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Quick Hits for May 24, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME…The Giants’ 6-game homestand continues tonight as they host the Colorado Rockies for the first of three games…RHP Tyler Chatwood (2-0, 2.55) is scheduled to face RHP Tim Lincecum (3-3, 4.70).
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SERGIO ROMO… Is 13-for-15 in SV chances, with his 13 rescues tied for the third-most in the National League.
BRANDON CRAWFORD… Has hit safely in 13 of his last 15 games, batting .357 (20-for-56) with eight RBI.
MARCO SCUTARO… Had his 19-game hitting streak snapped on Wednesday, as he went 0-for-3 with two walks…was hitting .481 (38-for-79) during the streak.
BUSTER POSEY… Tied the game on Wednesday with a RBI single in the 8th inning… Has hit safely in 13 of his last 14 games, batting .340 with nine RBI.
JEREMY AFFELDT… Has been unscored upon in 13 of 16 games.
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.
Much Better
Good news – We found our missing baseball skills after passing through immigration last night. SF 8 – COL 6
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.
Quick Hits for May 10, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME… The Giants’ 10-game homestand continues tonight as they host the Atlanta Braves for the second game of this four-game set… RHP Tim Hudson (4-1, 3.83) is slated to face RHP Matt Cain (1-2, 5.57).
GEORGE KONTOS… Tossed 2.0-scoreless innings last night, allowing one hit and one walk with four Ks.
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COMEBACK KIDS…11 of the Giants’ 20 wins this season have been come-from-behind victories…that’s tied with the Orioles for the second-most such wins in the Majors this season (Royals have 12 such wins)…eight of the Giants’ 20 victories have come with the game tied or the Giants trailing after 7.0 innings.
BUSTER AT THE PLATE…Over the last two-plus weeks, beginning April 21, C Buster Posey has gone 20-for-56 (.357) with four doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI and 11 walks in 17 games…prior to this stretch, Posey was hitting just .231 (12-for-52) with five extra base hits (no HRs) and six RBI in his first 16 games.
PABLO SANDOVAL… His 43 hits are tied for the second-most in the NL, is tied for seventh in the league in RBI (24) and ranks 10th in batting avg.
MARCO SCUTARO… Is the Giants’ hottest hitter right now, having hit safely in his last nine games, batting .486 (17- for-35) with seven runs scored.
SELLOUT STREAKING…The Giants have sold out their last 184 regular season home games, dating back to Oct. 1, 2010…it’s the longest active regular season home sellout streak in the Majors.
From The Club Level
No matter what the outcome of the game is, the view is always great from the Club Level at AT&T Park. ATL 6 – SF 3.
