NEW YORK — The Giants’ six-inning, 9-1 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night time wasn’t a pleasing expertise for any events concerned — followers, gamers or in any other case. However there was an unintended profit to the rain-shortened sport: recent arms.
“Bivens was the only guy that was up one time before that, too,” Melvin stated. “In what looked like a game where we’d have to go through quite a few guys, it was very beneficial.”
Apart from Bivens, each different reliever within the Giants’ bullpen enters the second sport of their collection towards the Yankees on a number of days of relaxation. Ryan Walker, Tyler Rogers, Erik Miller, Randy Rodríguez and Lou Trivino haven’t pitched since Wednesday. Hayden Birdsong hasn’t pitched since Tuesday, whereas Camilo Doval hasn’t pitched since Monday.
The Giants, in all probability, gained’t typically be afforded a recent bullpen over the subsequent two weeks. Melvin can take pleasure in this luxurious now, however one wonky sport can fully change this dynamic.
On Friday, for instance, the Yankees’ Marcus Stroman recorded simply two outs and couldn’t end the primary inning, forcing supervisor Aaron Boone to dip deep into his bullpen as New York begins its personal streak of 13 straight video games. The Giants and Yankees didn’t full six full innings, however Boone was compelled to make use of 5 whole pitchers.
San Francisco has but to make a roster transfer because the season began, however it’s a very real looking risk that they name up a recent arm from Triple-A Sacramento within the subsequent two weeks if their bullpen will get taxed. The Giants have loads of pitchers with major-league expertise awaiting with Triple-A Sacramento, however it will likely be attention-grabbing to see how lengthy the workforce can go with out making a transfer.
Harrison scratched, however no call-up but
Left-hander Kyle Harrison was scratched from his begin on Friday with Triple-A Sacramento simply in case the Giants needed to play a doubleheader in New York. With the Giants and Yankees managing to finish 5 full innings on Friday, sufficient for an official sport, Harrison will stay with the River Cats.
“If we had a doubleheader, you have the 27th guy and we would’ve needed another pitcher,” Melvin stated. “So, we had to be proactive on that.”
Harrison has made two begins with Sacramento this yr, permitting one earned run over eight innings with 11 strikeouts to 4 walks. The left-hander averaged 93.5 mph on his four-seam fastball in his final begin, an encouraging uptick from the 92.5 mph he averaged final yr with the Giants.
Melvin shares coldest ballgame expertise
Friday night time at Yankee Stadium was not for the faint of coronary heart, however Melvin recalled a good chillier expertise.
“I remember in 2000, Opening Day in Detroit was about as cold as I’ve ever been. Probably the coldest,” Melvin stated. “It was the first game in that park, and Opening Day there, you can’t wear your jackets out on the line,” Melvin stated. “I think it was in the teens at the highest. It was pretty cold.”
The windy nature of Friday’s sport additionally evoked reminiscences of Candlestick Park, Melvin’s house ballpark from 1986-88. Melvin famous that many balls within the air have been impacted by the wind, mentioning a pop as much as Matt Chapman that began honest however flew foul.
“Our guys figured that out pretty quickly when the ball was in the air, which way it was going to go,” Melvin stated.
