Locked On Giants – Daily Podcast On The San Francisco Giants

It wasn't without some controversy, but the San Francisco Giants casually collected their 10th straight win on Wednesday against the Padres. The Giants' winning streak of 10 games is their longest since 2004. The SF Giants' streak began with the team sitting at 32-32, but now they're 10 games over .500 and their playoff odds are skyrocketing. They have a legitimate shot at the NL West, and they're now the No. 1 Wild Card team.

The controversy involved the Home Plate Collision rule, and it was actually not all that controversial. Padres catcher Gary Sánchez blocked Giants baserunner Blake Sabol's path to the plate before he was in possession of the baseball. Case closed—that's a violation of the rule. Like it or not, the rule is the rule, and the Giants took advantage. Sabol was ruled safe, and the Giants went on to score two additional runs in the inning. So the play had a huge impact on the game, which ended with a final score of 4-2.

Giants outfielder Mike Yastrzemski was banged up in the process. He injured his left hamstring in that inning that was extended and had to leave the game. An MRI revealed only inflammation, which is a best case scenario. Yaz is hopeful to avoid the injured list, so he's in a similar kind of purgatory as SF Giants first baseman LaMonte Wade Jr., who's nursing a side injury but hasn't been placed on the IL. Those two are obviously very key players for the Giants and they can't afford to lose them. Bryce Johnson was recalled prior to today's game, and Sean Hjelle was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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The San Francisco Giants just can't be stopped right now. Even when it looks like the Giants are going to lose, they're finding a way to come back and win. That's been the case in two straight games against the Padres, with the Giants falling behind early but coming back in the late innings to win. Last night, the SF Giants' winning rally was started by Luis Matos, who continued to show excellent plate discipline and drew a walk. Patrick Bailey continued to show poise beyond his years as he rocketed a single to left. Casey Schmitt, of all people, drew a walk against Josh Hader. And after David Villar struck out, Joc Pederson drew a very tough left-on-left walk against Hader to literally 'walk' off the Padres.

The unsung heroes in the Giants' comebacks were their rookie pitchers Tristan Beck (last night) and Keaton Winn (on the previous night). The Giants have used their pitching staff in a non-traditional way—to great effect. The SF Giants probably don't win either game if Winn and Beck don't take down a combined eight innings of one run ball. The San Francisco Giants' bullpen has been elite lately, and taking down more innings than any other team.

Finally, the Giants had one great development on the health front and one bad development. J.D. Davis, who is more than deserving of being an All-Star this year, returned to the starting lineup at third base for the first time since spraining his ankle in St. Louis. LaMonte Wade Jr., on the other hand, was a late scratch with side tightness and will have an MRI today. Hopefully it's nothing serious, because Wade is also clearly deserving of an All-Star nod this season as well.

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There's something special happening with the 2023 San Francisco Giants. With another dramatic come-from-behind win against the Padres last night, the SF Giants have firmly established themselves as a team that's capable of coming back to win games. The Giants looked dead in the water for much of the game, stymied by Padres starter Michael Wacha, but a coupe of solo homers and good pitching in the middle innings kept them in the game, and the Giants rallied for two in the ninth to tie and ended it on Mike Yastrzemski's three-run, walk-off home run into McCovey Cove.

Giants rookies have helped to revitalize this team, and they have their fingerprints all over last night's win. Patrick Bailey threw out Fernando Tatis Jr. trying to steal third with no outs in the first after his leadoff double. Bailey later had a huge sacrifice fly to tie the game in the ninth. Blake Sabol drew a huge leadoff walk to set up with two-run ninth. Luis Matos' sac fly moved Yaz to third and set up Bailey's game-tying sacrifice. Keaton Winn looked like a legitimate MLB starter, and Kevin Gausman impersonator, firing five innings of one-run ball out of the bullpen.

And finally, Giants manager Gabe Kapler played a large part in this win. He made aggressive pinch-hit decisions that ultimately paid off. He got J.D. Davis two plate appearances after he pinch hit for Crawford. He used a pinch hitter for a pinch hitter in the ninth, first bringing out Austin Slater to face a lefty before the Padres countermoved with a righty, before Kapler finally counter-countermoved with Blake Sabol, who led off with that key walk. And with the game tied in the top of the 10th, Kapler intentionally walked Juan Soto, a risky move putting another free runner on base, but it paid off as Camilo Doval was able to get out of the inning without allowing a run, setting up Yaz's dramatic walk-off cove shot in the bottom of the frame.

