The Giants are the only team in baseball without a sweep this season. They were so close to changing that on Wednesday. San Francisco was three outs away from taking all three games from the Reds, but gave up seven runs in the ninth inning to drop the final game of the series.
1. ‘Bananas Bonds’ strikes again
Tristan Peters can’t be stopped. The White Sox outfielder picked up three more hits last night, including a two-run homer off Robby Ahlstrom in the fifth inning. He’s now gone deep in five consecutive games. Here’s a compilation from the White Sox on X of every homer. Peters, the former Savannah Banana, has earned the moniker Bananas Bonds, and he’s on board with it. “I’m proud of that, and so yeah, I’m going to embrace it,” Peters said (h/t Scott Merkin of MLB.com). Peters hit just .218 with two home runs in July. He’s turned things around in a big way this month with a massive 1.169 OPS over 63 at-bats.
2. Kim wins it for Atlanta
Ha-Seong Kim had five hits all season when he came to the plate with the winning run in scoring position last night against the Dodgers. The veteran infielder capped off an eight-pitch at-bat with a single to left field off Tanner Scott to secure the walk-off win. “It’s been a rough season personally for me, but the team is doing great,” Kim said through an interpreter (h/t Mark Bowman of MLB.com). “So, I was always trying to think about how I can help the team. I feel like I was preparing myself, and I feel like all that hard work and preparation paid off at this moment.” Kim has played sparsely since being activated in early August. He’s appeared in five games this month. Mauricio Dubon has been Atlanta’s primary shortstop recently.
3. Suarez decision coming today
The Reds placed Eugenio Suarez and TJ Friedl on waivers on Tuesday. It’s a 48-hour process, so we’ll find out whether another team claimed either player sometime today. Suarez launched a grand slam during the aforementioned Giants bullpen meltdown. It’s been a rough season, but he’s slugging .500 with five homers and 18 RBI in August. Suarez is owed about $2.5MM for the rest of the season. A borderline contender could fork that over to add some right-handed power. Friedl has stumbled out of regular playing time. He’s 1-for-19 this month, dropping his average to .158.
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