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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 7, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME…The Giants’ 10-game homestand continues tonight as they host the Philadelphia Phillies for the second of three games…RHP Kyle Kendrick (3-1, 2.43) is scheduled to face RHP Tim Lincecum (2-1, 4.41).
MUCH IMPROVED…Through their first 32 games, the Giants are hitting .284 (76-for-268) with runners in scoring position, the second-highest clip among NL teams behind St. Louis (.328)…last season the Giants hit .259 with RISP.
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SERGIO ROMO… Is 12-for-13 overall in save chances this year, with his 12 rescues tied with PIT’s Jason Grilli for the most in the Majors.
JAVIER LOPEZ… Has allowed just one home run in 115.1 innings pitched in a Giants uniform, which ranks as the fewest in the NL since July 31, 2010.
CHAD GAUDIN… Tossed 2.0-scoreless inning last night, allowing just one hit with one K.
GREGOR BLANCO… Is 12-for-33 (.364) in his past 11 games, raising his avg. by 63 points.
BRANDON CRAWFORD… His five home runs are the second most among NL shortstops and his 15 RBI are tied for second.
Cinco de Mayo Sweep
And This One Is OVER!
Another game, another hero – in the 10th inning Guillermo Quiroz got the 30th hit of the game, a pinch-hit-home-run, which sent everyone home with a smile as the Giants beat LA 10-9. Quick Fact: Out of the Giants 18 victories this year, 11 have been come-from-behind wins.
Metallica Night
The Giants welcomed James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujillo for Metallica Night. Hetfield and Hammett performed the national anthem, Lars Ulrich threw the first pitch and Hetfield kicked off the game by saying “Play Ball”.
Quick Hits for May 3, 2013
TONIGHT’S GAME…The San Francisco Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of this three game series and 10 game homestand, that also features the Philadelphia Phillies (May 6-8) and the Atlanta Braves (May 9-12)…LHP Clayton Kershaw (3-2, 1.73) is scheduled to start against LHP Barry Zito (3-1, 3.29).
BELT’S HOMER…IF Brandon Belt’s go-ahead three-run HR in the 8th on Wednesday night was the Giants’ sixth game-tying or go-ahead home run in the 8th inning or later this season (others: Pence-April 14, Posey-April 22, Belt-April 23, Crawford-April 24, Sandoval -April 30)…SF’s six game-tying or go-ahead homers a” er the 8th this season leads the Majors.
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PABLO SANDOVAL… Leads the NL with a .516 avg. (16-for-31) with runners in scoring position.
GREGOR BLANCO… Is 11-for-31 (.355) in his past 10 games, raising his avg. by 57 points (from .225 to current .282).
SANTIAGO CASILLA… His 16 appearances this season are tied with Sergio Romo for the most on the team.
MARCO SCUTARO… Went 6-for-20 (.300) on the Giants’ last road trip.
JAVIER LOPEZ… Has allowed just one home run in 114.0 innings pitched in a Giants uniform, which ranks as the fewest in the NL since July 31, 2010.
