Madison Bumgarner and Yovani Gallardo hooked up in a pitchers' duel out at AT&T Park this afternoon. The BrewCrew drew first blood on Ryan Braun's HR to dead center in the first inning, but then Bumgarner clamped down. Bum also generated the first run the Giants scored on a double to CF then scoring from 2B on a single to LF by Keppinger. The bullpen got the last 4 outs to make it all stand up. Key Lines:
Aubrey Huff- 3 for 4. BA= .240. Maybe Huffy is finally relaxing and playing within himself. He had no Runs and no RBI's in this one but started the winning rally with Nate scoring the run after hitting into a Fielder's Choice behind Huff.
Brandon Belt- 2 for 2, BB. BA= .232. One of the hits was a swinging bunt to the left side but a good game from The Belter.
Madison Bumgarner- 7.2 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 3.56. Bum was throwing darts today. He has a K/9 of 7.92 against a BB/9 of 1.93 on the season. Take out the one terrible game against Minnesota and his ERA is 3.00. Bum is rapidly becoming one of the elite pitchers in baseball.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(31). ERA= 2.83.
With the win, the Giants win the series from another division leader. They also finish the 6 game homestand at 4-2. They maintain their 4 game lead in the NL West after the D'Backs blank the Rockies 7-0. It now seems to be a 2 team race in the NL West as the Rockies drop to 11 games behind the leaders. The Dodgers topped the Nats 3-1 to stay in 4'th place 13.5 games behind while the Padres lost to the Phillies again 5-3 to drop to 15 games behind in last place.
The Giants have a day off tomorrow but will be busy with their obligatory visit to the White House. Maybe Bochy, Burrell and Wilson can broker a budget deal while they are there like they do in the Together We Are Giant ads. LOL!
The Giants then start a 6 game road trip with a 3 games set against the Phillies in Citizen's Bank Park. They won't be facing Lee or Halladay. Someone over on the Phils' board is accusing Bochy of manipulating the rotations by playing the Phllies' starters in the All-Star Game while sitting Tim and Vogey. Well you know what? If Bochy is smart enough to calculate the rotations that far ahead, and I think he probably is, then that's exactly what he did and more power to him!! I'd be mad at him if he didn't. That's part of the spoils of being the Pennant winning manager! Anyway, the rest of the Phils' rotation is no cakewalk so their fans may be crying over nothing. Besides, didn't the Giants own Halladay and Lee in the NLCS? Timmy starts it off against Cole Hamels in game on Tuesday evening.
Nothing new on the trade front. I kind of half expected an announcement after the game today, but apparently nothing is Brewing!
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Your comment about Bochy manipulating the rotations is exactly why I love the game of baseball. So many tiny details that when added together amount to quite a few wins per season. Bochy really deserves a lot of credit, the way he played bullpens in the WS last year made Ron Washington look like a clown and this tomfoolery is awesome too!
ReplyDeleteThe Phillies' pitching coach was reportedly livid over Bochy using both Phils' starters and neither of the Giants.
ReplyDeleteLast year Bochy as a master at getting into other teams' heads. There was the Dodgers and beanball incidents and the double trip to the mound by Mattingly. Then there was the dustup over the humidor in Colorado. Maybe he's found a way to get the Phillies worried about other things besides winning? How great is that?
When he is in front of a camera he is basically a rock, which just adds to the humor behind it all. Mattingly at the mound last year was awesome, Bochy was like a 3rd grade tattle-tale running out there to point out the mistake. To be totally honest and as impartial as possible: The Phillies should be able to beat the Giants whether there is funny business over their rotation or not. If they think Bochy messing with their pitchers is what is going to make the difference, they are only playing right into his hands.
ReplyDeleteWhen Bochy is doing his post game interviews, watch his hands. He is always thumping with his fingers... I am really starting to like that guy. Reminds me of country folks.
ReplyDeleteJust read a tweet to Surkamp from some guy:
ReplyDelete"The dodgers are so broke 2 of their players tested positive for ramen noodles."