In the game of baseball, a pitcher is considered to have had a very good inning if he throws around 15 pitches.
On April 22 Los Angeles Angels pitcher Jaime Barria topped that number to a single batter when he and San Francisco Giant first baseman Brandon Belt paired up for a record setting 21 pitch at bat that lasted 13 minutes. 189 more words
Of course it’s not over yet, but what an interesting week in Giants-land. There was a little something for everyone: Bumgarner started the healing journey, the triumphant return of Johnny Cueto and Jeff Samardzija, bad Brandon Belt and very good Brandon Belt, bullpen meltdowns, and some big home runs (and the arrival of Big Mac). 820 more words
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Brandon Belt had a mind boggling 21 pitch at bat in the first inning and finished the game with 3 hits including a homer and 2 runs scored to help the Giants top the Angels, 4-2. 684 more words
ANAHEIM (AP) — Brandon Belt hung in for an epic 21-pitch at-bat before flying out, but later homered to lead Johnny Cueto and the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Sunday. 659 more words
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Brandon Belt hung in for an epic 21-pitch at-bat before flying out, but later homered to lead Johnny Cueto and the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 on Sunday. 642 more words
Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Jaime Barrios and San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt set a modern-day record in the first inning of Sunday’s game in Anaheim with a 21 pitch at-bat. 233 more words
Brandon Belt took the concept of “working the count” to a new level on Sunday.
In the first inning of the Giants’ game against the Angels, pitcher Jaime Barria needed 21 pitches to retire Belt on a fly out to right field. 115 more words
