Kapler’s gut moves aren’t working, and the analytics aren’t working, either. If the Giants’ bats don’t start hitting, this team-wide slump threatens to define this tea…
Over the last month, the Giants have:• the fewest total bases in baseballAnd it has manager Gabe Kapler downright flummoxed.
“I had a conversation with one of our hitting coaches during the game. We talked about a few different strategies we can work on to fix the offense,” Kapler said after Wednesday’s 6-1 loss. “We have some guys with a good track record of success on a daily basis. We should have more firepower.” Indeed they should. At the same time, the Giants’ motto since Kapler took over has been to get more out of less. That requires proactive management. But the buttons Kapler pressed at the beginning of the season aren’t working anymore.In Monday’s game, Kapler decided to eschew the platoon approach the Giants have so heavily favored since he arrived, letting lefty rookie Wade Meckler hit against a lefty with the bases loaded and two outs.
It was a chance for the Giants to get back into a 6-1 game in the bottom of the seventh, but Meckler struck out. Wednesday, a nearly identical situation presented itself. Giants were down 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh. The bases were loaded with a lefty on the mound. Meckler was due up. This time there was one out.Slater grounded into a double play to end the inning.So, it wasn’t surprising that Kapler was testy when talking about the two decisions in his postgame press conference Wednesday.
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