AAA Fresno Grizzlies defeated the Nashville Sounds 6-3:
Conor Gillaspie(3B)- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .288.
Brett Pill(2B)- 1 for 5, HR(5). BA= .324.
Brad Eldred(1B)- 1 for 3, BB, 3 SB(3). BA= .256
Matt Yourkin(LHP)- 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.54.
Marc Kroon(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Save(8). ERA= 3.29.
Not sure what happened with Eldred's steals. The box score has him stealing 2B, 3B AND HOME! Dude is a 31 yo 6'6" 270 lb 1B/DH type. Must have been quite a sight to see!
AA Bowie Baysox edged the Richmond Flying Squirrels 5-4:
Nick Noonan(SS)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .247.
Roger Kieschnick(RF)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .190.
Clayton Tanner(LHP)- 6 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K's, GO/AO= 10/3. ERA= 3.94
Dan Otero(RHP)- 2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA= 2.11.
Jason Stoffel(RHP)- 0.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, BS(4). ERA= 4.50.
Noonan seems to be holding his own at SS. Wouldn't it be something if he emerged as the Giants SS of the future? I see him as potentially being a lot like Mike Fontenot. Tanner avoided the walks and had better results. If he can do that consistently, he might end up as a decent #4 or #5 in MLB. Stoffell is still showing a lot of inconsistency.
A+ San Jose Giants out hit the Lancaster Jethawks 9-6(and the game was in San Jose):
Gary Brown(CF)- 3 for 5, 2 SB(21). BA= .366.
Ryan Cavan(2B)- 3 for 5, 2 SB(6). BA= .263.
Hector Sanchez(C)- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .275.
Tommy Joseph(1B)- 2 for 4, HR(3). BA= .248.
Hector Correa(RHP)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 2.59.
Heath Hembree(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(9). ERA= 0.75.
Gotta think Brown is not long for SJ, unless the organization is still intent on letting SJ win championships, but that would be a huge waste of talent. Hembree looks like the kind of closer we were all hoping Jason Stoffel would be. Could he be Brian Wilson's eventual replacement?
Low A Augusta Greenjackets edged the Rome Braves 5-4:
Carlos Willoughby(2B)- 3 for 3, 2 BB, SB(12). BA= .297.
Adam Duvall(3B)- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .252.
Rafael Rodriguez(LF)- 2 for 4. BA= .289.
Austin Fleet(RHP)- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.25.
Matt Graham(RHP)- 2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 4-0. ERA= 5.32.
Willoughby was on base 5 times in 5 PA's. RafRod still hasn't shown much power, but he's maintaining a decent BA which is the most important thing for him to do at this stage. Good to see Matt Graham get back in the saddle after a disastrous outing. I'm really hoping the Giants are patient with him and he develops into something.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Game Wrap 5/10/2011: Giants 1 Rockies D'Backs 0
Tim Lincecum and Ian Kennedy hooked up in a ferocious pitching duel that ended with neither pitcher being involved in the decision. Cody Ross provided another fix for the Giants addiction to walk-off wins wlth Brian Wilson gettng credit for the W for the 3'rd time time in 4 games. Key lines:
Darren Ford- 0 AB, SB(4). Ford was kept on the roster while Rohlinger and Burriss were sent down for just this type of situation. Posey drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 9'th inning. He stole 2B without drawing a throw. Huff struck out, but then Cody Ross drove in Ford with a hit down the LF line. Without the Giants abilty to insert Ford's speed into the game at that point, the game might still be in progress!
Cody Ross- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .245. Ross was only credited with a single on the walk-off hit, but it would have been a double if the game hadn't ended with Darren Ford crossing home plate.
Tim Lincecum- 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 2.11. Timmy is amazing to watch pitch right now. I don't recall ever seeing him so elastic, strong or loose armed as he is right now. He's getting incredible leverage on every pitch and letting the ball go with more freedom and confidence than I can remember in his already incredible career.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, Win(3-1). ERA= 4.41. This reminds me of Wilson's explanation of why he wanted to be a closer. Timmy pitches 8 innings, Willie pitches just one and walks off with the W. "I want THAT job!" LOL!
The Giants had lost a half game to the Reeling Rockies with the off day yesterday. The Rockies lost to the Mets today, 4-3 allowing the Giants to close to 0.5 games back in the NL West. The Dodgers pounded the Pirates to climb to 3.5 games off the pace. The Dangerous D'Backs and Pesky Padres are 4 and 6 games back respectively afte their losses tonight.
