September 14th, 2012
A Grand Slam & A Hit
Here’s the important information from tonight:
- 18 Games to go
- Giants 6 – D’backs 2
- Cardinals 5 – Dodgers 8
- Giants are 7.5 games in first place
- Our magic number is 11
- In the third inning Hunter Pence hit a grand slam. It was the third grand slam of his career and the third grand slam for the Giants this season (Pence, Scutaro & Crawford). Just in case you were wondering – the game lasted three hours and thirty-three minutes…
- In the eighth inning Santiago Casilla got his first hit of his career.
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- Scoreboard
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- Marco Scutaro
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- Pablo Sandoval
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- Buster Posey
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- Hunter Pence
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- Hunter Pence
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- Grand Slam
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- Marco Scutaro & Hunter Pence
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- Marco Scutaro, Hunter Pence, Pablo Sandoval & Buster Posey
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- Gregor Blanco, Buster Posey, Marco Scutaro, Bruce Bochy, BamBam Meulens & Fans
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- Santiago Casilla
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- Santiago Casilla
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- Santiago Casilla
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- Santiago Casilla
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- First Base
Quick Hits for Friday, September 14, 2012 (Game 144)
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants visit the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st game of this 3-game series…Giants’ right-hander Matt Cain (13-5, 2.96) will face D-Backs’ left-hander Tyler Skaggs (1-1, 4.43).
BUSTER POSEY…Is batting .395 (77-for-195) with 19 2Bs, 11 HRs and 46 RBI in 53 games since the All-Star break… His .395 avg., .470 OBP and his .658 slugging pct. all lead the Majors since the break, while his 46 RBI are tied for the 5th-most.
WINNING WAYS…The Giants have won 10 of their last 15 games and 20 of their last 30… their .566 winning pct. (81-62) ranks as the 5th-best in the Majors behind Washington (.622), Cincinnati (.604), Texas (.594) and Oakland (.573).
BRANDON BELT… Is batting .347 w/10 2Bs, 1 3B, 2 HRs, 19 RBI and 10 walks in his last 37 games… Is hitting RHP at a .424 clip over his last 37 games… Is batting .248 w/RISP, however is 12-for-his-last-29 in such situations.
MARCO SCUTARO… Has hit safely in 35/44 games in an SF uniform, going 61-for-179 w/11 2Bs, 2 HRs and 30 RBI… Has recorded a multi-hit game in 16 of his last 27 contests.
GREGOR BLANCO… Is batting .286 (18-for-63) over his last 24 games, however has 22 strikeouts in that span… His 22 stolen bases and 5 3Bs this season are a career-high.
