Pixar Night
Last night, the Giants had a couple of special guests in attendance, Sully and Mike Wazowski from Monsters University. They came to cheer on Pixar Chief Creative Officer John Lasseter while he threw the ceremonial first and pitch. They also posed with fans during a pregame party in Seal’s Plaza and attended a presentation by MC Franco Finn and animator Keslsey Mann.
Quick Hits for May 21, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME…The Giants kicked off a six-game, seven day homestand (Nationals, Rockies) yesterday with an 8-0 win against the Nationals…game two of this series will feature RHP Stephen Strasburg (2-5, 2.83) facing RHP Matt Cain (3-2, 5.43).
IT’S A SUCCESS…Ryan Vogelsong underwent successful surgery on his fractured right hand today at Stanford Hospital…the surgery was performed by Dr. Tim McAdams…Vogelsong is expected to miss the next four-six weeks.
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TODAY’S ROSTER MOVES…The Giants have placed RHP Santiago Casilla and RHP Ryan Vogelsong on the 15-day disabled list today…IF Brett Pill (#6) and RHP Sandy Rosario (#43) have both been recalled from triple-A Fresno.
THE GIANTS…Snapped a three-game losing streak with last night’s win, but have still lost five of their last seven games and eight of their last 14…they enter tonight’s contest alone in second place in the NL West, 1.0 game behind first place Arizona.
BRANDON BELT… Had his best game of the season last night, as he went 4-for-5 with a home run and four runs scored.
JEAN MACHI… Has tossed 9.0-scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts for triple-A Fresno.
ANGEL PAGAN… His seven game-winning RBI are the second-most in the Majors.
Bittersweet Victory
First the good news: the Giants scored 8 runs and shutout the Nationals. Now the bad news (as tweeted by Nicole Vogelsong (@nicolevogelsong)): Ryan has dislocated joint in pinky finger. Broken above & below finger. Surgery tomorrow, out 6 weeks.
Quick Hits for May 20, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME… The Giants begin a six-game, seven day homestand tonight against the Nationals and Rockies… LHP Zach Duke (0-0, 8.40) will face RHP Ryan Vogelsong (1-4, 8.06) in game one of this three game series against the Nats.
GREGOR BLANCO… Has gone 11-for-28 (.393) w/runners in scoring position and is 6-for-14 with RISP and two outs.
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JOSE MIJARES… Has been unscored upon in 13 of his 16 games this season.
CHAD GAUDIN… His 25.2 innings pitched are the most of any Giants reliever.
BRANDON CRAWFORD… Is 18-for-46 (.391) in his past 12 games with seven RBI.
NICK NOONAN… Kicked off his ML career going 7-for-13.
GUILLERMO QUIROZ… Is 4-for-6 as a pinch-hitter this season.
Pants Up
In show of team unity, everyone on the field, including Equipment Manger Mike Murphy, wore their pants high today – Barry Zito, Hunter Pence and Brandon Belt were no longer the odd men out when it came to their Giants uniforms.
Quick Hits for May 19, 2013
TODAY’S GAME… The Giants’ six-game, seven-day road trip concludes today with the final game of this four game series against the Rockies… RHP Juan Nicasio (3-1, 5.13) will start against LHP Barry Zito (3-2, 3.40).
MUCH IMPROVED…The Giants have scored a total of 202 runs in 43 games this season for an average of 4.70 runs per game, the third-highest gure among NL teams behind Colorado (5.02) and Cincinnati (4.84)…last season the Giants averaged 4.43 runs per game.
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JEAN MACHI… This is Machi’s second appearance with the Giants this season as he was recalled from April 17-May 7…is 1-0 with a 2.19 ERA (3er, 12.1ip) in 10 games this year.
REMEMBER THIS?… The last time Zito faced the Rockies here at Coors Field he tossed a four-hit shutout in SF’s 7-0 win last season on April 9…it was the fifth shutout of his career, his first on the road and his first in a Giants uniform…it also marked the first time that a Giants player tossed a shutout here at Coors Field.
GREGOR BLANCO… Has gone 11-for-28 (.393) w/runners in scoring position and is 6-for-14 with RISP and two outs… All of his hits this season have come against right-handed pitchers… is 0×10 vs. LHH… Has appeared in 34 games, making 30 starts (28 in left field and two in center field).
ANGEL PAGAN… Is batting .353 (12-for-34) with runners in scoring position…is 5-for his-last-11 w/RISP… His seven game-winning RBI are the second-most in the Majors.
SCUTARO STREAKING…IF Marco Scutaro went 2-for-4 last night to extend his season-high hitting streak to 17 games, the longest active hit streak in the bigs and now the longest hitting streak in the Majors this season…Scutaro is batting .486 (34-for-70) during the streak…his career-best hit streak is 20 games, accomplished last season.