Jonathan Sanchez tries to get back on track tomorrow evening against Armando Galarraga.
I have always believed that the winning team gets the biggest boost and the losing team gets the most demoralized from 1-0 games because the losing team wasted a great pitching performance. Hey, maybe instead of the Dangerous D'Backs, they are now the Demoralized D'Backs. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it, huh?
Darren Ford- 0 AB, SB(4). Ford was kept on the roster while Rohlinger and Burriss were sent down for just this type of situation. Posey drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the 9'th inning. He stole 2B without drawing a throw. Huff struck out, but then Cody Ross drove in Ford with a hit down the LF line. Without the Giants abilty to insert Ford's speed into the game at that point, the game might still be in progress!
Cody Ross- 1 for 3, BB. BA= .245. Ross was only credited with a single on the walk-off hit, but it would have been a double if the game hadn't ended with Darren Ford crossing home plate.
Tim Lincecum- 8 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 2.11. Timmy is amazing to watch pitch right now. I don't recall ever seeing him so elastic, strong or loose armed as he is right now. He's getting incredible leverage on every pitch and letting the ball go with more freedom and confidence than I can remember in his already incredible career.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, Win(3-1). ERA= 4.41. This reminds me of Wilson's explanation of why he wanted to be a closer. Timmy pitches 8 innings, Willie pitches just one and walks off with the W. "I want THAT job!" LOL!
The Giants had lost a half game to the Reeling Rockies with the off day yesterday. The Rockies lost to the Mets today, 4-3 allowing the Giants to close to 0.5 games back in the NL West. The Dodgers pounded the Pirates to climb to 3.5 games off the pace. The Dangerous D'Backs and Pesky Padres are 4 and 6 games back respectively afte their losses tonight.
Jonathan Sanchez tries to get back on track tomorrow evening against Armando Galarraga.
I have always believed that the winning team gets the biggest boost and the losing team gets the most demoralized from 1-0 games because the losing team wasted a great pitching performance. Hey, maybe instead of the Dangerous D'Backs, they are now the Demoralized D'Backs. Doesn't quite have the same ring to it, huh?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Down on the Farm: 5/9/2011
AAA Fresno Grizzlies edged the Tucson Padres 3-2:
Brandon Belt(1B)- 0 for 1, 3 BB. .408/.537.633.
Shane Loux(RHP)- 8 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 2.78.
Henry Sosa(RHP)= 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Win(3-1). ERA= 9.00.
AA Richmond Flying Squirrels came out on top of a pitching duel with the Bowie Baysox 1-0:
Charlie Culberson(2B)- 1 for 3, SB(3). BA= .291.
Daryl Maday(RHP)- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.00.
Ronnie Ray(RHP)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.35.
Ray has 21 K's against just 4 BB's in 20 IP.
A+ The Cal League was idle tonight.
Low A Augusta Greenjackets outlasted the Rome Braves in 13 innings 4-3:
Adam Duvall(3B)- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5), BB. BA= .242.
Seth Rosin(RHP)- 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 15/3. ERA= 4.62.
Jacob Dunnington(RHP)- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.14.
Stephen Harrold(RHP)- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.20.
Rosin was pounding the zone and getting ground balls. Would like to see a few more K's, especially at this level.
Brandon Belt(1B)- 0 for 1, 3 BB. .408/.537.633.
Shane Loux(RHP)- 8 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 8 K's. ERA= 2.78.
Henry Sosa(RHP)= 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, Win(3-1). ERA= 9.00.
AA Richmond Flying Squirrels came out on top of a pitching duel with the Bowie Baysox 1-0:
Charlie Culberson(2B)- 1 for 3, SB(3). BA= .291.
Daryl Maday(RHP)- 5.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 7 K's. ERA= 3.00.
Ronnie Ray(RHP)- 3 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.35.
Ray has 21 K's against just 4 BB's in 20 IP.
A+ The Cal League was idle tonight.
Low A Augusta Greenjackets outlasted the Rome Braves in 13 innings 4-3:
Adam Duvall(3B)- 2 for 4, 2B, HR(5), BB. BA= .242.
Seth Rosin(RHP)- 7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 15/3. ERA= 4.62.
Jacob Dunnington(RHP)- 3 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.14.
Stephen Harrold(RHP)- 3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.20.
