From the TV broadcast, it felt like there was a pretty impressive amount of “fans” in stands tonight. The stark contrast of the bright fan cutouts against the dark green seats really stood out during the wide shots of Oracle Park.
Via the official Giants media notes:
“The seats at Oracle Park have been installed with 4,712 fan cutouts so far…the Giants have sold an additional 4,000 cutouts and counting that will be produced/installed before the next homestand.”
A DFA a day keeps the Bart away
The Giants made a move at the catcher spot, but it was of course not Joey Bart getting his number called.
Tromp is now on the Major League roster, Rob Brantley has been DFA’d
Giants outfielder Dusty Rhodes hit three consecutive home runs at the Polo Grounds to back Johnny Antonelli’s 10-0 whipping of St. Louis. It was Antonelli’s 10th consecutive win. Willie Mays smacked his 36th homer, a 447-foot clout to left field.
I asked Giants Manager Gabe Kapler on his young outfield and the leadership Pence has had on them:
Shark on his pitch array today:
A Ruf B-Day
OF/INF Darin Ruf’s 34th birthday today. He was not in the starting lineup and went 0-1 with a strike out
Shark Attacked
Here's a look at Samardzjia's pitching velo tonight
Shark looked good in early (6 straight batters retired) but he topped out at 92 mph. HRs vs Tatis Jr. & Myers had exit velo's well over 95 mph (100.6 & 98.6 respectively)
Sam Pasco Media 