Boxscore Breakdown #25: Nadir – Giants 5, Angels 0

Does it get any lower than this for Jered Weaver? He’s had worse statistical starts in his career or even this season, but the context of this one gives it the appearance of Weaver hitting rock bottom. Weaver has given up two homers before, but never two homers to start the first inning, followed by a triple. Those two homers were also allowed to Nori Aoki, just his 20th career homer and second in the last two seasons, and Joe Panik, just his second career homer. He’s allowed hits to pitchers before, but giving up two singles to Tim Lincecum, who isn’t even a good hitting pitcher, is a whole other level of low.

Weaver doesn’t know what’s wrong. The Angels don’t know what’s wrong. Nobody even appears to know what to do to figure out what is wrong or what to do with Weaver if he proves to be beyond repair.

Giants 5, Angels 0

Run Expectancy Rundown
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[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1rSrGTLFuxNKZUa5Rs6Gc0K3mIf4hiYMeSLXJWYvaoDk/pubchart” query=”oid=1154832181&format=interactive” width=”620″ height=”341″ /] Brandon Crawford continues his campaign to make Scioscia look start, but he was largely canceled out by Panik also playing well.

Starting Pitcher Scores
[googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”spreadsheets/d/1rSrGTLFuxNKZUa5Rs6Gc0K3mIf4hiYMeSLXJWYvaoDk/pubchart” query=”oid=161400381&format=interactive” width=”584″ height=”293″ /] Lincecum’s revival continues thanks to the Angels. Perhaps he can teach Weaver a thing or two about how to resurrect a career in the face of diminished velocity.

Bullpen Battle
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Game Flow
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Halo A-hole

None of us have any answers either, Jered.