Rosin was pounding the zone and getting ground balls. Would like to see a few more K's, especially at this level.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Down on the Farm: 5/8/2011
AAA Fresno Grizzlies topped the Tucson Padres 4-3:
Andres Torres(CF)- 2 for 4, BB, SB(1), Assist, Home). BA= .267.
Mark DeRosa(3B)- 2 for 4. BA= .375.
Nice game for Torres. This line is more convincing that he's really ready to come back than a HR in 4 AB's. I'm ready to see what DeRosa can do with some consecutive AB's at 3B in Pablo's absence.
AA Altoona Curve defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-2:
Roger Kieschnick(RF)- 2 for 4. BA= .185
Johnny Monell(C)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .207.
Justin Fitzgerald(RHP)- 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.99.
David Quinowski(LHP)- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.77.
Kieschnick and Monell need to string together a few multi-hit games. Tough outing for Fitz. He has pitched well as you can see from his ERA after this poor outing. I wonder if Q will ever get a chance to pitch in the majors?
A+ San Jose Giants downed the Bakersfield Blaze 7-3:
Gary Brown(CF)- 1 for 3, BB, HBP, SB(19). BA= .357.
Ryan Cavan(2B)- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .248.
Hector Sanchez(DH)- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3). BA= .267.
Chris Dominguez(3B)- 1 for 4, HR(7). BA= .279.
Chris Heston(RHP)- 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 3.31.
Heath Hembree(RHP)- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(8). ERA= 0.82.
Brown has a very nice game and his BA drops! Dominguez continues to show impressive power with an adequate BA. I like the way Sanchez is coming along as a hitter. Hembree is a legitimate closer prospect.
Low A West Virginia Power outhit the Augusta Greenjackets 12-6:
Robert Haney(SS-2B)- 2 for 5. BA= .250.
Ryan Scoma(DH)- 2 for 5, HR(2). BA= .265.
Devin Harris(RF)- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .245.
Sundrendy Windster(1B)- 1 for 2, HR(1). BA= .118.
Rafael Rodriguez(LF)- 2 for 4, Assist(home). BA= .295.
Matt Graham(RHP)- 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 0 K's. ERA= 5.40.
Edward Concepcion(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.70.
Jameson Taillon(RHP, Power)- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.64.
RafRod seems to have moved over to LF for several games now with Harris moving to RF. Another rough outing for Matt Graham. Concepcion had one terrible appearance but has been otherwise solid. Taillon was the #2 overall pick in last year's draft for the Pirates.
Andres Torres(CF)- 2 for 4, BB, SB(1), Assist, Home). BA= .267.
Mark DeRosa(3B)- 2 for 4. BA= .375.
Nice game for Torres. This line is more convincing that he's really ready to come back than a HR in 4 AB's. I'm ready to see what DeRosa can do with some consecutive AB's at 3B in Pablo's absence.
AA Altoona Curve defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels 7-2:
Roger Kieschnick(RF)- 2 for 4. BA= .185
Johnny Monell(C)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .207.
Justin Fitzgerald(RHP)- 5.2 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 3.99.
David Quinowski(LHP)- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 1.77.
Kieschnick and Monell need to string together a few multi-hit games. Tough outing for Fitz. He has pitched well as you can see from his ERA after this poor outing. I wonder if Q will ever get a chance to pitch in the majors?
A+ San Jose Giants downed the Bakersfield Blaze 7-3:
Gary Brown(CF)- 1 for 3, BB, HBP, SB(19). BA= .357.
Ryan Cavan(2B)- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .248.
Hector Sanchez(DH)- 2 for 5, 2B, HR(3). BA= .267.
Chris Dominguez(3B)- 1 for 4, HR(7). BA= .279.
Chris Heston(RHP)- 7 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 6 K's. ERA= 3.31.
Heath Hembree(RHP)- 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K's, Save(8). ERA= 0.82.
Brown has a very nice game and his BA drops! Dominguez continues to show impressive power with an adequate BA. I like the way Sanchez is coming along as a hitter. Hembree is a legitimate closer prospect.
Low A West Virginia Power outhit the Augusta Greenjackets 12-6:
Robert Haney(SS-2B)- 2 for 5. BA= .250.
Ryan Scoma(DH)- 2 for 5, HR(2). BA= .265.
Devin Harris(RF)- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .245.
Sundrendy Windster(1B)- 1 for 2, HR(1). BA= .118.
