- Bottom 1st: Smith blasts a 103.1 mph solo shot to right-center (33° launch, 390 ft) for the early lead
- Bottom 2nd: Kim Hye-seong rips a 103.9 mph liner up the middle for an insurance run
- Bottom 6th: Back-to-back hits from Call and Rojas plate three to break it open
Shohei not in the lineup?! You gotta be kidding me
Turned on the TV, saw the lineup, and did a full double-take — "Wait, where's Shohei?!" Maybe Roberts gave him the night off after that Saturday day game. Hey, it's a long season, a reset day here and there is fine by me. Actually got me thinking — let's see how this team does without Shohei, real test of our depth. Cracked a beer and settled in.
Professor Smith goes deep right out of the gate
Then bottom of the 1st — boom. Smith launches a homer right out of the chute. Right-center, 103.1 mph exit velo, 33-degree launch angle, 390 feet. Picture-perfect arc. "Yeahhh!! That's what I'm talking about!" — yelling at my TV like a maniac. Even without Shohei, the heart of the order delivers. That's this team.
Then in the 2nd, Kim Hye-seong rips a liner up the middle. 103.9 mph laser to add another run. Hye-seong is fully locked in with this team now. His contact skills have been money lately, seriously reliable.
Lee Jung-hoo gets us in the 5th
Top of the 5th — Lee Jung-hoo takes one down the left field line for a homer to tie it up. The 73.2 mph exit velo looks like he got jammed, but at 27 degrees he muscled it just enough... "Aw man, they tied it." Took a sip of beer. The Giants ain't no joke either, gotta respect 'em.
The 6th seals the deal
But the bottom of the order doing damage — that's the strength of this team. Bottom of the 6th, Call lines one down the right field line for the go-ahead run (77 mph, 24° launch), then Rojas slaps one up the middle to pad the lead. Just 68.1 mph off the bat, but the placement was perfect. "YES!! Tough at-bats!" Couldn't help jumping off the couch.
No flashy bombs, but a team that scores on these grounder-type liners is a dangerous team. Smith lights the fuse with the arch, and the supporting cast — Call, Rojas, Hye-seong — closes it out. That's the ideal way to win.
Wrapping it up
5-2 win. Doing this without Shohei? Our depth is absurd. He's back tomorrow, right? Please Shohei, come back and rake again. For now, time to crack open another beer.
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