Snell informed the Giants that he decided not to make his scheduled start Saturday with both teams eliminated from the postseason.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell receives a hug from pitching coach Bryan Price after striking out Colorado Rockies’ Kris Bryant in the sixth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Snell finished with a total of 15 strikeouts in six innings pitched. This is game one of their double header against the Rockies. SAN FRANCISCO — With the season winding down, the Giants have allowed a few players head home early.
“Just looking at it, I wanted to pitch as long as we were in it and had a shot. We played playoff teams, so I wanted to face them as well. Not playing a playoff team, this game has no meaning,” Snell said. “I think it was just probably the best case. If they were a playoff team, I’d be pitching. The integrity of the game. I want to make sure I give my all. If I have a chance to ruin someone’s playoff hopes, I’d love to do that.
With six shutout innings Sunday in Kansas City, Snell lowered his ERA in 14 starts since July 9 to a league-best 1.23 with 114 strikeouts in 80⅓ innings. With a 3.21 ERA over all 20 starts, the whole body of work didn’t quite match his Cy Young campaign from 2023, but it looks a whole lot better than it did two months into his tenure in San Francisco, when he hadn’t won a game and had a 9.51 ERA.
Despite winning the NL Cy Young last season, Snell didn’t get the offer he was looking for and was one of a number of high-profile players who went into spring training still unsigned. Other teams, Snell said, “just wanted to see me continuing to show dominance, which I believe I showed. I think that will make the market different.
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