![]() ![]() We saw that with Duggar’s at-bat and we sat that with Flores’ at-bat and that makes it especially tricky for a hitter to survive. “I don’t think it’s any sort of secret that he also has trouble finding the zone at times. “Bard is just nasty and his stuff is electric, it always has been,” Kapler said. Rockies closer Daniel Bard entered a 2-2 game in the ninth and issued walks to Steven Duggar and Wilmer Flores before pinch-hitter Tommy La Stella drilled a two-strike single into right field that allowed Duggar to race home from second and score the go-ahead run. “There’s so many little bones in there that can break.”Ĭrawford added, “from talking to (Belt), he seems like he should be alright.”īelt contributed to an early Giants rally as he hit a two-out double in the fifth-inning and scored on Kris Bryant’s RBI single, but it was Crawford who delivered the crushing blow in the Giants’ 102nd win of the season as he launched a three-run home run off Colorado righty Tyler Kinley in the ninth inning. “It’s scary, especially when it’s a fastball or a hard pitch in close to a guy’s hand or on his hand or fingers,” Crawford said. Giants manager Gabe Kapler chose not to speculate on the severity of Belt’s injury, but longtime teammate Brandon Crawford said he spoke to Belt postgame and said the first baseman sounded optimistic about his ability to return to the field in the near future. With the Giants’ magic number to win the National League West at five with six games left to play, even a brief absence for Belt could hurt the club’s chances of finishing above the Dodgers and securing its first division title since 2012. An initial scan in Denver proved inconclusive and Belt will go in for X-rays when the club returns to San Francisco. The reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers are favored to take the title again in 2021 with +325 odds, according to PointsBet.DENVER - A Giants team that rallied for four ninth-inning runs in a 6-2 win over the Rockies on Sunday has plenty of reason to be confident in its chances to secure a National League West title at Oracle Park this week, but the club is also dealing with a significant concern after losing its top home run hitter to an injury.īrandon Belt exited Sunday’s game shortly after he was struck in the left hand by a 93-mile per hour fastball in the seventh inning while squaring to bunt. Who has the best odds to win the World Series? 7 and Game 1 of the 2021 World Series is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. The postseason will kick off with the American League Wild Card Game, followed by the National League Wild Card Game on Wednesday, Oct. 5, after the regular season ends on Sunday, Oct. The 2021 postseason will begin on Tuesday, Oct. Texas Rangers - ELIMINATED When does the MLB 2021 postseason begin? Here is a breakdown of each MLB team’s magic number for the 2021 postseason, as of the games played on Oct. The magic number can also decrease by one every time your team’s closest competitor (in the race to win the division or make the Wild Card Game) loses. Therefore, every time your team wins, its magic number gets smaller by one. Magic number = Team A's games remaining + 1 - (losses by Team B - losses by Team A) The magic number reflects the combination of wins needed by a given team (Team A) and losses by the team’s closest competitor (Team B) to clinch. Taylor Swift Madness Hits Chicago Bears After Practice ![]()
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