Tuesday, October 22

After Cobb’s ‘gutsy’ effort, Giants get walk-off victory


Alex Cobb pitches 5 sturdy innings with hip harm

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Kapler praises Cobb’s “gutsy” efficiency because the All-Star continues to battle his hip impingement pic.twitter.com/VHJ4Zeba8N

— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) September 12, 2023

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41 minutes in the past

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants gave veteran right-hander Alex Cobb additional relaxation after he obtained a cortisone shot to attempt to alleviate discomfort in his impinged left hip, however the concern ended up flaring up solely 9 pitches into his outing on Monday night time.  

After retiring José Ramirez, the second batter of the sport, Cobb visibly grimaced and knelt down behind the mound, drawing a go to from supervisor Gabe Kapler and head athletic coach Dave Groeschner. 

A hobbled Cobb in the end stayed within the sport and grinded by way of 5 strong innings of two-run ball, and the Giants rallied for 2 runs within the backside of the tenth inning to drag out a 5-4 walk-off win over the Guardians at Oracle Park. 

  • Games remaining (18): vs. CLE (2), at COL (4), at AZ (2), at LAD (4), vs. SD (3), vs. LAD (3)
  • Standings replace: The Giants (74-70) are 1 1/2 video games behind the D-backs (76-69) for the third and last National League Wild Card spot. They’re at present tied with the Marlins (74-70) and a half-game forward of the idle Reds (74-71) within the race.

The Guardians handed a 4-3 result in nearer Emmanuel Clase after Andrés Gimenéz delivered a go-ahead single off right-hander Luke Jackson within the prime of the tenth, however the Giants got here again to tie the sport after Blake Sabol lined a 100.3 mph cutter to middle discipline to attain computerized runner Joc Pederson from second base. 

Sabol proceeded to steal second and moved to 3rd on a balk to arrange LaMonte Wade Jr.’s walk-off single to middle, extending San Francisco’s successful streak to 4 video games.

“Today was ultimately a really grindy win for us,” Sabol mentioned. “It took the whole team to win that. That was definitely a big win for us.”

The comeback ensured that the membership didn’t waste a gutsy effort from Cobb, who has been pitching with a bothersome hip since early June. The 35-year-old hoped the remedy he obtained in between begins would resolve the problem, however he’s now resigned to pitch by way of some discomfort because the Giants proceed their playoff push down the stretch.

“I think we did a lot going into this start to try to fix what’s going on in there,” Cobb mentioned. “Once you go out there and you decide that you’re able to go, there’s a responsibility to kind of be able to eat up innings and give your team a chance to win.”

Cobb mentioned there’s no structural injury in his hip, so he doesn’t really feel he’s placing himself in danger by persevering with to ask for the ball. He felt a “zinger” within the first inning, however the ache largely subsided by way of the center a part of his outing. The lone injury in opposition to him got here within the third, when shortstop Brandon Crawford dedicated a two-out error that opened the door for Josh Naylor’s two-run blast into McCovey Cove. Both runs have been unearned, decreasing Cobb’s house ERA to a Major League-best 1.95 this yr.

“It’s not going to be perfect,” Kapler mentioned. “We don’t expect it to be, but I think there are going to be some starts that are easier for him to get through than others. I think tonight was a real grind. He did a great job getting us through five innings. Obviously, early in the game we wondered if we were going to get two from him, let alone five. It was a pretty gutsy performance.”

Cobb felt his hip start to fatigue as he acquired deeper into the sport, so the Giants opted to take away him after he threw 79 pitches. He departed with a 3-2 lead because of a leadoff homer by Mike Yastrzemski and a two-run third that was sparked by Pederson’s RBI single, however Cleveland rallied behind Steven Kwan’s two-out, game-tying single off right-hander John Brebbia within the seventh.

The Giants’ rotation is starting to come back collectively now that rookies Kyle Harrison and Keaton Winn have seized common beginning roles, however they’ll nonetheless be relying on Cobb — a 2023 All-Star — to function Logan Webb’s co-ace and set the tone over the second half of September. Cobb hasn’t been to the postseason since 2013, so he understands what’s at stake and is decided to maintain battling the remainder of the way in which. 

“It’s something you don’t take for granted when there’s been that big of a gap,” Cobb mentioned. “I think you saw the last four nights now that this team is aware of that. They’re going to do everything they can to scratch and claw to get that opportunity late in September.”

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