What’s happening with Blake Snell? Reigning Cy Young winner clobbered again as Giants lose, 17-1, to Arizona


by The Mercury News

The Mercury News— Struggling to find a rhythm, the reigning Cy Young winner now owns an 11.57 ERA through three starts for the Giants.

San Francisco Chronicle—Jordan Montgomery outduels Blake Snell as D-backs trounce Giants 17-1. Before Friday’s game at Oracle Park, former San Francisco Giants DH Joc Pederson, now with Arizona, dubbed the evening’s starting pitchers “the matchup of the left-handed late-comers,” but the Boras Battle also might have worked. Blake Snell, the last of the Giants’ major additions, has yet to flash his 2023 NL Cy Young form after signing only four days before the end of spring training in Scottsdale, Ariz. He gave up five runs Friday in San Francisco’s 17-1 loss and surrendered nine hits in 4⅔...

The Mercury News—Blake Snell’s rocky start with SF Giants continues, landing on injured list. Blake Snell was scratched from his scheduled start Wednesday and placed on the 15-day IL with a moderate adductor strain in his left groin.

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