2021 SF Giants: Giants @ Pirates (5/16/21)

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00:00Yeah, on the bump today for the Pittsburgh Pirates is Mitch Keller, 25-year-old right-hander.

00:06He's making his seventh start of the season and his 24th start of his career.

00:10He's 2-4 with a high area of 7.81, 27-2 innings pitched, 26 strikeouts.

00:18Pretty good in the strikeouts-innings-pitched ratio, but the walks are a little high.

00:22Left-handed batter's hitting .322, righties hitting .259.

00:26And then at .216, he's got four home runs and eight RBIs.

00:32Here's the pitch, and with Tauchman running, it's taken.

00:35Tauchman will make it in after the throw is a little bit late.

00:39The tag late, he slides in safely with a steal.

00:42Pitch was, I guess, called a strike.

00:44Maybe I just blinked.

00:46Didn't look like a strike to me, but it was called a strike by Corey Blazer.

00:50Tauchman steals his way into scoring position.

00:53Another element of Mike Tauchman's game.

00:57Buster, little dribbler, third base side.

00:59He may have himself a hit.

01:00He does.

01:02The magic one-do of Buster Posey, first and third.

01:05Well, most of his hits, I mentioned he's leading the club in hits with 31.

01:08Most of his hits have been hit pretty hard.

01:10That wasn't on the hard hit scale right there.

01:13The first and third one out for the Giants.

01:16In a scoreless game, Alex Dickerson comes up.

01:19And on the first pitch, a slow roller.

01:23They're going to try to turn two, and they won't.

01:25And the Giants lead 1-0.

01:27Man, Dickerson hit that so poorly that it stayed out of a double play.

01:32Giants get a run out of it.

01:33Posey forced out at second.

01:35Two down, but the Giants will take the run.

01:37It's 1-0.

01:38The pitch, and a breaking ball hit high and deep out to center field.

01:42Reynolds, just shy of the track, will bring it in.

01:44And the inning is through.

01:45Giants pick up a run on a walk and a hit, and a man left on.

01:49But through a half inning, San Francisco 1, and the Pirates coming up.

01:53Frazier's been a tough out for everybody this year,

01:56but especially in this series for the Giants.

01:59As he comes in hitting 318.

02:01Woods struck out 29 guys this year.

02:0324 have been with that slider.

02:07Darren Ruff all over the place in this series.

02:10One out.

02:11Newman hitting 2-0-9 with a home run.

02:13He's got eight driven in.

02:14If the leg comes home, inside, ball four.

02:17It's with a fastball, so the walk to Newman.

02:19It's a pirate aboard for Brian Reynolds.

02:25Reynolds coming in at 3-0-1 on base at 400.

02:32And he got him.

02:33Throw down to second is not in time.

02:35It'll be a strikeout and a stolen base.

02:39Well, good slider by Alex Wood down below the strike zone to Reynolds.

02:44Nice throw of a buster, but anticipating.

02:46Howell Kapler's going to talk about this.

02:48Buster thought he might have been interfered with.

02:51So you don't have to call the hitter out, although in this case he was out anyway,

02:55but you can say the hitter is entitled to finish his swing with a follow-through,

03:00but if in that natural motion he gets in the way of the catcher,

03:04you can force that runner to go back.

03:06Alex Wood making his first appearance against the Pirates since 2019.

03:10He's 3-3 in his career in 10 ballgames against Pittsburgh, a 3-0-9 lifetime ERA.

03:161-2, got him swinging, a slider, nasty down and in.

03:20Fourth strikeout for Alex Wood.

03:23One hit, one stranded.

03:25Top of the order coming up for the Giants.

03:26What a great season he's been having.

03:29Coming in third in the National League and batting average.

03:323-18 hitter leading the league in hits the pitch and a swing and a little pop back of second.

03:39That's down for his 50th hit of the season.

03:43And Frazier on pace for a 200 hit year here at the quarter point.

03:47You know, a great formula.

03:48He avoids strikeouts, gets the ball put in play,

03:51and, you know, because of that he's going to find a lot of holes and you can't defend him.

03:56You have to spread everybody out.

03:58You've got to create a lot of opportunities out there, a lot of holes for the balls to fall in.

