Robbie Ray Thrown Into Doubleheader Chaos, and the Giants' Pitching Nightmare is REAL

Alright, can you even believe this mess down in Atlanta? The San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves are about to play basically two full games today. Seriously, Tuesday night's opener got rain-suspended in the middle of the second inning with the Giants up 3-2. They're picking that one up at 2 p.m. ET, and then turning around for the regularly scheduled game at 7:15. If the Giants' season wasn't already a dumpster fire in the NL West, this doubleheader madness just cranked up the heat on their pitching staff.

Pitching Plans Blown Up for the Bay Area Crew

This weather delay totally messed up San Francisco's pitching rotation. They were set to send veteran lefty Robbie Ray to the mound for the night game, but now he's gotta start the resumed game first. Ray isn't exactly lighting it up this season with a 4-6 record and a 4.42 ERA. His last start against Washington on June 10, he went 5 2/3 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits, even though the Giants scraped out an 11-10 win. Against the Braves specifically, his career numbers are rough: 1-4 with a 5.90 ERA over eight starts. This guy is rumored to be on the trading block, which tells you everything about where the Giants are at. They're languishing in fourth place, 17 games behind the Dodgers, and nine games out of the final wild-card spot. Manager Tony Vitello knows it's a mess. He said, "Whether something happens for us or not, I don't have a lot of control over. It could be a distraction the clubhouse. The thing our team can do is simplify things." Simplifying things when your ace is on the IL and you're playing two games in a day? Good luck, fellas. On the other side, the Braves are rolling out rookie JR Ritchie (1-

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1, 3.82 ERA) for the scheduled game. He's one of their top prospects, getting a shot because Spencer Strider is out with right elbow inflammation. Ritchie made five starts earlier this season, posting a 4.56 ERA in 25 2/3 innings. Last Friday, he looked sharp against the Mets in relief of Strider, throwing five scoreless innings, giving up only two hits and two walks while striking out four in a 7-5 loss. He's never faced the Giants, so that's a fresh challenge.

Small Victories and a Monster Homer

Even with all the pitching drama, there are a couple of bright spots for these teams. The Braves are getting a huge boost with Drake Baldwin back behind the plate after missing 23 games with a right oblique strain. While he was out, their catchers collectively hit a brutal .110 with a .231 OPS, no runs, and only three RBIs. Baldwin wasted no time, leading off Tuesday's game with a 473-foot bomb to dead center field, the longest recorded homer in the majors this season! Braves manager Walt Weiss says his team "met all the challenges head-on." Gotta love that kind of resilience. And for the Giants, rookie Bryce Eldridge extended his on-base streak to 21 games on Tuesday with a single in the first inning. That's the longest by a Giants player since Matt Duffy in 2015, and get this, it's the longest on-base streak for a player 21 or younger in the past 95 years for the franchise. He's now chasing Willie McCovey's 25-game streak from 1959. That's a legend-level performance right there! So while those two teams are battling through a marathon day, our Seattle Mariners just finished a quick one. Our boys took down the Baltimore Orioles 3-1. That's a big win, and it shows the kind of grit and determination we expect from our Emerald City athletes. Let's keep that momentum going, M's!

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