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TONIGHT was baaaaad.
A big mess from the M's. Sloppy defense, a bad bad bad AAA catcher in Quiroz (after Montero), and general offensive hiccups again.
9-3, the Giants didn't score in only 2 innings.
Iwakuma... Write him off. Let's hope he can put it back together in short relief. He has the control and location, but his stuff is pure mush. Can't throw much more than 135 kph.
Sherrill is not the Sherrill we knew... Lots of mush. Bad defense hurt him, but his stuff was as mushy as Iwakuma.
Figgins... Same ol', same ol'. What the heck are you doing swinging on a 2-0 pitch that was totally a ball with the bases loaded? This guy is gonna make a lot  of outs.
Ackley, Smoak, Carp, Seager... Looking good.
Ackley's HR was to left center field. It just kept going and going and going. Same with his triple. He was 2-3, 2R, 3B, HR. Only reminds you that this kid is gonna be a treat to watch.
Smoak, Carp and Seager were the only other pieces doing the moving. Smoak scored the only other run.
Now Montero... He seems a bit lost at the plate.
In all, I think this M's team is going to do real bad against the finesse teams of the AL. Hanshin and Yomiuri have both executed excellent NPB-style games and routed the young M's without much thought. This is even with MLB washout pitchers throwing tonight for the Giants. The M's are talented, but they are raw.
It'll be interesting to see how it shakes out with the King on the mound in two days.