Flo's blast stuns Reds
The Giants looked like they would whiff their opener—they struck out 17 times! But they struck back with four runs in a dramatic 9th to overtake the Reds. Jung Hoo Lee walked with one out, Matt Chapman singled him to third, and with two outs Patrick Bailey singled to tie the game. Wilmer Flores then homered to give the Giants the winning margin.
Logan Webb was not ace-like. His command was off: out of 78 pitches only 46 were strikes. He gave up six hits and three walks in his five frames and left with the team behind 3-2. But he kept the ball in the yard and looked like he could have tossed another scoreless inning. He got five ground ball outs including a double play and struck out seven. So, I’ll take the positives! Heliot Ramos was responsible for those two runs. He homered with two outs in the 4th after an epic 11-pitch battle. He drove in Lee who had walked with one out. Wilmer had an 11-pitch AB in the 7th. It ended in a strikeout but I love to see that. I had a good feeling when he came to the plate in the 9th and sure enough he delivered.
Randy Rodriguez, Erik Miller, and Tyler Rogers each got an inning. Ryan Walker gave up a run with two outs in the 9th for the only blemish on the ‘pen.
It’s great to start the season with a win, especially on the road! Tomorrow, oddly, is an off-day. Justin Verlander gets the start on Saturday at 1:10 Pacific.
Go Giants!
–M.C.
Source: http://raisingmattcain.blogspot.com/2025/03/flos-blast-stuns-reds.html
