POST-GAME UPDATE
Rockies 8, Giants 0: Noah Lowry has now entered the Rueter Zone, with more walks allowed than strikeouts. His ERA is relatively low this year because he’s been keeping the ball in the park (12 HRs) and on the ground (25 DPs), and that didn’t happen today. The big question: Is there something wrong with Lowry? He needs to bounce back the next couple starts to prove otherwise not just to us but to any GM thinking about trading for him this off-season.
PLODAG: Tyler Walker, who returned to the majors and threw a scoreless inning.
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This just over the wires: the Dodgers claimed Esteban Loaiza off waivers from Oakland and are on the hook for $8.5 million in guaranteed money.
That is a massive gamble by Ned Colletti. Loaiza has spent most of the year on the DL, and though he’s pitched well since his return, he hasn’t pitched well for an extended stretch since 2005. If the Dodgers are desperate enough to grab Loaiza, there might still be hope the Giants can move one of their veterans by Friday’s waiver-trade deadline.
