There wasn't much torture in this one as the Giants cruised to a relatively easy win over the rapidly fading Padres and extended their lead in the NL West race. Key Lines:
Andres Torres- 3 for 4, 2B, BB, SB(11). BA= .234. This was the Torres of last year, hitting the ball hard, stealing bases, taking extra bases and playing great D in CF. If he could recapture that magic for a month or two, this race would be over.
Pablo Sandoval- 0 for 2, 2 BB, SF. BA= .302. Credit Pablo for being patient at the plate and putting the team first even if it decreased his chances of extending his hitting streak. He got a well-deserved ovation from the Giants fans in AT&T Park South after his last AB when everybody knew the 22 game hitting streak had come to an end.
Cody Ross- 1 for 3, HR(7), BB. BA= .271. Ross has hit as many as 24 HR's in a season. Come on Cody! Give us 10 more this year! That's not too much to ask, right?
Chris Stewart- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .194. Nice night for CStew who seems to have settled in as Timmy's personal catcher.
Tim Lincecum- 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 2.99. Timmy threw 112 pitches in 6 innings including 3 WP's so it wasn't easy, but an off night for Timmy is a great one for most other pitchers.
Jeremy Affledt- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.29. Affeldt is deadly against LH batters but really struggles against RH batters. Still, he took the game deep enough to spare the relievers who got used in Thursday's game.
Sergio Romo- 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K's. ERA= 2.05. Romo has become mostly a RH specialist in Bochy's scheme. Is Bochy under-using him, or is his success because Bochy is putting him in positions where he can succeed? Whichever, it's pretty tough to argue with the results.
With the Win, the Giants stretched their NL West lead to 4.5 games over the D'Backs who lost to the Dodgers 6-4. The Rockies blanked the BrewCrew 4-0 to stay in 3'rd place, 8.5 games behind the Giants. The Dodgers' win kept them in 4'th place, 11.5 games behind the leaders and the Pathetic Padres fell deeper into last place, 14 games behind.
Barry Zito goes for his 4'th straight win since coming off the DL facing LHP Cory Luebke who the Giants have now had a chance to see. 5:35 PM start in AT&T South.
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