in a huge stretch for them. They’re 2.5 back of the Dodgers for the NL West, and can bury Arizona as they’re 5.5 up on them. San Francisco has already taken two from the Phillies in the four game stretch, so they may be looking ahead.
5: Consecutive Mehki Lias starts allowing three or more runs: Tripod worked a Quality Start against the Rockies a couple of outings ago, allowing three runs in 6 innings, but has struggled otherwise, allowing four or more runs in four of his last five starts. He gave up five runs on 10 hits in 5.1 to Detroit his last time out. He’ll need to be sharper to take on a Phillies team that leads the league in homers.
4: Home Runs in 8 August Games for Brian Hampton: The Giants Catcher has some fanfare, but has been a little disappointing offensively in his career. His recent stretch has been one of the best periods of his PBA tenure, including three homer already this series against Philadelphia, with a two homer day yesterday. If Hampton keeps up his strong hitting, the Giants can take the four-game set.
183: San Francisco’s Home Runs hit this year: The Giants, unbelievably, are second in the NL in Home Runs. Long a pitching-and-contact team, San Francisco has become a team of sluggers. Juan Campos already has 37, but Kelyn Klattenburger has 29 to give San Francisco two sluggers in the Top 10. Eight Giants already have double-digit home runs, with quality backups Calvin Mitchell and Sergio Maldonado right behind them.
-0.99: San Francisco’s Zone Rating: The Giants Zone Rating hasn’t been terrible, but it’s clearly worse than they’re used to. The Giants have a negative Zone Rating, and if it continues, it would be the first time the team has ever had a negative Zone Rating. Even when rebuilding earlier in the decade, the team had a strong defense. Juan Campos has been a big offender in Left Field, but the slugger has made up for it with a .323 Batting Average and 37 Home Runs.
Questions for the GMs:
For Matt Grubs, why did you make the deal to acquire Bonkers at the deadline?
Will you try to accommodate Alex Agurre’s wife in the offseason and trade Agurre, maybe to a New York team, or the Angels?
Mickey Moniak has mostly shaken off his elbow issue. Will he back in the field today?
For Dave Twibell, Joe Taylor’s bruised knee should be healed. Will we see him at Third Base today?
Luis Nunez looks like a completely different hitter than the guy who patrolled Center Field for you the past two seasons. What do you attribute the change to?
Calvin Mitchell has started only three times in August. Is this his last season in San Francisco?
TRIVIA: Three Giants have had at least 120 RBIs in a season. Who are those players?
PHI: Chris Cammett (1-3, 3.68)
SF: Mehki Lias (10-3, 4.65)
Phillies 5 Key Stats:
9: Innings pitched by Chris Cammett his last start: The Philadelphia rookie blanked the Reds on three hits, fanning 12 to tie a Philadelphia record. It was a fantastic start, and just the seventh Shutout fired this year. Interestingly, three have come from rookies—Tim Grove and Vincente Corado—but this was the first NL shutout since Chris Donelson shutout the Cardinals last July.
21: hits in Mickey Moniak’s last 42 At Bats: The Maniac has been a maniac on hittable pitches clubbing three home runs over his last 12 games and batting .500. He’s raised his average 24 points over that span, and his slugging percentage nearly 50 points. Maniac’s numbers are still on the low end of his career totals, and while he’s stealing efficiently—18 swipes in 20 tries—the volume of stolen bases is down from his career peak. However, it finally appears that he’s fully shaken off the rust from his torn ACL suffered last year.
2: Juan Carrizales Saves for Philadelphia: Bonkers, long a fixture of excellent Chicago bullpens, was acquired at the deadline for a prospect package featuring Kaleb Barker and Charlie Connolly. He saw his first action last week, working three games, going 2.1 innings, and getting a pair of Saves. Bonkers is second in playoff Games pitched, and has a strong 2.63 Playoff ERA, better than his career regular season 3.21 mark. He’ll be an asset for the Philadelphia pen, which is suddenly one of the best in the league.
14: Games played by Alex Agurre: The Philadelphia rookie outfielder has barely been in the majors before the 21-year-old’s wife insulted the city of Philadelphia, calling it a small-time city. While the cause of the outburst was bizarre, speculation is that Agurre’s wife, who like Alex is also from Panama, wants to be in a city with more Panamanians. Philadelphia is actually the 10th largest US metro-area for Panamanians, though all communities are dwarfed by New York City. The Angels currently have the most Panamanians on their roster with Alfredo Santana and Jonathan Arrauz on the club.
1: Hit for Seth Beer in 12 Games against Mehki Lias: Tripod is one of the game’s premier pitchers and Philadelphia will need its stars to play like stars to beat him. Beer is a Hall-of-Famer, but he’s struggled historically against Lias, going 1-12. The Phillies didn’t have an extra base hit against Lias in a game played in early May, scratching two runs in 6.2 innings off the former All-Star. The Phillies won the game in extras when Isaiah High and Josh Robert hit RBI singles in the 12th inning to avoid a three-game sweep.
Giants 5 Key Stats:
15: Consecutive Games Against NL West Opponents for the Giants after today: San Francisco runs through the entire NL West after today, including the Padres twice, in a huge stretch for them. They’re 2.5 back of the Dodgers for the NL West, and can bury Arizona as they’re 5.5 up on them. San Francisco has already taken two from the Phillies in the four game stretch, so they may be looking ahead.
5: Consecutive Mehki Lias starts allowing three or more runs: Tripod worked a Quality Start against the Rockies a couple of outings ago, allowing three runs in 6 innings, but has struggled otherwise, allowing four or more runs in four of his last five starts. He gave up five runs on 10 hits in 5.1 to Detroit his last time out. He’ll need to be sharper to take on a Phillies team that leads the league in homers.
4: Home Runs in 8 August Games for Brian Hampton: The Giants Catcher has some fanfare, but has been a little disappointing offensively in his career. His recent stretch has been one of the best periods of his PBA tenure, including three homer already this series against Philadelphia, with a two homer day yesterday. If Hampton keeps up his strong hitting, the Giants can take the four-game set.
183: San Francisco’s Home Runs hit this year: The Giants, unbelievably, are second in the NL in Home Runs. Long a pitching-and-contact team, San Francisco has become a team of sluggers. Juan Campos already has 37, but Kelyn Klattenburger has 29 to give San Francisco two sluggers in the Top 10. Eight Giants already have double-digit home runs, with quality backups Calvin Mitchell and Sergio Maldonado right behind them.
-0.99: San Francisco’s Zone Rating: The Giants Zone Rating hasn’t been terrible, but it’s clearly worse than they’re used to. The Giants have a negative Zone Rating, and if it continues, it would be the first time the team has ever had a negative Zone Rating. Even when rebuilding earlier in the decade, the team had a strong defense. Juan Campos has been a big offender in Left Field, but the slugger has made up for it with a .323 Batting Average and 37 Home Runs.
Questions for the GMs:
For Matt Grubs, why did you make the deal to acquire Bonkers at the deadline?
Will you try to accommodate Alex Agurre’s wife in the offseason and trade Agurre, maybe to a New York team, or the Angels?
Mickey Moniak has mostly shaken off his elbow issue. Will he back in the field today?
For Dave Twibell, Joe Taylor’s bruised knee should be healed. Will we see him at Third Base today?
Luis Nunez looks like a completely different hitter than the guy who patrolled Center Field for you the past two seasons. What do you attribute the change to?
Calvin Mitchell has started only three times in August. Is this his last season in San Francisco?
TRIVIA: Three Giants have had at least 120 RBIs in a season. Who are those players?
