Tonight's game: Giants at D-Backs
San Francisco Giants (32-21) vs. Diamondbacks (34-29)
Tuesday, June 13 - 6:40pm MST
RHP Jamey Wright (5-5, 4.65 ERA) faces RHP Enrique Gonzalez (1-0, 2.40 ERA)
"...Gonzalez made his major league debut on May 28 in Cincinnati. He allowed one run in six innings with a walk and four strikeouts. He left with a 4-1 lead in a game the Diamondbacks lost 5-4.
Gonzalez picked up his first victory the next time out, allowing two runs in six innings at Atlanta. He issued one walk and had eight strikeouts in a 4-2 win. In both starts, he went straight after the hitters and didn't create any real jams for himself...Signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Bolivar, Venezuela, as a 16-year-old in 1998, Gonzalez has a fastball that regularly clocks in the upper 90s. He also relies on an effective slider and a better-than-average change-up. (Manager Bob) Melvin admits he may not have paid close enough attention to Gonzalez in spring training. 'But, boy, he's a starter. There's no question about it,' Melvin said..." Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic
We will see how he does. The Giants have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are openly wondering (according to the San Francisco Chronicle) if Barry Bonds, the new home run king of baseball, will go through a GrimsleyGate-like situation with a possible federal indictment for perjury and tax evasion.
What a season.
UPDATE: According to Diamondbacks flagship radio station KTAR, pitcher Russ Ortiz, who has not won very many games since signing a $33 million contract during the 2004 offseason, has been designated for assignment (DFA). He will most likely be released if another team does not claim him after 10 days. LHP Randy Choate will be called up from the minors to replace him on the D-Back roster. He has about $22 million left on his contract which the Diamondback organization will most likely need to pay.
I was outspoken in recent days on the AZSnakePit that Ortiz must be released for the good of the team and that he needs to acknowledge that after many unsuccessful chances to regain his form, he is no longer a good pitcher, and that he needs to retire from the game of baseball.
Ortiz, previously with the Giants and Braves, was 0-5 with a 7.54 ERA in six starts this year, and was 5-11 with a 6.89 ERA last year. He is 108-71 overall with a 4.23 ERA in an eight-year career.
Tuesday, June 13 - 6:40pm MST
RHP Jamey Wright (5-5, 4.65 ERA) faces RHP Enrique Gonzalez (1-0, 2.40 ERA)
"...Gonzalez made his major league debut on May 28 in Cincinnati. He allowed one run in six innings with a walk and four strikeouts. He left with a 4-1 lead in a game the Diamondbacks lost 5-4.
Gonzalez picked up his first victory the next time out, allowing two runs in six innings at Atlanta. He issued one walk and had eight strikeouts in a 4-2 win. In both starts, he went straight after the hitters and didn't create any real jams for himself...Signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Bolivar, Venezuela, as a 16-year-old in 1998, Gonzalez has a fastball that regularly clocks in the upper 90s. He also relies on an effective slider and a better-than-average change-up. (Manager Bob) Melvin admits he may not have paid close enough attention to Gonzalez in spring training. 'But, boy, he's a starter. There's no question about it,' Melvin said..." Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic
We will see how he does. The Giants have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are openly wondering (according to the San Francisco Chronicle) if Barry Bonds, the new home run king of baseball, will go through a GrimsleyGate-like situation with a possible federal indictment for perjury and tax evasion.
What a season.
UPDATE: According to Diamondbacks flagship radio station KTAR, pitcher Russ Ortiz, who has not won very many games since signing a $33 million contract during the 2004 offseason, has been designated for assignment (DFA). He will most likely be released if another team does not claim him after 10 days. LHP Randy Choate will be called up from the minors to replace him on the D-Back roster. He has about $22 million left on his contract which the Diamondback organization will most likely need to pay.
I was outspoken in recent days on the AZSnakePit that Ortiz must be released for the good of the team and that he needs to acknowledge that after many unsuccessful chances to regain his form, he is no longer a good pitcher, and that he needs to retire from the game of baseball.
Ortiz, previously with the Giants and Braves, was 0-5 with a 7.54 ERA in six starts this year, and was 5-11 with a 6.89 ERA last year. He is 108-71 overall with a 4.23 ERA in an eight-year career.
posted by Michael Sheldon Reed at 12:39 PM
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Here and there I will post comments If I'm listening to the game on KTAR radio:
Top 1st: Good way to start with an inning ending DP!
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Bottom 1st: Byrnsie gets a one-out double in the corner that King Barry has to run and get. but he got picked off in a 1-5 rundown (ugh!) Got caught in a pickoff move.
But Chad Tracy immediately gets his 11th HR of the Year! This is lookin' very good!!!! 36th RBI of the year.
D-Backs are 26-9 when they are the team to score first.
Enrique Gonzalez one hit over seven innings. Final score 2-1 in favor of our D-Backs. He kept getting a lot of 1-2-3 innings.
55 of his 98 pitches were thrown for for strikes.
Jorge Julio pitched wonderfully to close out the game. Barry Bonds was the last batter faced and I thought Julio might walk him, but Bonds hit a liner (reports say a grounder) to Tony Clark at first who touched the bag for the final out.
What a good win.
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