Giants' Bats Silenced by Mets' Clay Holmes

There isn't much to say about the San Francisco Giants' offense these days. On Saturday, the bats were silenced by New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes. Holmes only allowed three hits over seven innings as the Mets blasted Landen Roupp en route to a 9-0 win at Oracle Park.

But the Giants also received some concerning news about relief pitcher José Buttó before Saturday's game. He's going to be out between 2-4 months after having a blood clot removed from his right arm. 

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With the Buttó news hanging over their heads, the Giants took the field, looking to see if they could knock off the Mets.

Roupp worked 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits, seven runs (six earned), walked one, and struck out seven. After his Saturday night outing, though, Roupp's ERA soared to 5.06. Reliever Ryan Borucki came on to take Roupp's place. In his 1 1/3 innings of work, Borucki gave up three hits, one run (earned), didn't walk anyone, and struck out one.

The Mets scored three runs in the top of the third inning to take a 3-0 lead. With one out, New York's Carson Benge reached base on a throwing error by Giants third baseman Matt Chapman. Mark Vientos and Jared Young scored on the play.

Then, in the top of the fifth inning, New York took control of the game with a five-run outburst. Tyrone Taylor connected for a three-run homer, knocking in Brett Baty and Vientos. Vientos was 3-for-5 at the plate, while Brett Baty and Bo Bichette were 2-for-5.

Giants pitching struck out 10 Mets on the night, but that didn't keep the Mets from having a great night at the plate. 

In the game, the Giants were 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position. They left five runners on base, too. 

Giants manager Tony Vitello probably will look for a way to jumpstart his team's offense on Sunday. The Mets and Giants, now 3-6 on the young season, finish their weekend series at Oracle Park with a Sunday afternoon contest.

After Sunday's game, the Giants will get ready open a three-game series on Monday against Kyle Schwarber, Bryce Harper, and the Philadelphia Phillies. Then, San Francisco will board a plane and open a weekend series against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

As for Buttó, his health situation wasn't determined until Dr. Jason Lee, a vascular surgeon at the Stanford Medical Center, evaluated him on Friday. Buttó, 28, was put on the Injured List with right arm fatigue.

“So maybe this has been building up for a while," Vitello said when speaking with reporters on Friday, according to Giants beat reporter Maria Guardado of MLB.com.

"For him to be at a crossroads, finally, where he knows what the problem is and it's kind of boiled over -- it’s unfortunate that he's not with us and active on the mound, but I think everybody likes the guy so much," Vitello said.

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