The San Francisco Giants are in the midst of their season-opening series against the San Diego Padres. And so far, it looks as if they're executing the old tried and true formula of "Get'em On, Get'em Over and Get'em In" perfectly. In other words, the hitting is there, and runners are being driven in at a high rate. Higher than what we saw much of last season anyway.
I know it's just opening-weekend baseball, but seeing the Giants put runs on the board right out the gate gives promise to a magical season ahead. Even in their 4-6 opening day loss, the Giants matched the Padres in hits. Games 1, 2, and 3 saw the Giants with 9, 13, and 9 hits.
Granted, the Padres have swung the bat decently against our pitchers, but with their big money line-up its expected. Speaking of pitching, the Giants seem to have a lot to work with. Giants' pitchers have the stuff to compete. The 2024 NL West, with last year's NL champion D'Backs and Ohtani's Dodgers, is gonna be a blast.
Today is game 4 of the Giants-Padres series. And win, lose, or tie, I'm very satisfied with the upgrades and additions I see so far on the Giants, including new manager Bob Melvin. You gotta have a manager who knows when to hold'em and when to fold'em. So far, Bob's 'Kenny Rogers act' is looking good. Because it's all really just a gamble, "when the dealing done!"
Giants 4 Padres 6 game 1
Giants 8 Padres 3 game 2
Giants 9 Padres 6 game 3
Giants Padres game 4
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