Even Gausman was angry at himself for misplacing the heater that Bellinger hit. This is the park where some of his best baseball memories were made.“It's kind of crazy to think that I have almost seven years in the big leagues, and this is the first time I got the pitch here,” Gausman said.

Brandon Crawford and Mauricio Dubón scored on the play to cut the Rockies’ lead to 3-2.“Upon reviewing, it looked like the call was correct.

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They subsequently squandered it.The hard-throwing Gausman carried a shutout bid into the seventh inning, but he was pulled after allowing a one-out single to Cody Bellinger.

He struck out Matt Kemp and was replaced by Tony Watson. First as a fan in the seatsHe had been here before. Kevin Gausman delivered the most dominant outing of the season for the Giants, but he was denied his first win in a San Francisco uniformIt took until their 17th game of the regular season, but the Giants finally got their first quality start of 2020.

“Our defense needs to make plays behind our pitchers in order for them to really see the best possible results of their efforts. At the same time, my job is to make a decision on who the best option is to get the next one, two or three hitters out. 1 of 5 San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman, center, is taken out of the game by Manager Gabe Kapler, left, during the seventh inning of a … The Colorado native was on the mound against the Rockies at Coors Field, finally pitching as a big leaguer in his home state, and he was pitching well. Gausman homecoming not quite as planned Nothing about his stuff Sunday suggested he should not have pitched after throwing two innings Saturday night.

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I’ve got to get that guy out.”Rogers is durable. The righty gave up a run in the first inning and rebounded to retire the next seven in a row. … “Seventh time up. “My limit is not 80 pitches, but Kap’s job is to make those decisions. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Kevin Gausman throws to the plate during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles.Mike Yastrzemski #5 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two run double against Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 9, 2020 in Los Angeles.A.J.

His career has spanned the "Earthquake World Series" in 1989 and the Giants' three World Series championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014. “It’s to be at his best for multiple outings, and as long as we can have him fresh and strong, we want to do that as well.

One pitch later, Pollock drove a curveball out to left field for a three-run shot that put the Dodgers ahead, 3-2.“One of the things that we really, really like about Rogers is his ability to put the ball on the ground,” Kapler said. He had a …

Email: Henry Schulman has covered the San Francisco Giants since 1988, starting with the Oakland Tribune and San Francisco Examiner before moving to the San Francisco Chronicle in 1998. Cueto, who was fresh off losing a no-hit bid on a “The goal is not to have [Gausman] be at his best for one outing,” Kapler said. That’s his job description. “That kind of helped save me some money at least.”Gausman racked up 15 swing and misses, the most by a Giants starter this season.

“Obviously, part of the reason he was in that game was to get a ground ball, and he wasn’t able to do that today.”Los Angeles later broke the game open in the eighth on a three-run homer by Mookie Betts off Gausman was charged with one run on three hits -- all singles -- over 6 1/3 innings. He ran into trouble in the fourth as the Rockies tacked on two more runs to take a 3-0 lead.