McCovey Chronicles · May 1, 2023
Monday BP: Mike Yastrzemski could be out for a while
Happy Monday, San Francisco Giants fans.
On Sunday, the Giants had perhaps their worst — and easily their least lucky — play of the season. In the eighth inning of their Mexico City contest against the San Diego Padres, the Giants were trying to hold on to a 4-4 tie. The Padres had two runners on, but also two outs. The Giants had Camilo Doval on the mound.
Doval got Matt Carpenter to weakly pop up, hitting a bloop that had an expected batting average of .060. Mission accomplished, or so it seemed.
But it was headed for no-man’s land. Mike Yastrzemski came racing in from center field and dove, but the ball ricocheted off his glove, letting two runs score. The Padres would win 6-4.