The bad news is the Giants lost a 1 run game, wasted an excellent pitching performance by Tim Lincecum and failed to capitalize on an opportunity to gain ground on the NL West. The good news is the the D'Backs, Rockies and Dodgers all lost too, and failed to gain ground on the NL West leading Giants. Key Lines:
Tim Lincecum- 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 3.04. Tough to pitch much better than that. Too often, a dominating pitching performance is not good enough to win for this team.
Sergio Romo- 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 2.55. Romo's WHIP is 1.51 over his last 10 appearances against 0.89 for the season and 0.95 for his career. Not saying he is not good, but he is in a slump much like Affedlt was earlier in the season.
With the Loss, the Giants failed to extend their 2.5 game lead in the NL West as the D'Backs lost to the Cleveland Indians 6-2, the Rockies lost to the ChiSox 3-2 and the Dodgers lost to the Twins 1-0. The Padres managed to dig themselves out of the cellar with a 4-1 win over the KC Royals.
Matt Cain takes the mound in an afternoon game tomorrow against Big Bad Carlos Zambrano.
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