FTP: Got Melk?

May 29, 2012

Giants 3, Diamondbacks 1 at AT&T Park

AZ (22-28) 010 000 000  1 6 0

SF (27-23) 000 001 02x  3 7 0

WP: Hensley (2-3)

LP: Shaw (1-3)

SV: Casilla (14)

HR: None

Saunders: 5.1ip 5h 1er 5bb 5k 3.61 era

Vogelsong: 7ip 6h 1er 3bb 8k 2.36 era

In the NL West: San Diego lost to the Cubs, Milwaukee beat the damn Dodgers, I guess Rockies were off. Giants in second, trailing by 5.5.

Comments: Have a month, Melky Cabrera! He had three hits tonight to reach 50 for the month of May and pass Willie Mays for the San Francisco May hits record. I'm not sure that's much of a real record, but if you pass Willie Mays in anything, that's something. If he gets a hit tomorrow he'll be tied for the most hits for the Giants in any month. And yes, of course if you pass Mays, your next target is the holder of that record, Randy Winn.

Pitching: Ryan Vogelsong is a steely-eyed missile man. I think (wait, that's not a thing one needs to say while blogging) that Zito yesterday and Vogie today really turned in fantastic performances; if you don't have your best stuff and the offense isn't happening or is slow to happen and you can give your team a chance? Ball. Zee. Also Santiago Casilla has quietly now tied for NL lead in saves with 14.

Defense: Not a lot to talk about; Ariz turned one double play.

Offense: Two really nice pitching performances; D'backs 2/9 RISP and 9 LOB; Giants 1/6 RISP and 8 LOB. A battle and a half and Giants finally broke through with one run in sixth and two in the eighth. Buster Posey is coming through behind Cabrera and had two RBIs tonight.

Baseball Quote of the Day: "I don't like to sound egotistical, but every time I stepped up to the plate with a bat in my hands, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the pitcher." (Rogers Hornsby)

Next game: How about a sweep for the first time this year? Arizona at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 at AT&T Park. Kennedy (3-5, 4.65) vs. Lincecum (2-5, 6.41). TV: CSN-BA