Game Wrap 6/10/2011: Giants 3 Reds 2

These days, 3 runs is a veritable offensive explosion for the Giants. They scored their 3'rd run in this game in the bottom of the 9'th inning and it was good enough for their 9'th walk-off win of the season. The Win came at a cost, though, as Freddy Sanchez had to leave the game with a right shoulder separation. Key Lines:

Miguel Tejada- 2 for 3, 2 2B, BB. BA= .229. The BB was, not surprisingly, intentional. He hit another ball hard that was caught in the OF. Miggy is hitting .295 over his last 10 games and this was his second consecutive game with 2 doubles. He has a 7 game hitting streak in which he is 10 for 28. Some folks may have written Miggy's obituary for his Giants career a bit prematurely.

Cody Ross- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .267. I like Cody Ross, but when Cody Ross is your cleanup hitter, you've got to be just a little concerned.

Nate Schierholtz- 1 for 1. BA= .260. Man, Nate is just fearless up there in these situations! Yet another clutch walk-off base hit. I wonder if maybe when he's starting, he's trying to do too much? Here, he knows all he needs to do is hit a single and the game is over.

Brandon Crawford- 0 for 3. BA= 234. Crawford was pressed into service when Sanchez went down. His 3 AB's looked weak and his BA is sinking down to Richmond levels. He still has value for his D and it's probably too early to write off his offense, but gotta be concerned about whether he's ready for the long haul.

Freddy Sanchez- 1 for 2. BA= .289. Freddy injured his R shoulder on a diving, skidding defensive stop in the 5'th inning. Gotta think this is going to keep him out awhile. Let's hope he didn't tear his rotator cuff in the process. Burriss will probably fill in until Fonty comes off the DL, but neither of those players is Freddy Sanchez. Wow! The injuries just keep piling up!

Ryan Vogelsong- 6 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 1.81. Vogey was not as dominant in this one as his last start, but the Reds lineup is real tough. He held them at bay long enough to give his team a chance to win.

Jeremy Affeldt- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.21. Affeldt has been much better over his last 10 appearances with an ERA of 2.31, 11 K's and just 1 BB over 11.2 IP. He's whittled his ERA down from 5.28. Jeremy Affeldt back in top form could be a huge factor as the season progresses.

Sergio Romo- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.33. Romo has 16 K's and just 2 BB's in his last 9 IP. A 7'th, 8'th and 9'th inning combo of Affeldt, Romo and Wilson seems to be taking shape.

Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, W(5-1). ERA= 2.79. Bochy has exclusively used Wilson in the top of the 9'th in tie games at home which has resulted in Willie collecting 5 of the Giants 9 walk-off wins. Oh, must be a tough life being the closer for a championship team. BWeezy made an appearance with a bunch of Victoria's Secret models to introduce a line of Giants themed undergarments and sleepwear on Thursday.

The Win enabled the Giants to again stretch their lead in the NL West to 2 games over the Dangerous D'Backs who lost to the Marlins 6-4. The Rockies held off the Desperate Dodgers 6-5 to stay in 3'rd place, 4.5 games off the pace while the Dodgers stayed tied with the Pathetic Padres who lost to the Nats, 2-1 to drop 7.5 games out of the lead.

Tim Lincecum tries to keep it going this afternoon against Mike Leake. Timmy's been a bit off his game lately. The Reds lineup will be a challenge.