Even with a either/or, two pitch mix, Jackson was incredibly effective at missing opponents bats. ![]() Somehow his effective relief outings every 2 or 3 days in August weren’t enough to deadlift the Giants’ into a Wild Card spot.įor the all the frustrations he experienced during his drawn out recovery, Jackson did successfully get back to form, which is never a guarantee after such a major surgery and recovery. By the time he was getting consistent playing time, San Francisco was slip-sliding away into the chasm of irrelevancy. rooms, or over the countless innings spent looking from the dugout railing or through the chain-link fence of the bullpen with a sweatshirt on, hoodie up, a baseball anxiously juggling around in his palm. It wasn’t quite the return Luke Jackson imagined for himself during those long stints in bleached fluorescent P.T. With the team officially face-planted, Jackson went on paternity leave. ![]() Jackson’s last of the season came on the 24th against LA, throwing 1.2 scoreless innings in the 7th and 8th-the Giants still dropped the game 3-2. He made 12 appearances in August and 9 in September. Jackson was used sparingly for the rest of July, and it wasn’t until August that he finally found a rhythm.
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