The Braves lost their third game in a row on Monday night, falling to the Giants in frustrating fashion, 3-2.
One of the very few poor starts of Strider’s spectacular rookie season came against San Francisco in mid June. He was not as bad tonight, but he did struggle with command at times while navigating an erratic strike zone and poor defense behind him. He worked five innings of three-run ball, striking out nine in the process.
The Giants struck for two runs in the second inning as the offense strung together a series of hits. That would account for the only offense early on despite a handful of scoring chances.