Rafael Rodriguez(LF)- 2 for 4, Assist(home). BA= .295.
Matt Graham(RHP)- 0.1 IP, 2 H, 4 R, 3 BB, 0 K's. ERA= 5.40.
Edward Concepcion(RHP)- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 4.70.
Jameson Taillon(RHP, Power)- 5 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 1.64.
RafRod seems to have moved over to LF for several games now with Harris moving to RF. Another rough outing for Matt Graham. Concepcion had one terrible appearance but has been otherwise solid. Taillon was the #2 overall pick in last year's draft for the Pirates.
Game Wrap 5/8/2011: Giants 3 Rockies 0
The Giants got a terrific pitching performance from Ryan Vogelsong, who took a perfect game into the 6'th inning, and Cody Ross brought back memories of last year's post-season. The Giants completed their first sweep of the season and it came at a great time against the NL West leading Colorado Rockies. Key Lines:
Cody Ross- 2 for 3, HR(1), BB. BA= .240. Ross drove in all 3 Giants runs with a single to drive in Burrell who had doubled ahead of him in the 4'th inning and the 2 run blast to bring home Buster Posey who had walked.
Ryan Vogelsong- 6.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.05. This was not a fluke. Vogelsong had great looking stuff, a crisp low 90's FB with movement and a nasty breaking pitch he was getting over for strikes. I think the Giants would be just as happy to have Zito take his time coming back from the foot sprain.
Javier Lopez- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.64. Lopez came in after Vogelsong gave up a leadoff walk and then Fontenot muffed a potential DP grounder. He got the next batter to hit a grounder to Posey who made a nice play to get the lead runner and then Lopez made a big league stretch covering 1B to complete the DP on the throwback from Fonty.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(11). ERA= 4.70. Wilson's stuff was nasty. CarGo managed to ground one up the middle for a single but the other 3 batters were completely overmatched.
The Win upped the Giants record to 18-16, 1 game behind the Rockies. The Dodgers won in NY and Arizona lost to San Diego leaving the Dodgers and D'Backs tied for 3'rd place 3.5 games off the pace.
The Giants get a day off and then take on the Dangerous D'Backs in a 3 game home series. The Giants will send the top of their rotation against the D'Backs, Timmy, Sanchez and Cainer.
Cody Ross- 2 for 3, HR(1), BB. BA= .240. Ross drove in all 3 Giants runs with a single to drive in Burrell who had doubled ahead of him in the 4'th inning and the 2 run blast to bring home Buster Posey who had walked.
Ryan Vogelsong- 6.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 3.05. This was not a fluke. Vogelsong had great looking stuff, a crisp low 90's FB with movement and a nasty breaking pitch he was getting over for strikes. I think the Giants would be just as happy to have Zito take his time coming back from the foot sprain.
Javier Lopez- 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.64. Lopez came in after Vogelsong gave up a leadoff walk and then Fontenot muffed a potential DP grounder. He got the next batter to hit a grounder to Posey who made a nice play to get the lead runner and then Lopez made a big league stretch covering 1B to complete the DP on the throwback from Fonty.
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(11). ERA= 4.70. Wilson's stuff was nasty. CarGo managed to ground one up the middle for a single but the other 3 batters were completely overmatched.
The Win upped the Giants record to 18-16, 1 game behind the Rockies. The Dodgers won in NY and Arizona lost to San Diego leaving the Dodgers and D'Backs tied for 3'rd place 3.5 games off the pace.
The Giants get a day off and then take on the Dangerous D'Backs in a 3 game home series. The Giants will send the top of their rotation against the D'Backs, Timmy, Sanchez and Cainer.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Down on the Farm: 5/7//2011
AAA Fresno Grizzlies smacked the Tucson Padres 7-3:
Andres Torres(CF)- 1 for 4, HR, BB. BA= .182.
Mark DeRosa(3B)- 1 for 4. BA= .250.
Brandon Belt(RF)- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .444.
Andrew Kown(RHP)- 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 3.71.
Steve Edlefsen(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.41.
Torres and DeRosa rehabbing. Belt keeps doing his thing.
AA Richmond Flying Squirrels blanked the Altoona Curve 5-0:
Nick Noonan(SS)- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .243.
Charlie Culberson(2B)- 2 for 4, HBP. BA= .292.
Juan Perez(CF)- 3 for 4, 2B, HBP, SB(3). BA= .241.
