San Francisco Giants reliever Zack Littell was out of line. Littell allowed four of the five hitters he faced to reach base, yet somehow he had the nerve to give Giants manager Gabe Kapler a hard time about taking him out of an existing inning. It was absolutely the right decision for Kapler and the Giants to remove Littell in favor of Scott Alexander, a lefty who’s been good against Matt Olson, one of the game’s best left-handed hitters, with the tying run on third in the eighth.

Littell said after the game that he was wrong and that he apologized to the SF Giants’ skipper. He was, indeed, out of line, and it was nice to see how the Giants manager handled the situation. He took Littell into the tunnel immediately after returning to the dugout and gave him a good old fashioned talking to. The Giants went on to win the game against the defending champion Atlanta Braves.

More details on Wilmer Flores’ contract extension with the Giants are discussed. It’s actually three years, $16.5 million guaranteed, although the third year is a $3.5 million player option. If Flores declines his option, the Giants hold an $8.5 million club option, which could bring the value of the deal up to 3/$21.5 million. It’s a solid deal for both sides.

Right-handed flamethrower Cole Waites was added to the roster and could be a big part of the Giants’ bullpen moving forward. He didn’t make his debut last night, but expect it sometime in this series. Willie Calhoun, acquired earlier in the season for Steven Duggar, was also activated and had an impressive first plate appearance with his childhood team, as he drove in the Giants’ first run with a single off the right-field wall.

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