Evan Longoria’s career as a Giant hasn’t exactly started off with a bang. Among regular starters, Longoria’s .406 OPS is the lowest on the club through nine games, as are his .125 batting average and on-base percentage. In 32 plate appearances, Longoria has 11 strikeouts and just four hits.
It was the perfect irony only baseball could bring you. On his final start of the spring, just as the Giants had nearly finalized their starting rotation, ace Madison Bumgarner took a come-backer off the hand and broke his pinky.
In nine regular season games, the Giants have scored one run or fewer six times. Monday night highlighted an ongoing weakness: producing with runners on scoring position.
With all of the attrition among the Giants pitching staff, manager Bruce Bochy has had to get creative. His next move: promoting the club’s 2014 first-round draft pick to debut later this week.
Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow joined Murph & Mac on Monday, and broke down what Blach has managed to accomplish in his first three starts of the season.