Eric Surkamp(LHP)- 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K's. ERA= 1.65.
Surkamp keeps producing dominant starts. Is he the guy who will make Sanchez expendable?
A+ Bakersfield Blaze edged the San Jose Giants 6-5:
Gary Brown(CF)- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(18), Assist. BA= .358.
Hector Sanchez(C)- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .259.
Luke Anders(DH)- 1 for 4, HR(5). BA= .293.
Ryan Lollis(RF)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .289.
Kelvin Marte(LHP)- 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 1.51.
OK, I'm convinced! Brown is just toying with the Cal League now. Time to move him up to Richmond and challenge him a bit.
Loq A Augusta Greenjackets lost a pitcher's duel to the West Virginia Power 1-0:
Carlos Willoughby(2B)- 3 for 4, SB(11). BA= .288.
Taylor Rogers(RHP)- 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.86
Edward Concepcion(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 5.02.
Rogers was the hard luck loser. Concepcion, except for one horrible outing, has pitched very well out of the bullpen.
Andres Torres(CF)- 1 for 4, HR, BB. BA= .182.
Mark DeRosa(3B)- 1 for 4. BA= .250.
Brandon Belt(RF)- 2 for 3, BB. BA= .444.
Andrew Kown(RHP)- 6 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 9 K's. ERA= 3.71.
Steve Edlefsen(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 4.41.
Torres and DeRosa rehabbing. Belt keeps doing his thing.
AA Richmond Flying Squirrels blanked the Altoona Curve 5-0:
Nick Noonan(SS)- 2 for 5, 2B. BA= .243.
Charlie Culberson(2B)- 2 for 4, HBP. BA= .292.
Juan Perez(CF)- 3 for 4, 2B, HBP, SB(3). BA= .241.
Eric Surkamp(LHP)- 6.1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 10 K's. ERA= 1.65.
Surkamp keeps producing dominant starts. Is he the guy who will make Sanchez expendable?
A+ Bakersfield Blaze edged the San Jose Giants 6-5:
Gary Brown(CF)- 3 for 4, 2B, SB(18), Assist. BA= .358.
Hector Sanchez(C)- 1 for 4, HR(2). BA= .259.
Luke Anders(DH)- 1 for 4, HR(5). BA= .293.
Ryan Lollis(RF)- 2 for 4, 2B. BA= .289.
Kelvin Marte(LHP)- 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 BB, 4 K's. ERA= 1.51.
OK, I'm convinced! Brown is just toying with the Cal League now. Time to move him up to Richmond and challenge him a bit.
Loq A Augusta Greenjackets lost a pitcher's duel to the West Virginia Power 1-0:
Carlos Willoughby(2B)- 3 for 4, SB(11). BA= .288.
Taylor Rogers(RHP)- 6.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 2.86
Edward Concepcion(RHP)- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K. ERA= 5.02.
Rogers was the hard luck loser. Concepcion, except for one horrible outing, has pitched very well out of the bullpen.
Game Wrap 5/7/2011: Giants 3 Rockies 2
The Giants celebrated another walk-off thriller tonight behind a solid start from Madison Bumgarner, a bullpen that was nails and some timely hits. Key lines:
Aaron Rowand- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .276. One night after going 0 for 5, Gamer got on base in 3 of 5 plate appearances.
Freddy Sanchez- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .270. Freddy had been in a slump. Him getting hits really helps set the table for the offense.
Mike Fontenot- 1 for 4, 2B, SF. BA= .264. Fonty failed to make a play in the hole at one point, but later made a couple of sparkling plays to help the Giants get out of an inning. His SF in the 9'th was the game winner.
Madison Bumgarner- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.21. Bumgarner had a sparking game through 6, but gave up a pair of singles to open the 7'th. He then got a comebacker that should have been a DP, but there was a mixup on 2B coverage. Instead of getting the sure out at 1B, he threw wildly to 2B and was lucky Sanchez was backing it up. Helton followed with a slicer down the LF line to drive in 2 and Bum was out of the game with no outs and runners on first and third .
Ramon Ramirez- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.17. The hero of the game as far as I'm concerned. Ramirez entered the game with no outs, runners at the corners and 2 runs already in, game tied. I got the first batter to ground to 3B with Tejada nailing the lead runner at the plate. He then struck out the next two batters with some of the filthiest stuff I've ever seen. Maybe Timmy, in his last start, had better stuff, but that's it. Nobody else has had nastier stuff than what Ramirez took out there tonight. And to think I was wondering if he should have made the team out of spring training!