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The San Francisco Giants went into LA and embarrassed the Dodgers. The Giants did things to LA that hadn't been done since the 1800s. The SF Giants' 15-0 rout in Game 2 was LA's largest shutout loss in well over 100 years. The Giants came back from a significant deficit—again—in Game 1 of the series, after being no-hit by a pitcher making his MLB debut after six. And in the finale, Logan Webb and a relentless, grinding offense took care of business to finish off the historic sweep.

Despite all the positives, there has been one recent negative: SF Giants players are dropping like flies. It started with Mitch Haniger breaking his forearm in St. Louis, and J.D. Davis spraining his ankle one pitch earlier. In LA, the Giants lost John Brebbia to a lat strain for up to two months, Wilmer Flores to a foot contusion, Alex Cobb to a strained oblique, and Casey Schmitt was drilled in the forearm by a pitch in a similar manner to Haniger. Thankfully, X-rays came back negative.

The Giants begin a huge upcoming homestand against the Padres (for four) and the D-backs (for three). The San Francisco Giants are now in second place in the NL West, passing over the Dodgers, but the Padres are playing well and are looking to finally get over the hump after a slow start to their season. Arizona is in first place, but their run differential suggests regression may be coming. The Giants have the second-best run differential in the NL, trailing only the 46-26 Braves. The Giants have been the best team in MLB for over a month now.

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All of a sudden, it's time to start thinking about the trade deadline. We're just about 1.5 months away, and the San Francisco Giants find themselves four games over .500 and in a playoff spot. The Giants' schedule is about to get tough for a couple weeks, so it's important that they continue to play well. With all of that said, do the SF Giants need a big bat? Do they need relief help? Or is their biggest weakness ironically the area that most thought would be their biggest strength coming into the season: starting pitching?

The Giants' future at the shortstop position is discussed, as is Casey Schmitt. After getting off to a red hot start, Schmitt has cooled off considerably due to a tendency to chase wildly at pitches out of the zone far too often. But Schmitt's defense gives him a high floor and still provides value to the Giants even if he's not hitting well. With Brandon Crawford's contract up after the season, is Schmitt the answer at short or will the SF Giants have to figure something else out?

Kyle Harrison is a name that most San Francisco Giants fans are very familiar with by now. By many prospect evaluators, Harrison is the SF Giants' top prospect. Which is exciting, because they've already had a number of prospects come up and make an impact already. But do Harrison's walk issues make him look like more of a reliever than a starter? And with the Giants suddenly having a pretty deep, interesting, and young core brewing, is it time to go all-in on Shohei Ohtani in the offseason when he becomes a free agent?

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There's something special about these 2023 San Francisco Giants. They've got rookies providing a serious spark, and they've got a comeback spirit that has led to some dramatic wins. But none were bigger than yesterday's heroics provided by Mike Yastrzemski. Down to their last strike—and down 0-2 in the count—Yaz took some tough pitches and fouled one off, and on a 2-2 count he got a fastball over the heart of the plate and did not miss. Yastrzemski blasted one high and deep to right that was a no-doubter off the bat. The SF Giants had tied the game, and they went on to win 8-5 in extra innings. It was arguably the Giants' best win of they year, and it puts them four games over .500 and two games up in a playoff spot. Important, because the SF Giants are about to go through a very tough portion of the schedule.

Luis Matos made his major league debut in yesterday's game. He singled in his first at-bat, and hit somewhat soft lineouts in his next two. Matos is an extremely intriguing prospect, and he became the majors' second-youngest position player. But in the seventh inning, representing the tying run, Giants manager Gabe Kapler pinch hit for Matos. That was sure to make many fans upset, but it was a special circumstance and doesn't mean Matos will be platooned. To the contrary, he almost certainly won't be platooned. Don't read too much into the special circumstance of yesterday's pinch hit decision.

Anthony DeSclafani continued to struggle. Over his last many starts, he has an ERA in the 6.00s. DeSclafani had started out the year so well for the Giants, but has fallen off a lot recently, and yesterday was more of the same. Outside of Logan Webb and Alex Cobb (who's also struggled a bit recently), the SF Giants' starting staff has become problematic. The Giants have had success in bullpen games, but it's becoming clear that starting pitching may be the Giants' biggest need as the trade deadline approaches.

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It's unfortunate that it took an injury, but the San Francisco Giants' young, electric prospect Luis Matos is very likely to make his MLB debut on Wednesday after Mitch Haniger sustained a right forearm fracture after being hit by a pitch in a Giants win. Haniger will surely need weeks, if not months, to heal, and that swings the door wide open for Matos, who's been on an unbelievable tear in Triple-A.

