The Padres took advantage of a squeezed strike zone in the first inning and jumped on Tim Hudson for 4 runs. The rest of the game was a sleepwalk in the park as the Giants managed just 3 hits off Odrisamer Despaigne and the Padres bullpen. Key Lines:
Joe Panik- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .303. Panik has a short, quick swing so was able to adjust to Despaigne's varied arsenal of pitches and speeds. 2-Hit Joe had been in a bit of a slump in the D'Backs series but had 2 of the Giants 3 hits in this game.
Tim Hudson- 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K. ERA= 3.52. Huddy had at least 3 or 4 key pitches that clearly caught corners of the plate called balls by home plate ump Lance Barksdale in the first inning and it clearly affected the outcome of this game as it forced Huddy to the middle of the plate and the Padres jumped all over him for a 4 run first inning. The zone eased up a bit after the first inning, but remained inconsistent throughout the game. Huddy contributed to by failing to keep the ball down in the zone where he seemed to be able to get strike calls.
Tim Lincecum- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.81. I did not see Timmy's innings, but reports from Kruk and Kuip and from the Postgame Live analysts were positive. It's a clean line.
Angel Pagan- 0 for 2, BB, SB(16). BA= .300. Pagan did not look like he felt well and pulled up on a throw when it looked like he had a chance to get a runner at the plate. At this point, it would appear that Pagan cannot be counted on for the remainder of this season.
The Loss left the Giants 3.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West after the Dodgers pounded the Cubs 14-5. Their lead over the Pirates for the home field advantage in the Wild Card play-in game shrunk to 1 game as the Pirates came from behind the beat the BrewCrew. On a happier note, the Giants lead over the Brewers for the second Wild Card slot is 5.5 games with 9 to play.
Yusmeiro Petit takes on the Padres best pitcher, Andrew Cashner, this evening to try and square up the weekend series.
A big Get Well Soon to Willie McCovey who is hospitalized for treatment of a serious infection.
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Cubs 8, Dodgers 7. Losing pitcher Brian Wilson with ERA 4.86. So if the Giants can break out of their slump, they can gain some ground tonight, anyhow.
ReplyDeleteWilson does us a solid. Now we just need to regroup tonite.
ReplyDeleteRichard in Winnipeg
Ha! I guess Juan Uribe finally did some good things for them but the Dodgers' record with ex-Giants is almost laughable. It really is like sending secret agents down there to infiltrate them!
DeleteI really believe that Gary Brown needs to be given a meaningful game situation. His defence is major league.
ReplyDeletePerez is a nice little story.
Lets give Brown a chance.
Padres day game tomorrow.
Sounds like listening to Marty Lurie now he is not playing the rest of the weekend.
Richard in Winnipeg
Pagan not playing I failed to say in my previous
ReplyDeleteR in Wpg
both pagan and morse likely out till after bum series
Deleteseason is done
bacci
Don't you think it's a bit early to declare the season done when they have a 4.5 game lead for the 2'nd Wild Card slot with 8 games to play?
DeletePosters on this blog advised Bochy to play Ishikawa and Brown (and I am in that camp) …. so far Belt and Perez have not had a hit …. maybe Bochy will be right in the end but so far it has been a mistake
ReplyDeleteI see absolutely not downside to giving Brown a look even at this late date. Perez is an automatic out in the lineup and likely not better than Brown on D and possibly worse.
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