Estrada no quick solution to SF Giants’ offensive woes in loss to A’s
OAKLAND — The Giants got their most valuable position player back Saturday but learned it will take more than one man to cure their offensive woes that have persisted for the better part of a month.and freshly rested from a day off, the one run on two hits the Giants produced in their last game figured to be a logical low point for their lineup’s futility. Think again.
The Giants managed to post a winning record during Estrada’s absence despite scoring the fewest runs in the majors behind consistently strong pitching. They had won seven of nine entering Saturday with a 1.91 ERA in those games. “For the most part, if you can limit them to solo homers and just one,” Stripling said afterward, “you can usually survive it.”San Francisco couldn’t overcome a rare bout of ineffectiveness from reliever Ryan Walker, who took the loss after allowing the first two runners of the eighth to reach base. Aledmys Diaz singled to lead off the inning and scored with two outs on a base knock through the right side of the infield from Seth Brown.
In his second at-bat back from the IL, with one out in the fourth inning, Estrada slapped a single into center field. Followed by a pop-up from Flores and a nubber off the bat of Pederson, however, Estrada was stranded at first. “Between him and Mitch, we’ve definitely talking about when we’re getting them back and very aware of their rehab schedule,” Stripling said. “We expect to lean on him moving forward. He’s a huge piece of what we do offensively and defensively, so it’s awesome to have him back. But, yeah, we were definitely aware of him being back and what it does for us.”
Diaz golfed a knee-high changeup over the left-field wall, traveling an estimated 402 feet, or about eight feet further than Seth Brown the previous inning. Brown also unloaded on a changeup, but it was tracked down by Luis Matos, who crashed face-first into the wall while making a spectacular, inning-ending catch.
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