| Date | Tm | Opp | H | HBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-08-26 | LAD | MIL | 2 | 3 |
| 2003-06-13 | TBD | PIT | 1 | 3 |
| 1985-05-08 | HOU | MON | 2 | 3 |
| 1975-04-22 | TEX | OAK | 2 | 3 |
Today marked the fifth time that's happened, as the Giants allowed two hits and hit three batters.
And that pretty much sums up how weird this game was.
Oh yeah, and Eli Whiteside not only hit a home run, but was also intentionally walked -- to get to Aubrey Huff. Very stupid managing.
A quick look at a run expectancy matrix and we can see that with runners on 2nd and 3rd and two outs, we can expect 0.634 runs to score on average. With the bases loaded, that number rises to 0.815. Furthermore, the intentional walk was issued so that the Nationals could face a hitter that's better than Whiteside, which further raises the run expectancy. A really questionable move by Jim Riggleman.
Beyond that, it was a typical Jonathan Sanchez start -- low number of IP and H, high number of K and BB (5.0 IP, 2 H, 7 K, 6 BB).
Other notes --
- Darren Ford got his first major-league hit. He was also caught stealing once in this game.
- Buster Posey and Mike Fontenot each got a couple of hits.
- Brian Wilson had an interesting ninth inning. 27 pitches, one K, two BBs -- but he managed to escape unscathed, securing the win. His BB/9 has really jumped up this year -- ZiPS projection system has him finishing the year with 4.14 BB/9, approximately 1 BB/9 higher than it was last year (3.13 BB/9).
John Lannan needed only 92 pitches to work 6.2 IP. That's a problem, and one that I don't expect to stop. The Giants don't see a lot of pitches, and they don't get on base a lot. Which makes it easy for opposing pitchers to do their job.
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