Already a strong voice on local Bay Area radio, Kuiper began commentating on Giants games in 1986. Kuiper spent parts of four seasons with the Giants before officially announcing his retirement as a player. Then, after a collision at second base gave him a serious knee injury, Kuiper fell into a platoon role in 1981 before he was traded to the Giants the following offseason. He had made his big-league debut with Cleveland in less than two years after he was drafted and became their primary second baseman from 1976-1980. Kuiper was a first-round pick in the 1972 draft by the Cleveland Baseball Team. Kuiper has been one of the primary voices of Giants baseball alongside his friend and former teammate Mike Krukow for more than two decades. Longtime broadcaster Duane Kuiper released a statement revealing that he will likely be missing “a few more Giants broadcasts than usual” as he undergoes chemotherapy to treat an undisclosed medical condition. SF Giants broadcasts will be missing a familiar voice on some Giants broadcasts this season. Stripling said he’s not been told anything specific about plans for him, but said of the rotation, “I would say it seems like it’s trending that way. … I know that today was definitely an effort to build up to try and get there, so it feels like that’s where we’re heading.NBC Sports Bay Area television announcers Mike Krukow (left) and Duane Kuiper call the game from different booths during the first inning of the game between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers at Oracle Park. “It’s my belief that that Ross is going to be meaningful in big starts for us down the stretch,” Kapler said. President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said before the game the team would like to get back to a more solid five-man rotation rather than using several bullpen games a week, and Kapler called Stripling a good candidate to stick in the rotation. Stripling is being pointed toward a real return to the Giants’ rotation - he threw 65 pitches Friday and is likely to be around the 80-pitch mark next time out. They’ve scored 11 runs, total, in the first four innings of a game since June 22, the fewest in the majors.Īll the runs Friday came on homers: Ryan McMahon smacked a two-run shot off Ross Stripling in the first, his second homer in, at that point, three career at-bats. The Giants, who have started this homestand 1-3, finished with five hits. San Francisco’s 27.3% strikeout rate and 3.0 runs per game in that span are both major-league worsts. 604 OPS since June 22, tied with the A’s for lowest in the majors. “Slater’s a fast, heads-up baserunner, Mark is one of the best third-base coaches in the game, and I personally believe that an aggressive play there is totally fine.” “We’re having so much difficulty scoring runs, so go ahead and run, otherwise you’re relying on a hit at that point,” he said. He was also on board with sending Slater, thanks to the Giants’ recent sputter at the plate. Kapler said Wade was bunting on his own and he had no problem with the decision, emphasizing how much he trusts Wade. Davis hit a flyball to short center and Slater was thrown out by several feet after the send by third-base coach Mark Hallberg. put down a hard bunt that erased Flores at second, then J.D. San Francisco had a chance to add on more that inning when Gomber hit Austin Slater and Wilmer Flores delivered a single but LaMonte Wade Jr. It was Crawford’s first homer since that April 29 game at Mexico City. Crawford then unloaded on a high fastball from Gomber, a two-run blast. It wasn’t until the sixth when Casey Schmitt, who hasn’t been hitting much, started things with a single, snapping an 0-for-14 skid. Rockies starter Austin Gomber, who came into the night with a 6.64 ERA and a lifetime 8.53 ERA against the Giants, induced pop-ups galore, efficiently dispatching batters to underscore San Francisco’s recent offensive vanishing act. I’d give him the ball in that situation over and over and over and have a ton of faith that he’s going to get the job done.”
“And really we have just a ton of trust in him to come in and make a big pitch. “Tay was having trouble finding the zone, his pitch count got up there north of 20 and Ty’s been so good for us all season,” manager Gabe Kapler said. Umpires_Home, Dan Bellino First, Shane Livensparger Second, Mark Ripperger Third, Quinn Wolcott.
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