The Giants couldn’t ask more of Robbie Ray. Seven innings, one run, nine strikeouts — all of which amounted to a seventh consecutive quality start.
On an evening where the offense couldn’t muster a single run, Ray couldn’t avoid taking his first loss of the season.
Despite Ray’s excellence, the Giants lost to the Miami Marlins, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon at LoanDepot Park as the offense couldn’t cash in on numerous opportunities to score.
Ray finished May with a 1.38 ERA over six starts with 45 strikeouts over 39 innings, the lowest ERA he’s ever posted in a calendar month in his career. The left-hander has now recorded seven consecutive quality starts, allowing eight runs over 46 innings (1.57 ERA) with 53 strikeouts over this stretch.
Ray’s efforts would’ve been rewarded with a victory on most days, but not on a day where the Giants left 11 men on base and finished 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
The Giants loaded the bases with one out in the top of the first inning but ended the frame without a run to their name as Willy Adames and Mike Yastrzemski struck out.
In the top of the fourth, second baseman Tyler Fitzgerald sent a deep drive to the left-field warning track, but left fielder Heriberto Hernandez made a leaping catch to take away extra bases — and a potential home run.
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The following frame, another fantastic defensive play kept the Giants off the scoreboard. With Heliot Ramos on first, Jung Hoo Lee sent a changeup from Henriquez to center field, but center fielder Dane Myers made a leaping catch — banging into the wall in the process — to take extra bases and an RBI away from Lee.
In the eighth, the Giants runner on first and second with one out but, again, ended up without a run as Yastrzemski flew out and Fitzgerald struck out.
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