June 1st, 2012
Get Your Orange On
Tonights game was a solid Orange Friday win, but not without a tense ninth inning. Madison Bumgarner pitched 8 innings, striking out 11 and walking none. The offense put together rallies in the first and third to score 4 runs and beat the Chicago Cubs.
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- Madison Bumgarner
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- Melky Cabrera
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- Brandon Crawford
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- Angel Pagan
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- Gregor Blanco
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- Fans
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- Buster Posey
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- Ryan Theriot
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- Javier Lopez
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- Gregor Blanco
Quick Hits for Friday, June 1, 2012 (Game 52)
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants host the Chicago Cubs in the 1st game of this 4-game series…Giants’ left-hander Madison Bumgarner (5-4, 3.14) will face Cubs’ left-hander Paul Maholm (4-3, 4.62).
HITTING AT HOME…OF Angel Pagan enters tonight’s game with a 24-game home hit streak, tied with Don Mueller for the longest home hit streak in Giants franchise history (since 1918)…Pagan went hitless in 4 at-bats during the Giants’ home opener on April 13, but since then has had at least 1 hit in his last 24 home games…his .360 home avg. (36-for-100) ranks as the 6th-best in the NL.
MELKY’S MAY…Melky Cabrera finished the month of May by hitting safely in 25 of 29 games, batting .429 (51-for-119) with 38 runs scored, 7 doubles, 5 triples, 3 home runs and 17 RBI.
DON’T FORGET…Tomorrow’s Giants-Cubs game is schedueld for a 4:15 p.m. (PT) start… Both teams will be wearing their 1912 uniforms… The game will be televised on FOX.
HE’S HOT…OF Gregor Blanco is batting .429 (12-for-28) with 6 runs scored and 6 extra base hits (4 2Bs, 2 3Bs) in his last 7 games… Has the highest OBP among all NL leadoff hitters with a .398 mark… Has started 23 of SF’s last 28 games… Leads club with 22 walks in only 137 plate appearances.
THE CLOSER…RHP Santiago Casilla has gone 14-for-15 in save opportunities this season, with his 14 rescues tied with New York’s Frank Francisco and Philadelphia’s Jonathan Papelbon for the 2nd-most in the NL (Atlanta’s Craig Kimbrel leads with 15)…Casilla’s 1.17 ERA (3er, 23.0ip) is the 4th-lowest among all NL relievers.
THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY… June 1, 1941 – Mel Ott hits a 2-run HR, the 400th of his Major League career and 1,499th and 1,500th RBI, helping the New York Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds, 3-2.
Happy Birthday – Francisco Peguero
Here are some Giants Gems for Francisco Peguero’s birthday from the 2012 Giants Media Guide – Happy Birthday Francisco!
- Has 76.5% success rate (127-for-166) on base paths during 6-year professional career.
- Has hit .312 (615-for-1,971) with 27 HRs and 245 RBI in 509 minor league games.
- Was named to California League postseason All-Star team and was Futures Game Selection in 2010.
- Signed by Giants as non-drafted free-agent, August 8, 2005.
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Hit 2-out, walk-off grand slam in bottom of 7th inning July 5, 2011 vs. Trenton to lift Richmond to 9-6 victory…marked his 1st career grand slam and his 4 RBI matched his career-high.
