Blach Stop

Ty Blach on the mound, on what appeared to be military style clothing night, as the Giants tried to snap a 4 game losing streak.  That’s right, the Giants haven’t won since Ty last pitched.  So they won again!  The Giants scored as many runs as in their last 4 games and beat the Atlantans, 6 – 3.

Ty gave us 7 2/3 innings, 102 pitches, 2 runs, 6 hits, struck out 5 and walked 3.  Ty is not the kind of guy to chalk up a lot of strikeouts, he gets ground balls and double plays.  Atlanta grounded into 2 of those.  Law followed and finished up the 8th, started the 9th, but after giving up a walk and a triple with 1 out, Melancon finished for the save.  Ty has now given us 7 innings in his last 4 starts.  What more do you want out of a guy who wasn’t on the team until Madison Bumgarner got hurt?

We got 6 runs!  Nick Hundley, behind the dish, hit his first home run, a 2-run shot that scored Aaron Hill (who replaced Steven Okert on the major league roster).  Hundley was 4 for 5, scored and picked up another rbi late in the game with a single.  Belt hit a solo shot.  Ty picked up an rbi with a single, as did Denard Span.  Here is a stat that falls somewhere between pleasant and startling:  the Giants were 3 – 5 with runners in scoring position.  I must say that the military look, olive drab, is not a good one paired with orange trim or shoes.  But still, if it takes a fashion faux pas to get this team rolling, I’m all for it.