Game 9 was the third game this year with the hard-hitting Astros. In our previous two games against this team, we were able to squeak out victories with late inning comebacks. Our Giants did our best to rally back again in this game only to be cutoff a couple of runs short.
Ethan again pitched a solid game into the 4th inning carding 4 Ks and only 1 walk. Savion came in and did a nice job in relief. The Astros did a great job of hitting good pitches. Despite throwing very well, the Astros put together 12 hits, many of which went for extra bases. Despite solid defense by the Giants (7 put-outs), we could not stop the Astros offensive machine in this game.
On the offensive side, the Giants strung together some key hits (13 total) to take put runs across when needed. Easton and RJ both had 2 for 2 days with RBIs. Trevor continued his hot hitting going 2 for 3 at the top of the order. As a team we are hitting the ball as good as anyone in the league.
Against the Dbacks in Game 10 the Giants saw some very good pitching from the combination of Ben, Nic and Trevor, limiting the Dbacks to just 4 hits and striking out 10. After shaking off some early game jitters which resulted in 4 Dbacks runs, our defense stepped up and played solid in innings 2 - 5 recording 6 put-outs. Ben continued his streak of throwing out base stealers with a key put out at 3rd. Easton made a sweet double play at first snagging a line drive and being heads up to tag the base doubling off the lead runner.
Offense was the headline in this game for the Giants. Though we left several runners on base, we saw some amazing hits from Easton. From the cleanup spot Easton went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs, one three-run shot to deep left and one grand slam to left center. Easton's combination of power hitting and speed on the basepaths have made him our team's most reliable RBI guy. Our team did a much better job being selective at the plate and hitting pitches in the strike zone.
Great job Giants..
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