The Giants went with an eighth-inning line change against Tanner Banks, the only lefty in Chicago's bullpen, but it didn't work. Austin Slater drew a leadoff walk but Darin Ruf -- batting for Joc Pederson -- bounced into a double play. Wilmer Flores followed with another walk but Brandon Belt struck out.So this is what it looks like when the defense makes good plays behind Alex Cobb and all of the soft grounders he gives up don't find random holes.
Cobb entered with a 5.09 ERA, but he ranks in the 95th percentile among MLB pitchers in expected ERA and basically all of his advanced metrics scream that he's due for a breakout. If it's finally here, the timing couldn't be better. Anthony DeSclafani, who was supposed to be the No. 3 behind Logan Webb and Carlos Rodón,Yastrzemski had one of the best defensive games of his career on Tuesday and might have topped those highlights with a catch he made in the fifth inning Friday.
Yoan Moncada led off the inning with a rocket to left-center that had a hit probability of 82 percent, but Yastrzemski snagged it just in front of the 399-foot sign, robbing Moncada of a leadoff double. According to Statcast, Yastrzemski went 90 feet to make the catch.
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