Giants pitcher Anthony DeSclafani didn’t have to get off the couch for his earned run average to drop by more than three full points, as an official scoring change took seven earned runs off his season stat line Wednesday.
After initially being charged with seven earned runs in his last start on June 26 against the Reds, a scoring changed an infield hit for Cincinnati center fielder Nick Senzel to an error on Giants third baseman Evan Longoria. The play, which took place with the bases empty and no one out in the third inning, led to a nightmare frame for DeSclafani who is out for the season after undergoing ankle surgery.
The change brought DeSclafani’s ERA down from a career-worst 9.95 mark to a still-abysmal 6.65 and provided an unexpected break for the pitcher, who signed a three-year, $36 million deal with the Giants this offseason after posting a career-best 3.17 ERA in 31 starts last year.
🚨SCORING CHANGE 132🚨
T3 Nick Senzel reaches on a throwing error by third baseman Evan Longoria, instead of reaching on an infield single. All seven runs in the inning are now unearned to Anthony DeSclafani
Change No. 3 for SF#ATOBTTR #SFGameUp pic.twitter.com/l23pj3aHDt
— MLB Scoring Changes (@ScoringChanges) July 20, 2022
The Giants entered the 2022 season optimistic hopeful DeSclafani would regain the form he showed for much of last season, but an ankle injury that first sent him to the injured list last August continued to hamper the veteran starter at the beginning of this year.
After making three starts in April, the 32-year-old right-hander landed on the injured list with ankle inflammation before he returned to the mound on June 21 to face the Braves. DeSclafani gave up five earned runs in Atlanta before facing the Reds at home on June 26.
Even though the scoring change takes seven earned runs away from DeSclafani, his 2022 season will still go down as one to forget.
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