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San Francisco Giants 3 Up, 3 Down: First Series in Colorado

By Sean Bialaszek

DENVER, CO - MAY 28: Andrew Suarez #59 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of game at Coors Field on May 28, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - MAY 28: Andrew Suarez #59 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of game at Coors Field on May 28, 2018 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /
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The San Francisco Giants lost another series, but at least they got a Happy Flight with a series finale win against the Rockies.

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CHICAGO, IL – MAY 25: Mac Williamson #51 of the San Francisco Giants bats against the Chicago Cubsat Wrigley Field on May 25, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Giants 6-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

3 UP

1 – Power Bats

A few power bats enjoyed their time in Colorado. Evan Longoria had a huge series, picking up five extra-base hits among his six hits against Colorado. He had two doubles that drove in three runs on Monday, had his first multi-home run game since 2016 (and the first by a Giant this year) on Tuesday, and though he picked up a golden sombrero on Wednesday, he came through with an RBI triple in the fifth inning that proved to be the game-winning hit. His slugging percentage went up by 46 points over the three games.

Mac Williamson had struggled a bit since returning from a concussion, returning to old, bad habits of pounding balls into the ground. He got his swing back in Denver, ripping four hits, including three doubles, in the final two games of the series. He showed the powerful swing to all fields that brought him back to the big leagues, and with some injured players ready to return, that swing should keep him in the lineup.

2 – Moronta

Coors Field is where breaking balls come to hang, but Reyes Moronta certainly had no problems pitching in the high elevation. He made his major league debut in the park last season, and was back this week, where he looked as dominating as ever.

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His slider was filthy, getting a weak swing-and-miss from Chris Iannetta on Monday to record his only out (he should have a groundball out as well, but the defense ughhhhhhh). He painted 96 on the black to send Ian Desmond packing for strike three on Wednesday as well. Moronta has been a major bright spot in the first third of the season, and seeing him be just as nasty at Coors Field is a great sign.

3 – Reinforcements Coming in Weak Division

When the Giants open their next homestand, they should have plenty of injured players back on the field. Joe Panik should be back at second base, and his defense will be especially welcome. Mark Melancon should be back in the bullpen after a stellar rehab, joining a back-end group that has pitched very well. Hunter Pence should join them as well, though he shouldn’t be considered more than a bench bat at this point (please don’t bench Williamson).

Those shouldn’t be the only returns on this homestand as well. Madison Bumgarner is slated to return to the mound on Tuesday, and Alen Hanson could be back to give the team a valuable utility option off the bench. The 25-man roster is going to look very different very soon, and with the Giants only four games out of the division, those returns will be very welcome.

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