On the subject of retaliation, Ramos suggested it would help if the offense gave pitchers a cushion to provide some breathing room, and that\u2019s been an issue of late. The Giants had just five hits Wednesday and are a meager 8-for-59 with runners in scoring position on the homestand. They\u2019ve lost seven of 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to score runs for them to protect us,\u201d Ramos said. \u201cAt the end of the day, you always have to send a message. That\u2019s what the game\u2019s about. There are a lot of unwritten rules that people got away from. Those rules are what keeps the feel of the game. At one point, it\u2019s going to happen. We have to support [the pitchers] too, and score runs for them and back them up too, so they can protect us.\u201d<\/p>\n
The universal designated hitter rule was implemented in 2022, meaning National League pitchers no longer needed to step to the plate and take hacks \u2014 or get drilled. Before the rule change, an NL pitcher who plunked opposing batters was vulnerable to getting hit himself as a form of retaliation. Because pitchers don\u2019t bat anymore, they\u2019re no longer exposed to that type of retribution.<\/p>\n
Their teammates are, however, and that\u2019s what Webb seemed to be referencing.<\/p>\n
When Melvin was asked about possible retaliation, he said, \u201cIt\u2019s not something I certainly want to speak about, but obviously we need in situations to protect our guys, too.\u201d<\/p>\n
Leadoff hitter Mike Yastrzemski gave the Giants a 1-0 lead with a first-inning homer, and after Webb gave up Otto L\u00f3pez\u2019s two-run double in the fourth, the Giants tied it 2-2 on Christian Koss\u2019 sacrifice fly. The Marlins moved ahead 4-2 in the eighth off Tyler Rogers. Willy Adames\u2019 ninth-inning sacrifice fly to the wall made it 4-2 (he thought it was going to be a grand slam), and Patrick Bailey\u2019s single to left tied it. On the play, third base coach Matt WIlliams sent home Lee, who was thrown out, the second time in two nights a runner sent by Williams was nailed.<\/p>\n
After the Giants complete the homestand Thursday, they hit the road for a three-city tour to face the White Sox, Diamondbacks, and A\u2019s. Those teams rank second, sixth, and third, respectively, in hitting the most batters.<\/p>\n
The Giants hope Schmitt, who\u2019s playing third for injured Matt Chapman, can make the trip.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s kind of annoying, but it\u2019s how the game goes,\u201d Schmitt said. \u201cStuff like that happens. It doesn\u2019t seem like it\u2019s intentional at all. It\u2019s definitely not a fun thing to go through, especially when you\u2019ve been hit before. I\u2019ve gotten hit in the face. I\u2019ve fractured my wrist. I\u2019ve had these injuries. It\u2019s annoying and frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On the subject of retaliation, Ramos suggested it would help if the offense gave pitchers a cushion to…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18296,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[17491,17492,1266,1275,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-18295","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-bob-melvin","9":"tag-buster-posey","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-san-francisco-giants","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114753790506904784","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18295"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18295\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}