This year’s club, though, has a way of reminding everyone of where perseverance manifests on the diamond. The team’s official hashtag, #ResilientSF, may seem corny in just about any other season. Belt made a fantastic stop at first base and turned two with the help of Brandon Crawford and Rogers sprinting over to cover the bag. Incredible game-winning double play /xJSP99f7ldĮxpected doesn’t mean guaranteed. Manny Machado’s game-ending double play ball was smoked at 112.2 mph with an expected batting average of. Escaping with narrow victories requires a healthy portion of luck, too.Īs Padres reporter AJ Cassavell pointed out, SF’s game-winning hits had exit velocities of 71, 75 and 65 mph. Still, there are clutch hitters and stout closers all around the league.
Rogers overcame Crawford’s fielding error on Tuesday, generating three ground balls to secure the win. Rogers and McGee have combined to save 44 games and blown just 11. The Giants lead MLB in total saves (53) and have a team save percentage of 67% - well above the league average of 60%. Despite some stressful moments and occasional outside frustration, the Giants have reliable high-leverage options in Jake McGee and Tyler Rogers. “It’s been working out for us.”Ĭlutch hitting needs to be buoyed by back-end relievers who can finish the job. “We definitely never count ourselves out and we just continue to keep playing and just try to scratch across runs when we’re behind one at a time,” Wade Jr. The 27-year-old outfielder keeps a steady, calm pulse with the game on the line. Wade Jr.’s approach has always been the same: listen to coaches, choke up and focus on putting together a solid at-bat. has now beat the entire NL West in the 9th inning.ħ/22 vs Dodgers (tie-breaking two-run single in 5-3 win)Ĩ/5 vs D'backs (game-tying two-run single in 5-4 win)ĩ/8 vs Rockies (go-ahead two-run single in 7-4 win)ĩ/21 vs Padres (go-ahead single in 6-5 win) He’s smacked go-ahead or game-tying hits against the Athletics, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Rockies and now Padres. specifically has put up gaudy ninth inning numbers. 794 OPS - higher than that in medium and low-leverage moments. In situations deemed “high leverage” by Baseball Reference, SF has posted a. The Giants have gotten historic production out of their pinch-hitters, with role players ready to strike at any moment. Timely hitting can make or break teams when it’s close. The Dodgers are similarly experienced, but have gone 23-24 in one-run games. Know-how alone doesn’t win close games, though. Manager Gabe Kapler said he trusts Belt’s base running because although he’s not the fastest, he has an innate ability to read the ball and make smart decisions. The two singles that set up Wade Jr.’s go-ahead single on Tuesday came from Buster Posey (34 years old) and Belt (33).
SF has one of the oldest rosters in MLB, with the most aged batting order and sixth-most seasoned group of pitchers. The Giants have leaned into it this year, too, occasionally sporting “Let The Old Guys Play” t-shirts. Late Game LaMonte strikes again /0nSPuti3FF But these guys have all been there, done that…It doesn’t matter if we’re down three runs or one run going into the last inning, I feel like everyone in that dugout feels like we have a chance to beat any single team on a given night.” Any time the game’s close, some young guys will get a little nervous. “They don’t get nervous in tight situations. “I think we win those games because of the veterans we have,” Kevin Gausman said.
Not only do the intense victories help separate SF from the Dodgers in the tightly contested National League West race, they may help prepare the Giants for October. 659 winning percentage in such contests is the best in baseball. moment, the Giants are now 29-15 in one-run games in 2021. With the 6-5 win fueled by another clutch Wade Jr. San Francisco’s ninth inning combined so many things that have made the Giants an elite team in tight games: veteran savvy, clutch hitting, strong high-leverage pitching and, of course, a little bit of luck. Tuesday’s late-game heroics didn’t come in a vacuum. He’d slide into home safe by a stride or two. 9th Inning’ - flared a single inches over Fernando Tatis Jr.’s outstretched glove, the Giants didn’t take a lead just yet.īrandon Belt, reading the play from second base, had to make a split-second call on whether to hold or release. his teammates now calling him ‘Late Night LaMonte’ or ‘Mr.
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