The Giants will go for their third consecutive series victory at home on Sunday, but they’re still without both starters on the right side of their infield.
SAN FRANCISCO–On Thursday afternoon, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy said he’s never dealt with as many injuries in a season as he’s encountered in 2017. Prior to San Francisco’s matchup with a Major League-worst Philadelphia team, Bochy offered injury updates on more than half a dozen Giants players, including prospects like Christian Arroyo and Austin Slater, […]
The Giants were already playing without one starter on the right side of their infield due to a concussion. Now, they’re without both their starting first baseman and their starting second baseman.
If someone told Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy on Sunday morning that his two starting pitchers, Chris Stratton and Matt Moore, would combine to throw 13.2 innings and allow two earned runs against the Washington Nationals that day, San Francisco’s skipper probably wouldn’t have believed it.
The Giants have dealt with their fare share of nightmare scenarios this season, and on Sunday night in Washington, D.C., they almost had to deal with another.
Chris Stratton’s career hasn’t exactly followed a fairytale script. But on Sunday afternoon in Washington, D.C., Stratton authored the most memorable story of his Major League career to date, as the Giants’ rookie tossed 6.2 innings of shutout ball in his team’s victory.