Wilmer Flores Crushes Dodgers

Last night it was the Giants giving up a lead. Tonight they took away a lead and turned the tables on the hometown Dodgers. In a mid-season four game series between teams with the two best records in baseball, the San Francisco Giants have won games one and three and should've bagged game two. With game four tomorrow night, the Giants can leave Los Angeles three games up in the standings, over their division rival. 

The Giants are doing it with productive players filling in for injured starters. Somehow, second year manger Gabe Kapler is keeping the winning ship on even keel. By keeping a gauging finger on the pulse of this team, he continues to make more good decisions than bad.  

Tonight, Second baseman Wilmer Flores, filling in for injured Brandon Crawford, took it deep in the top of the ninth inning against Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. The home run crush put the Giants up 3-2, as they chased Jansen from the mound. 

The visitors from Northern California scored one more before Tyler Rogers came in to shutdown three Dodgers batters straight; redemption for for his uncharacteristically off outing last night. Tonight, I give Kapler a nod for sending Rogers out to close, giving the submarine pitcher a much needed confidence reset.

Yes! Yes! Yes!   #ResilientSF

Final Score

Giants 4

Dodgers 2

                                        Tomorrow's Starters, July 22, 2021