The San Francisco Giants have been one of the surprises of the 2021 MLB season. No one dared to predict that, in the fourth month of the season, the Bay Club would outperform the favorites Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres.
While the Giants may lose the top of their division at some point, they may advance to the postseason thanks primarily to their offense and team pitching. These are two aspects that manager Gabe Kapler has taken advantage of very well.
Why do the Giants have the best record in MLB?
Buster Posey led NL catchers in first phase of All-Star voting, he now goes into a final vote with Yadier Molina and Willson Contreras for four days. It’s all very confusing and I don’t think any baseball fans care about phases, but anyway, there’s the info.
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) June 27, 2021
The most prominent player so far on the San Francisco roster is Buster Posey. The 34-year-old veteran has put up incredible numbers in his first 54 games. He is hitting .330, 12 homers and 27 RBIs. In addition, his defense behind the plate has been impeccable and has shown that he knows how to lead a body of starters without big names but who performs.
MLB 2021 | Results, games for today, news, rumors, live broadcast and forecasts of the Major Leagues
MLB 2021 | Results, games for today, news, rumors, live broadcast and forecasts of the Major Leagues
MLB 2021 | Results, games for today, news, rumors, live broadcast and forecasts of the Major Leagues
MLB 2021 | Results, games for today, news, rumors, live broadcast and forecasts of the Major Leagues
Another who shines with the stick is shortstop Brandon Crawford. He has 17 home runs and is on his way to breaking his personal best of 21 as a professional. Also, outfielder Steven Duggar has done a good job moving runners and hitting for average. He is .316 and has scored 27 with 25 RBIs.
Shortstop Marco Luciano and center fielder Heliot Ramos, two of the San Francisco Giants’ top three prospects, were selected to participate in the Futures Game, which is played annually on the Sunday before the All-Star Game.https://t.co/AFLTjFMIXi
— Sporting Green (@SportingGreenSF) July 1, 2021
This trio of players have done what it takes to support their pitching, which ranks third in the majors in team ERA at 3.17, according to MLB.com. Starters are 34-17 combined between Kevin Gausman, at 8-2; Anthony DeSclafani, 8-3 in addition to Alex Wood and Johnny Cueto, who are 6-3 each.
His relievers are third in ERA at 3.28 throughout the tournament. Jake McGee has 15 saves and has had two great allies in the bullpen; in the arms of Tyler Rogers, who has a 1.40 ERA and José Álvarez with 3.00.
