Giants vs Phillies; Giants Snap Skid, Avoid Sweep as Lincecum Dominates
Tim Lincecum knew what was going on.
The long-haired ace knew that the Giants fans were getting mad. The ace wouldn't start a good streak.
He would stop a bad one. Did San Francisco have the right guy on the mound?
Yes.
Lincecum pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, Brian Wilson got the save on his jersey day and the Giants stopped a three-game slide with a 3-1 win over Philadelphia.
Jeff Keppinger had four hits and a sacrifice fly, and Chris Stewart had a run and an RBI. The Giants got 12 hits off Roy Oswalt and 13 in the game.
Although San Francisco continued to struggle with runners in scoring position, Chris Stewart, Orlando Cabrera, and Jeff Keppinger, who were all not on the opening day roster, knocked in runs, and the Giants were able to steal a win.
San Francisco received a scare when Chase Utley accidentally lost his grip on a bat and it hit Lincecum. Lincecum would be OK, however, and he wouldn't come out until Hunter Pence reached on an error.
The struggling Javier Lopez came in, and he got Raul Ibanez to fly out to deep left field. Brian Wilson pitched the ninth, and other than a cheap double, he pitched well.
Jimmy Rollins grounded out to end the game.
In his return from the DL, Roy Oswalt pitched well, although Jeff Keppinger dominated him. Oswalt continued to master at holding runners on base, and he did that with great success in the first three innings.
In the fourth, fifth, and sixth, the Giants got a run off Oswalt, as Chris Stewart tied the game with an RBI single, and Keppinger and Cabrera each hit a sac fly.
In the sixth, Hunter Pence was robbed of a leadoff double by the Kung Fu Panda, who made a diving stop to throw Pence out. Pence lost his nine-game hitting streak.
Carlos Beltran sprained his right wrist while trying to check his swing in the sixth inning. He is day-to-day but will likely play Monday.
Notes
Lincecum picked up his tenth win, giving him four straight seasons with double-digit wins. Pablo Sandoval extended his hit streak to 6 games with a single, double, and a run, and Hunter Pence's 8-game hitting streak was snapped. Philadelphia lost their nine-game winning streak. San Francisco heads into a series with Pittsburgh at AT&T Park, while Philadelphia is heading to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers.
The long-haired ace knew that the Giants fans were getting mad. The ace wouldn't start a good streak.
He would stop a bad one. Did San Francisco have the right guy on the mound?
Yes.
Lincecum pitched 7 2/3 strong innings, Brian Wilson got the save on his jersey day and the Giants stopped a three-game slide with a 3-1 win over Philadelphia.
Jeff Keppinger had four hits and a sacrifice fly, and Chris Stewart had a run and an RBI. The Giants got 12 hits off Roy Oswalt and 13 in the game.
Although San Francisco continued to struggle with runners in scoring position, Chris Stewart, Orlando Cabrera, and Jeff Keppinger, who were all not on the opening day roster, knocked in runs, and the Giants were able to steal a win.
San Francisco received a scare when Chase Utley accidentally lost his grip on a bat and it hit Lincecum. Lincecum would be OK, however, and he wouldn't come out until Hunter Pence reached on an error.
The struggling Javier Lopez came in, and he got Raul Ibanez to fly out to deep left field. Brian Wilson pitched the ninth, and other than a cheap double, he pitched well.
Jimmy Rollins grounded out to end the game.
In his return from the DL, Roy Oswalt pitched well, although Jeff Keppinger dominated him. Oswalt continued to master at holding runners on base, and he did that with great success in the first three innings.
In the fourth, fifth, and sixth, the Giants got a run off Oswalt, as Chris Stewart tied the game with an RBI single, and Keppinger and Cabrera each hit a sac fly.
In the sixth, Hunter Pence was robbed of a leadoff double by the Kung Fu Panda, who made a diving stop to throw Pence out. Pence lost his nine-game hitting streak.
Carlos Beltran sprained his right wrist while trying to check his swing in the sixth inning. He is day-to-day but will likely play Monday.
Notes
Lincecum picked up his tenth win, giving him four straight seasons with double-digit wins. Pablo Sandoval extended his hit streak to 6 games with a single, double, and a run, and Hunter Pence's 8-game hitting streak was snapped. Philadelphia lost their nine-game winning streak. San Francisco heads into a series with Pittsburgh at AT&T Park, while Philadelphia is heading to Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers.
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