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Grizzly
“Deep inside the forest is a door into another land,
Here is our life and home,
We are staying, here forever in the beauty of this place all alone,
We keep on hoping…”
-Thom Pace
The song above doesn’t have anything to do with the game tonight, but it seems appropriate since we are in Denver.
Quick Hits for May 17, 2013 (Road Game #20)
TONIGHT’S GAME… The Giants’ six-game, seven-day road trip continues tonight with the second game of this four game series against the Rockies… LHP Jorge De La Rosa (4-3, 2.98) is slated to face LHP Madison Bumgarner (4-1, 2.18).
GIANT COMEBACK… The Giants rallied from a six-run deficit last night to defeat the Rockies, 8-6…it was the first time that the Giants won a game in which they trailed by six or more runs since Sept. 23, 2005, when they overcame an identical deficit (6-0) here at Coors Field and won 7-6.
Click HERE for today’s complete game notes.
BRANDON CRAWFORD… Is 13-for-34 (.382) in his past nine games with five RBI.
HUNTER PENCE… Is 20-for-55 (.364) with six doubles, three home runs and eight RBI in his past 14 games.
JEREMY AFFELDT… Has been unscored upon in his last seven appearances (5.2ip) and in 11 of 13 games.
SERGIO ROMO… Is 13-for-15 in SV chances… his 13 rescues is the second-most in the NL.
COMEBACK KIDS…12 of the Giants’ 24 wins this season have been come-from-behind
victories, tied for the second-most come-from-behind wins in the Majors…eight of the
Giants’ 24 victories have come with the game tied or the Giants trailing after 7.0 innings.
Much Better
Good news – We found our missing baseball skills after passing through immigration last night. SF 8 – COL 6
Quick Hits for May 16, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME… The Giants’ six-game, seven-day road trip continues tonight with the first of four games against the Rockies… RHP Jhoulys Chacin (3-2, 2.70) is scheduled to start against RHP Matt Cain (2-2, 5.04).
THE GIANTS…Have lost their last two games and five of their last nine…have still won 10 of their last 15 contests…they enter tonight’s game in first place in the NL West, 0.5 game ahead of the second-place D-backs.
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SCUTARO STREAKING…IF Marco Scutaro went 1-for-3 last night to extend his season- high hitting streak to 14 games, tied for the longest active hit streak in the Majors.
ANGEL PAGAN… Matched his season-high with three hits last night… His 26 runs scored are tied for the eighth-most in the NL… Has started 36 of 40 games (all in center field).
BRANDON CRAWFORD… Has already hit a career-high five HRs after hitting seven total in his previous two campaigns.
PABLO SANDOVAL… His 35 hits last month set a Giants franchise record (since 1900) for April (Elias).
CHAD GAUDIN… Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings last night, allowing three runs on four hits and three walks… Has been extremely tough on right-handed hitters, holding them to a .143 clip (8×56).
Back To The USA
“Did I miss the skyscrapers, did I miss the long freeway?
From the coast of California to the shores of Delaware Bay
You can bet your life I did, till I got back to the U. S. A.”
-Chuck Berry
Toronto is a beautiful city, and the view from the CN Tower is amazing, but everyone is happy to be heading back across the border tonight and will be ready to face the Rockies tomorrow at 5:40 PST.
Next Time
“You can always get it right next time, next time
You can always get it right next time, next time”
-Barenaked Ladies
