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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: No. 8 San Francisco Giants Hunter Pence jumps for but is unable to catch a fly for a double by Freddie Freeman (not pictured) of the Atlanta Braves at of the first round at AT & T Park September 10, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson / Getty Images)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 10: Hunter Pence # 8 of the San Francisco Giants leaps for but is unable to catch a fly for a double by Freddie Freeman (not a photo) of the Atlanta Braves during the
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Photo: Jason O. Watson / Getty Images
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – SEPTEMBER 10: No. 8 San Francisco Giants Hunter Pence jumps for but is unable to catch a fly for a double by Freddie Freeman (not pictured) of the Atlanta Braves at of the first round at AT & T Park September 10, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson / Getty Images)
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 10: Hunter Pence # 8 of the San Francisco Giants leaps for but is unable to catch a fly for a double by Freddie Freeman (not a photo) of the Atlanta Braves during the
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Photo: Jason O. Watson / Getty Images
Giants coach Bruce Bochy had a message about his two young pitchers before the opening game on Monday night.
Leave 'em pitch & # 39;
"We have no worries with those two," Bochy said about Dereck Rodriguez and Andrew Suarez, referring to their season totals, the two career highs.
With that, Bochy let Rodriguez get into the seventh inning, that is, when the match was decided on an un-won series. The Giants lost 4-1 to Atlanta, but no one blamed Rodriguez for his ninth straight loss.
The Giants had three hits and their last 20 batters were removed in order.
Rodriguez shot 86 throws in five innings and 102 to sixteen. Then he pitched another four, the number of shots it took Braves second baseman, Ozzie Albies, to show how speed and intelligence can win games.
Albies opened the seventh with a ball in the center, and made a big bend first, trying to trick center Gorkys Hernandez to throw him behind him. Of course, Hernandez fell on it and his jet flew over Brandon's belt.
Albies came third because of the mistake and scored moments later at Dansby Swanson's sacrifice. Hernandez made a big mistake – even though his throw was online, Albies would have taken second place with ease.
Albies also tripled in the ninth, crushing a Hunter Strickland field on the wall near the 421-foot panel in the center right. Albies took third place so quickly that he appeared on a Little League pitch, then he scored on a Swanson safety shot.
The series of nine defeats is the longest since July 23. 1, 2006.
Rodriguez, one of the best rookies in the league, gave up a run and four hits and dropped his ERA to 2.36. This is the fifth lowest in the league among pitchers with at least 16 starts.
The only point deserved by Rodriguez was reached in the fourth quarter when Freddie Freeman chose and scored on Kurt Suzuki's single. The only Giants rally against Sean Newcomb was initiated by Hernandez, who hit a single and advanced two bases on a sacrifice and a steal, then scored when Austin Slater hit a bouncer against third baseman Johan Camargo.
During the Giants' skid, they held first place in the league's three division races, losing three each to Colorado and Milwaukee, and Monday to Atlanta.
An unwritten rule is that teams do not face each other to compete, and the Giants will not have to face competitors until next week in San Diego.
"Even if we put young people, we are trying to win the match," said Bochy. "We will not sacrifice playing time for a young player because we are playing a competitor either."
Suarez will begin Tuesday night, and Bochy has announced his intention to launch Chris Shaw in the left field.
John Shea is the national baseball writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @JohnSheaHey
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