Matos is just 21 years old—the youngest player in Triple-A—and assuming he makes his debut, he will be MLB's second-youngest position player. Matos was regarded by prospect evaluators as a top prospect a couple of years ago, but injuries and poor performance took some shine off last year. But the SF Giants farmhand has come back with a vengeance in 2023, tearing it up in Double-A and doing the same in Triple-A at such a young age.

Now Matos is likely to join Patrick Bailey, Casey Schmitt, Keaton Winn (who earned a save in his MLB debut tonight), Ryan Walker, and Blake Sabol among Giants youngsters to debut this season. It's an exciting time to be a Giants fan again, particularly with several of these young players performing well. And we haven't even seen Matos or potential star pitcher Kyle Harrison yet. Suddenly, things are exciting and the SF Giants' future is looking bright.

Oh by the way, the Giants blew out the Cardinals, improved to three games over .500, and have sole possession of the NL's final wild card spot.

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It's very, very early in his career, but San Francisco Giants catcher Patrick Bailey is already looking like the real deal. In just 18 games, Bailey has surpassed Joey Bart's career fWAR of 0.9, which took him 140 more games. Bailey made a perfect throw to catch a runner stealing in last night's Giants win over the Cardinals, and he also worked a dramatic 11-pitch at-bat that resulted in a double, and he eventually scored what would be the winning run.

Brandon Crawford continues to get big hits for the SF Giants as well. After he had seemingly lost his job with the emergence of Casey Schmitt, Schmitt has cooled off considerably at the plate with an overly aggressive approach that has led to non-competitive at-bats. So Crawford has been playing more and more lately, and he's brought strong defense and a clutch bat to the plate. He had a huge game-tying single as he collected two hits in the win last night.

Mitch Haniger is another SF Giants players who has generally struggled on the season, but has shown signs of life in recent weeks. Haniger had perhaps the two biggest hits of the game for the Giants, as both of his hits drove in runs in two-out situations, including a go-ahead single with two outs and an 0-2 count in the eighth.

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Well, the San Francisco Giants' weekend certainly wasn't boring. On Friday the Giants were shut down by Marcus Stroman. On Saturday, they came ever so close to being no-hit by soft-tosser Kyle Hendricks. And then on Sunday, when the Giants needed a win pretty badly, they pummeled the Cubs 13-3 to salvage an otherwise disappointing series. The SF Giants are one game over .500 and their position in the West and Wild Card standings is explored in detail.

Also of note, the SF Giants optioned catcher Joey Bart to Triple-A over the weekend. It was the latest setback in the career of Bart in San Francsico, as Patrick Bailey and Blake Sabol appear to have surpassed him on the depth chart. This is the last year in which the Giants can option Bart, so it's very possible that this is his last season in orange and black—if he even makes it through the whole season. Today the Giants announced that Keaton Winn was called up and Tristan Beck was optioned. Winn is a very intriguing starting pitcher who features a good fastball-splitter combo.

Luis Matos continues to do ridiculous things for the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A affiliate in Sacramento. He hit three homers in his last two games, collecting three hits in each game. Do the SF Giants need to make room for Matos on the major league roster right now? What would that look like? It appears that the Giants simply don't have room on their roster for Matos right now, even though he is absolutely forcing the issue. He may have to wait until an injury creates a spot, or the Giants may at some point decide to make a trade that opens up a spot for the 21-year-old.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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Another day, another dramatic come-from-behind win for the San Francisco Giants. For the second straight game, the Giants fell behind the Rockies early, only to have the bullpen keep them in the game and the offense stage a dramatic comeback. A J.D. Davis triple and Michael Conforto homer brought the SF Giants closer, and then a three-run rally in the ninth, with Brandon Crawford, LaMonte Wade Jr., and Joc Pederson driving in runs, giving them a lead they would hold onto thanks to another dominant outing by star closer Camilo Doval.

The series as a whole is discussed with Locked On Rockies host Paul Holden. What makes the San Francisco Giants consistently better than the Rockies? Do the Giants really care about winning the division, or is a wild card spot an acceptable goal? What were the main takeaways from the SF Giants' perspective in the series? What's in store for the Giants for the rest of the season, and at the upcoming trade deadline? All that and more on this crossover edition of Locked On Giants.

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The best daily San Francisco Giants podcast. Whether the Giants are winning championships or retooling for another title run, Locked On Giants host Ben Kaspick—a lifelong Giants fan and former contributor for RotoGraphs and Beyond the Box Score—breaks down every game, rumor, and transaction in a way that's data-driven and rational but also simple, passionate, and accessible to all.

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