Javier Lopez- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.73. In a way, Lopez was just as clutch as Ramirez tonight, except the mess he cleaned up was of his own making. Nice inning though!
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, W(2-1). ERA= 5.02. Well, I guess we know Bochy's strategy if the Giants are tied at home going to the ninth inning. Willie gets the W for the second straight night.
The Win enabled the Giants to climb above .500 at 17-16 and moves them to 2 games behind the NL West leading Rockies who lost their 3 'rd consecutive walk-off game. The surprising D'Backs blanked the Padres 6-0 to get to 3.5 games behind the leaders in 3'rd place. Meanwhile, the Dodges lost their 4'th in a row and 5'th of 6 to remain 4.5 games behind the Rockies in 4'th place.
The Giants send Ryan Vogelsong to the mound tomorrow against Jorge De La Rosa. The Giants have yet to close out a sweep this season despite several opportunities. DLR is a tough hombre. Anything can happen on any given day in baseball, but you've got to favor the Rockies salvaging one W out of the 3 game set.
Around the League: Justin Verlander pitched the second no-hitter of the season. Francisco Liriano's no-no earlier in the week was a bit fluky with 6 walks and just 2 K's. Verlander's was the real deal. Ball four to the one batter he walked was a ball, but it was close and a lot of umps would have called it a strike. He struck out 12 in the process of ringing up the no-no. Pretty darn dominating!
Aaron Rowand- 2 for 4, BB. BA= .276. One night after going 0 for 5, Gamer got on base in 3 of 5 plate appearances.
Freddy Sanchez- 3 for 5, 2B. BA= .270. Freddy had been in a slump. Him getting hits really helps set the table for the offense.
Mike Fontenot- 1 for 4, 2B, SF. BA= .264. Fonty failed to make a play in the hole at one point, but later made a couple of sparkling plays to help the Giants get out of an inning. His SF in the 9'th was the game winner.
Madison Bumgarner- 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K's. ERA= 4.21. Bumgarner had a sparking game through 6, but gave up a pair of singles to open the 7'th. He then got a comebacker that should have been a DP, but there was a mixup on 2B coverage. Instead of getting the sure out at 1B, he threw wildly to 2B and was lucky Sanchez was backing it up. Helton followed with a slicer down the LF line to drive in 2 and Bum was out of the game with no outs and runners on first and third .
Ramon Ramirez- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's. ERA= 1.17. The hero of the game as far as I'm concerned. Ramirez entered the game with no outs, runners at the corners and 2 runs already in, game tied. I got the first batter to ground to 3B with Tejada nailing the lead runner at the plate. He then struck out the next two batters with some of the filthiest stuff I've ever seen. Maybe Timmy, in his last start, had better stuff, but that's it. Nobody else has had nastier stuff than what Ramirez took out there tonight. And to think I was wondering if he should have made the team out of spring training!
Javier Lopez- 1 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K. ERA= 0.73. In a way, Lopez was just as clutch as Ramirez tonight, except the mess he cleaned up was of his own making. Nice inning though!
Brian Wilson- 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, W(2-1). ERA= 5.02. Well, I guess we know Bochy's strategy if the Giants are tied at home going to the ninth inning. Willie gets the W for the second straight night.
The Win enabled the Giants to climb above .500 at 17-16 and moves them to 2 games behind the NL West leading Rockies who lost their 3 'rd consecutive walk-off game. The surprising D'Backs blanked the Padres 6-0 to get to 3.5 games behind the leaders in 3'rd place. Meanwhile, the Dodges lost their 4'th in a row and 5'th of 6 to remain 4.5 games behind the Rockies in 4'th place.
The Giants send Ryan Vogelsong to the mound tomorrow against Jorge De La Rosa. The Giants have yet to close out a sweep this season despite several opportunities. DLR is a tough hombre. Anything can happen on any given day in baseball, but you've got to favor the Rockies salvaging one W out of the 3 game set.
Around the League: Justin Verlander pitched the second no-hitter of the season. Francisco Liriano's no-no earlier in the week was a bit fluky with 6 walks and just 2 K's. Verlander's was the real deal. Ball four to the one batter he walked was a ball, but it was close and a lot of umps would have called it a strike. He struck out 12 in the process of ringing up the no-no. Pretty darn dominating!
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