Giants Vs. Padres 4/7/2021

The Padres were coming off of a nice win over the Giants where Yu Darvish pitched very well. The Giants were coming off of a loss to the Padres and hoped to bounce back in this game. The winner of this game would win the series. This game was also the final game of a 6 game road trip for the Giants. Austin Slater in center field would be back to the top of the lineup for the Giants in this game hitting leadoff. Mike Yastrzemski in right field would be back in the lineup in this game up 2nd. Donovan Solano (2B) would be up 3rd, Evan Longoria (3B) hitting cleanup, Wilmer Flores (1B) hitting 5th, Darin Ruf (LF) up 6th, Curt Casali (C) hitting 7th, Mauricio Dubón (SS) hitting 8th, and last but not least, Kevin Gausman (P) up 9th. The Padres lineup would be Jake Cronenworth (2B) hitting leadoff, Wil Myers (RF) hitting 2nd, Manny Machado (3B) hitting 3rd, Eric Hosmer (1B) hitting cleanup, Luis Campusano (C) hitting 5th, Jurickson Profar (LF) hitting 6th, Ha-Seong Kim (SS) hitting 7th, Jorge Mateo (CF) hitting 8th, and finally, Blake Snell on the bump hitting 9th. This looked like it would be another battle of pitchers in this game with 2 more great pitchers starting in Blake Snell and Kevin Gausman. For the Padres to win they needed to find a nice start out of Blake Snell, exploit the Giants bullpen, and limit Giants homers. For the Giants to win they needed to take advantage with runners on base, get Blake Snell out early, and find a nice start out of Kevin Gausman. Would the Giants get their 1st series win of the season or the Padres get their 2nd series win of the season? To the game.

The first pitch of the game was a strike to Austin Slater. Slater ended up striking out swinging to start the game. Mike Yastrzemski was up next and he struck out swinging as well. To end the top of the inning Donovan Solano struck out swinging. Kevin Gausman’s first pitch was a ball to Jake Cronenworth. Cronenworth ended up flying out to Austin Slater in center field. Then Wil Myers struck out swinging. Manny Machado then struck out swinging to end the inning. Both pitchers pitched very well in the first inning. The Giants and Padres were tied 0-0 after the 1st inning.

Evan Longoria led off the 2nd inning by doubling to left field on a 3-1 count. Wilmer Flores flew out to Jorge Mateo for the 1st out of the inning. Then Darin Ruf hit a 2 run homer to dead center field that hit off of Jorge Mateo’s mitt. Curt Casali then lined out to Jurickson Profar in left field for the 2nd out of the inning. To end the top of the inning Mauricio Dubón struck out swinging on 6 pitches. Eric Hosmer grounded out to shortstop Mauricio Dubón on the first pitch to start the inning. Then Luis Campusano flew out to Austin Slater on the first pitch for the 2nd out of the inning. Jurickson Profar was up next and he walked on a full count. To end the inning Ha-Seong Kim flew out to Austin Slater on the center field warning track. This was a great inning for the Giants with a Darin Ruf 2 run homer to give the Giants the lead. The Giants led 2-0 after the 2nd inning.

Kevin Gausman started off the inning by striking out looking. Austin Slater was up next and he walked on 8 pitches. Austin Slater then stole 2nd base on the first pitch of Mike Yastrzemski’s at bat. Yastrzemski ended up striking out swinging for the 2nd out of the inning. Donovan Solano ended the inning by striking out swinging on 4 pitches. Jorge Mateo led off the bottom of the 3rd by lining out to Austin Slater on the right center field warning track. Padres starting pitcher Blake Snell hit a single to left field on an 0-2 count for the first Padres hit of the game. Then Jake Cronenworth grounded into a double play to end the inning. Both pitchers pitched well in the 3rd inning other than the single that Kevin Gausman gave up to Blake Snell. The Giants were still leading 2-0 after the 3rd inning.

Evan Longoria led off the 4th inning by walking on 5 pitches. Wilmer Flores then grounded into a 5, 4, 3 double play for the first 2 outs of the inning. Then Darin Ruf reached first base on an error by Manny Machado. Ruf then stole 2nd base to give Curt Casali an RBI opportunity. Casali ended up walking on a full count to put runners on 1st and 2nd. Then the Padres intentionally walked Mauricio Dubón to load the bases and bring up Kevin Gausman. Kevin Gausman ended up striking out swinging to end the top of the inning. Wil Myers led off the bottom of the inning by grounding out to Evan Longoria. Manny Machado was up next and he popped out to Wilmer Flores in foul territory. To end the inning Eric Hosmer struck out swinging. The Giants offense was able to load the bases but Kevin Gausman came up to end the rally. Gausman bounced back though by pitching a 1, 2, 3 inning. The Giants were still ahead 2-0 after the 4th inning.

Austin Slater led off by flying out to Wil Myers in right field on the first pitch. Then Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to Eric Hosmer for the 2nd out of the inning. After that Donovan Solano hit a ground ball to Ha-Seong Kim who made an error to let Solano reach base. To end the top of the inning Evan Longoria grounded into a force out. Luis Campusano led off the bottom of the 5th by grounding out to Evan Longoria on a full count. Jurickson Profar was up next and he hit a single to center field. Profar then stole 2nd on a wild pitch from Kevin Gausman. Ha-Seong Kim then grounded out to Evan Longoria to leave Profar at 2nd. Jorge Mateo then hit a single to knock in Profar. Brian O’Grady pinch hit for Blake Snell and he flew out to Mike Yastrzemski in right field. The Padres played well in the 5th inning and were able to break through with a run. The Giants led 2-1 though.