04:032-2.

04:04Reynolds, check swing, roller to third.

04:06Coming in to scoop it up.

04:07Longoria throws off one foot to first in time.

04:10Nice play.

04:10There's the classic Longoria defense.

04:13That was well done.

04:14Here's the pitch.

04:16Crawford lines this one down the right field line, a fair ball.

04:18It goes into the corner where Stokes is going to dig it out.

04:22On the way to third is Longoria.

04:24Into second with a double is Crawford.

04:272-0 pitch, hunting dead red.

04:29Gets the pitch he wants, down and in, right where he likes it, spins on it.

04:34Another solid at-bap by Brandon Crawford.

04:37Oh, he went.

04:38He certainly did.

04:39In the dirt and the block by Stallings.

04:42Back-to-back strikeouts.

04:44And now you just got to get by the pitcher.

04:46This slider looks good, and again, the luxury of having Jacob Stallings behind home plate

04:51where you can bury that pitch and throw it down below the strike zone,

04:55and he keeps it in front of you.

04:560-2 on the pitcher wood.

04:59And the crowd starting to get into it with Keller.

05:030-2 pitch.

05:04He struck him out looking.

05:07A big league moment for Keller.

05:09How about Mitch Keller?

05:11He had second and third, and nobody out, and he strikes out three Giants in a row.

05:18Bases loaded, nobody out.

05:19Giants had second and third, nobody out, and Mitch Keller pitched through it.

05:23We'll see if Alex Wood can match that here.

05:26There's the pitch.

05:27And a swing and a soft fly ball.

05:29Deep enough, I think.

05:30Out to left of center.

05:32Talkman's got it.

05:33Here comes Stallings to the plate.

05:35He'll score.

05:36Tom gets the job done.

05:38A sacrifice fly, and the Pirates tie the game at one.

05:42Because Keller waits, and he bounces this one to Longoria.

05:46He's going to go to the bag as he steps on third, and that's going to end the inning.

05:49So the damage could have been worse.

05:52Bases loaded, nobody out.

05:53Pirates score one.

05:55So two balls, two strikes.

05:57The pitch.

05:58Swing and a high pop-up.

06:01Foul territory.

06:02Ruff, and it's Dubon who makes the running catch as he falls into that screen down the

06:08right field line, which protects everybody from foul balls, and it protected him from

06:14falling into the seats.

06:16So a terrific catch on a foul pop-up by Mauricio Dubon.

06:21Ruff was giving chase, but he had no chance.

06:24And then out of nowhere came Dubon.

06:26Keeps an eye on it.

06:27Catches it right in the heel of the glove.

06:29Puts that second hand over the top, which you're supposed to do.

06:33On second is Reynolds.

06:35It's two and two to Jacob Stallings.

06:38And the pitch.

06:39Swing and a miss.

06:40He struck him out, and that'll end the inning.

06:42So, with the help of the pick-off play, the Giants get through it without allowing a run.

06:49Giants have runners now at the corners with Mauricio Dubon at the plate.

06:54He's set up way outside.

06:55He shortens Dubon, and the pitch goes right by the catcher.

06:59Longoria will break for the plate, and the Giants go ahead.

07:03Man, I can't remember the last time I saw a catcher set up so far outside, and then

07:08Klay Holmes threw it even farther than that.

07:11Here's the 0-2.

07:12Swing and a line.

07:12Drive out the middle.

07:13It's through for a base head.

07:14Posey will stop at second.

07:15Not good seeing him limp down the steps.

07:18So, Michael Perez going to take over behind the plate.

07:22Giants really love to get an extra run.

07:25Their lead is just one, two to one.

07:28Yastrzemski drives one to deep right field.

07:31It is out of here.

07:34So, Mike Yastrzemski catches up to one.

07:38His fifth home run of the year.

07:39That was a bolt, and it gives the Giants some breathing room.

07:43Four to one here in the ninth inning.

07:44Man, is that good to see.

07:46We do know that it's one and two to Adam Frazier.

07:51And this is hit out into center field, and this should do it.

07:55And that's the ball game.

07:56So, the Giants end up winning another Sunday ball game.

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