7th inning meltdown sends SF Giants to third straight loss in first game vs. Astros
HOUSTON — The Giants had won five of six when they headed for the high skies of Mexico City, but upon returning to sea level, they weren’t able to recapture their winning ways.
With five more Monday, Giants relievers have now allowed 70 runs this season in the seventh inning or later, second-most in the majors. “We had almost the entire bullpen outside of Taylor Rogers, Hjelle and Beck, coming off the Mexico City series, all considered down,” Kapler said. “It’s been a tough go for Sean recently. He struggled to throw enough strikes to carry us through there. … We believe in Sean. We believe in Tristan Beck and everybody on our roster all the time. We want to give them as many opportunities to perform as possible.
“Just that type of travel, I know it sounds like and snobby and all that stuff, but when you’re in the big leagues, the travel schedule is very tough and they do a very professional job of getting you in and out of cities as soon as possible so your body can rest and recover. We just went through the grinder on that portion of it.”Making his second start in Alex Wood’s rotation spot, Ross Stripling turned in arguably his most effective outing of the season against a dangerous Astros order.
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