Taylor Williams was put in for Blake Snell to pitch the 6th inning. Brandon Belt pinch hit for Wilmer Flores and flew out to Jorge Mateo in center field. Darin Ruf was up next and he hit a single to center field on an 0-2 count. Curt Casali then struck out looking for the 2nd out of the inning. To end the top half of the inning Mauricio Dubón struck out looking. Jake Cronenworth led off the bottom of the inning by grounding out to Brandon Belt at 1st base. Wil Myers then flew out to Austin Slater in center field for the 2nd out of the inning. Then Manny Machado got to first on an error from Brandon Belt. Eric Hosmer was up next and he hit a single to center field to put runners on 1st and 2nd. To end the inning Luis Campusano struck out looking. The Giants were lucky to get out of that inning without giving up any runs. The Giants still led 2-1 after the 6th inning.

Ryan Weathers came in to pitch the 7th inning for Taylor Williams. Kevin Gausman led off the inning by striking out swinging on 4 pitches. Then Austin Slater walked on a full count. After that Mike Yastrzemski grounded into an inning ending double play. Jurickson Profar led off the bottom of the 7th by flying out to shortstop Mauricio Dubón. Then Ha-Seong Kim flew out to Darin Ruf on the left field warning track. To end the inning Jorge Mateo struck out swinging. Both teams had 1, 2, 3 innings in this inning with some nice pitching. The Giants led 2-1 after the 7th inning.

Drew Pomeranz came in for Ryan Weathers to pitch the 8th inning. Donovan Solano led off the inning by striking out swinging. Then on a full count Evan Longoria hit an infield single to Manny Machado. Brandon Belt was up next and he lined out to Jorge Mateo in center field. To end the inning Darin Ruf lined out to Jurickson Profar. Tyler Rogers was put into the game for Kevin Gausman to pitch the 8th inning. Darin Ruf was taken out of the game as well and Slater moved to left field, Dubón moved to center, and Brandon Crawford came in to play shortstop. To lead off the bottom of the 8th Tommy Pham pinch hit for Drew Pomeranz and grounded out to Donovan Solano. Then Jake Cronenworth grounded out to Evan Longoria for the 2nd out of the inning. Wil Myers was up next and he hit a solo homer to left field. Manny Machado struck out to end the inning. This was a great inning for the Padres because they were able to tie up the game. The Giants and Padres were tied 2-2 after the 8th inning.

Mark Melancon was brought in for the Padres to pitch the 9th inning. Curt Casali led off the top of the 9th by grounding out to Manny Machado. Alex Dickerson then pinch hit for Mauricio Dubón and struck out swinging for the 2nd out of the inning. Tommy La Stella pinch hit for Donovan Solano and popped out to Padres catcher Luis Campusano in foul territory. Jake McGee came into the 9th inning to pitch for Tyler Rogers. Eric Hosmer led off the inning by grounding out to Donovan Solano. Luis Campusano was up next and he struck out on 3 pitches. To end the inning Jurickson Profar popped out to Mike Yastrzemski in shallow right field. Both pitchers pitched very well in the 9th inning. The Giants and Padres were still tied 2-2 after the 9th inning.

Alex Dickerson started the inning on 2nd base. Tim Hill came into the inning for Mark Melancon to try to hold the Giants to 0 runs scored and give the Padres the chance at a win. Austin Slater led off by flying out to Jorge Mateo in center field to get Alex Dickerson to 3rd. Then Mike Yastrzemski got an infield hit to put runners on 1st and 3rd for Donovan Solano. Solano ended up hitting a sacrifice fly to Wil Myers in right field to give the Giants a 3-2 lead. Evan Longoria struck out swinging to end the inning. Wandy Peralta replaced Jake McGee to pitch the bottom of the 10th inning. Jurickson Profar started the inning at 2nd base. Ha-Seong Kim led off by the 10th inning with a ground ball to Brandon Belt who tossed the ball to Wandy Peralta for the out. Jurickson Profar moved to 3rd base on the play. Jorge Mateo struck out swinging for the 2nd out of the inning. Then Tucupita Marcano pinch hit for Tim Hill and flew out to Alex Dickerson in left field to end the game. The Giants won 3-2 in 10 innings.

Leo’s Extra Inning: This was a great win for the Giants led by Kevin Gausman with 7 innings pitched and gave up 5 hits, 1 earned run, and a walk. Gausman also had 5 strikeouts and a no decision. The Giants bullpen pitched well too with 3 pitchers pitching an inning each and giving up a homer. Each pitcher who pitched in the Giants bullpen in this game also had a strikeout. Tyler Rogers gave up the homer and got a blown save in this game. Jake McGee got the win and Wandy Peralta got the save. Blake Snell had a nice start for the Padres with 5 innings pitched and 2 hits, 2 earned runs, 4 walks, and a homer given up. Snell also had 8 strikeouts and a no decision. The Padres bullpen pitched well too but weren’t able to secure the win with 5 pitchers pitching an inning each and giving up a combined 3 hits and 1 unearned run. Tim Hill got the loss for the Padres in this game despite pitching a pretty good inning. The Giants definitely benefited from the runner on 2nd in extras in this game getting the win with the help of that rule. Darin Ruf led the Giants in this game going 2 for 4 with a 2 run homer. Evan Longoria played well going 2 for 3 with a run scored and a walk. Donovan Solano was also a huge contributor going 0 for 4 but getting the winning RBI. Wil Myers led the Padres on the offensive side of things going 1 for 4 with a homer. Jorge Mateo also played well going 1 for 4 with an RBI. Jurickson Profar was a contributor as well going 1 for 3 with a run scored and a walk. Overall, this was a great series win for the Giants and they hoped to carry that over to their home opener.