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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
Quick Hits for May 14, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME… The Giants play the first of this brief two game series with the Blue Jays tonight… RHP R.A. Dickey (2-5, 5.06) is scheduled to face LHP Barry Zito (3-1, 2.75).
SCUTARO STREAKING…IF Marco Scutaro enters tonight’s game with a 12-game hitting streak, during which he’s batting .479 (23×48)…prior to this stretch, Scutaro hit just .215 (29×93) through his first 23 games…his current hit streak is tied with LAD’s Matt Kemp and MIN’s Joe Mauer for the longest active hitting streak in the bigs.
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JAVIER LOPEZ… Has allowed just one home run in 117.1 innings pitched in a Giants uniform, which ranks as the fewest in the NL since 7/31/10.
GEORGE KONTOS… Opponents are hitting just .191 (13-for-68) against him this season… Left-handed batters are 3-for-their-last-14 off him.
BRANDON CRAWFORD… His 5 home runs and 17 RBI are each tied for 4th among NL shortstops.
BUSTER POSEY… Is hitting .353 (12-for-34) with seven extra base hits vs. left-handed pitching.
BRANDON BELT… Has been clutch with RISP, hitting .320 (8-for-25) with 16 RBI.
Happy Mother’s Day
From the players on the field to the fans in the stands, we all love our moms! In honor of Mother’s Day and to further demonstrate support for breast cancer, players and on-field personnel from both teams will wear a symbolic pink ribbon on their uniforms today, along with pink wristbands and several players may use Louisville Slugger pink bats stamped with the MLB breast cancer awareness logo. And as a special gift to all the moms who are Giants fans, the Giants posted a win against the Braves.
Quick Hits for May 11, 2013
TODAY’S GAME…The Giants’ 10-game homestand continues today as they host the At-
lanta Braves for the third game of this four-game set…LHP Paul Maholm (4-3, 3.09) is
scheduled to face LHP Madison Bumgarner (3-1, 2.31).
THE GIANTS…Are 5-3 on this 10-game homestand, going 3-0 against the Dodgers last weekend, 1-2 vs. the Phillies earlier this week and then 1-1 so far against the Braves…the Giants have lost three of their last five games, but have won eight of their last 11…they enter today’s game tied with the D-backs for ! rst place in the National League West.
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ANDRES TORRES… Has started 14 contests (12 in LF and two in CF)…the Giants are 10-4 in his starts.
BRANDON CRAWFORD… Has already hit a career-high five HRs after hitting seven total in his previous two campaigns.
SCUTARO STREAKING…IF Marco Scutaro enters today’s game with a 10-game hitting streak, during which he’s batting .487 (19×39)…prior to this stretch, Scutaro hit just .215 (29×93) through his ! rst 23 games…his current hit streak is tied with STL’s Yadier Molina for the second-longest active hitting streak in the bigs (MIL’s Ryan Braun, 11 games).
TWO-OUT RBI…Four of the Giants’ eight RBI last night came with two outs and in their last six games, 14 of their last 21 runs driven in have come with two down…overall this season the Giants have 62 two-out RBI, the third-most in the NL behind St. Louis (68) and Colorado (67).
PABLO SANDOVAL… Has hit safely in 15 of his past 19 contests, hitting .346 (27-for-78).
Another Extra Inning Win
Giants and Phillies tied at 3. 10th inning – 2 outs. Buster Posey on third. Andres Torres at the plate. On the first pitch Torres hits a 92 mile per hour fastball to right field. Giants Win. Happy Wednesday everyone!
