Struggling to find a rhythm, the reigning Cy Young winner now owns an 11.57 ERA through three starts for the Giants.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell walks off the mound past manager Bob Melvin, right, during a pitching change in the fifth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks in San Francisco, Friday, April 19, 2024. Blake Snell set an ominous tone on Friday night.
His first action was in the big leagues, when he looked rusty in a home start against the Washington Nationals on April 8, allowing three runs in three innings. It got worse his next time out against his former team in Tampa Bay, when the Rays got him for seven runs in four innings. Ketel Marte hammered an RBI double to get the Diamondbacks out in front, 1-0, in the third inning. Rookie Blaze Alexander smoked another RBI double to make it 2-0 in the fourth. And in the fifth, the wheels came off.
Through three games this year, Snell has allowed 15 earned runs in 11-2/3 innings while striking out 12 batters and allowing five walks and 18 hits.San Francisco Giants |His rough start Friday was followed by a trio of ugly outings by Landen Roupp , Kai-Wei Teng and Nick Avila, who served up a grand slam to Alexander during a six-run eighth inning.
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