SAN DIEGO -- Giants outfielder Austin Slater said he didn't ask for much data as he was reworking his swing in Triple-A this season. He preferred to focus on the results.
So in Slater's second at-bat back in the big leagues Tuesday, the only number he cared about would have been three, as in the number of bases he picked up after lining San Diego padres pitcher Logan Allen's slider into the right field corner. The Giants executives evaluating Slater's future probably honed in on a different number, though.
Slater's RBI triple in his second at-bat back left the bat with a launch angle of 22 degrees, a far cry from the 2.