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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 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.
Busy Day
It was a busy day here at AT&T Park. Earlier today the Dugout Store at 2nd and King had it’s grand opening, a couple thousand kids participated in the Pony League Parade and Q&A with the Giants, and the Jr. Giants Commissioner’s received awards during the Commissioner’s Meeting – oh yeah, there was also a baseball game.
Another Wild One In Chicago
The box score tells it the best:
You’ll Lose The Blues In Chicago
Madison Bumgarner is now 3-0 and Marco Scutaro is hitting .526 in his last five games – it was a good game, and a good win. SF 3 – CHC 2
What a Comeback!
The Giants were trailing the Rockies 2-6 until they started a comeback in the sixth inning, finishing the game 9-6.
