Nothing like team work.
I was more than a little worried when the game started today because Lincecum gave up a home run on the second pitch to the first batter he saw. However, it's no doubt that he warmed up quickly. Though the Diamondbacks managed to score 1 in the first, Lincecum managed to keep them there until the fourth, when our offense decided to kick in.
Aubrey Huff singled, and Buster Posey drew a walk. It's always like that, if Huff's got flow, Posey's got flow. Pat Burrell comes up to bat, and he hits a home run to score himself, Huff and Posey, giving the Giants a two run lead. (3-1 Giants)
Andres Torres also played tonight's game. He had a hit, and he even stole a base. He also played a phenomenal outfield as always, making catches like nobody else can. I have to keep reminding myself that he just recovered from surgery.
Pablo Sandoval also seems to be getting back in the groove, and gaining some patience.
Maybe he spent some time meditating in the outfield with Barry Zito.
While Pat Burrell is obviously a hero tonight for Giants fans, I'd say that Lincecum is the man of the hour. Originally, Lincecum was slated to pitch tomorrow and Bumgarner tonight, but instead they flip-flopped and Bumgarner will be pitching tomorrows day game. Unfortunately, I'll be missing that day game due to school. I'll sneak a couple peaks at the scoreboard during passing periods for sure. Lincecum struck out 11 batters throughout the 7 innings he pitched. He took a little to warm-up, but all in all, it was an excellent night for the two time Cy-Young award winner.
Seeing solid pitching is always a good thing, especially during this time of year.
It's necessary to have a solid pitcher on the mound, and Lincecum no doubt demonstrated his ability to dominate tonight.
Bochy went out to have a talk with him the 7, fearing that his ace was getting tired. After a brief discussion on the mound, Bochy returned to the dugout without Lincecum, and the crowd cheered. Bochy's decision to let Lincecum finish the inning was a good one because he struck out the batter he was facing, earning his 11th strike-out of the night.
Speaking of decisions by Bochy...it's a wonder to me why Scheirholtz is in right field again. He's not a favorite of mine. Seeing him do a pinch hit or two is always good, though in terms of pinch hitting he is, in my opinion, second to Travis Ishikawa. Also, we have Cody Ross who also plays right field. I'm not saying this because I'm biased, but because Cody Ross has been a hot hitter. While we're talking about hot hitters, where in the world is Freddy Sanchez? It's the second night we've seen Fontenot out there. I wonder if they're just resting him for the Padres series.
We had to fight tonight, and frankly, I think it's good for the team. We're still scoring on home runs though -- AGAIN.
I'm just worried about how that would turn out for us if we make it to the post season.
Wilson tonight earned his 47 save of the season.
I think the Giants are indeed taking it "one game at a time."
(thanks my former-marlin-giants-outfielder-best-friend)
It's a good motto to be playing by right now,
we need to be able to focus on the game we're playing now.
Not the game yesterday, or the game tomorrow, or post season.
What happens NOW is infinitely more important than all that, and I think the Giants are finally understanding that, thank goodness.
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