From the Porch: Whew

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Padres 6, Giants 5 at Petco Park

SF (32-25) 300 012 000  6 11 0

SD (19-38) 200 011 100  5  9 1

WP: Bumgarner (7-4)

LP: Richard (2-7)

SV: Romo (3)

HR: Blanco (2); Maybin (2)

Bumgarner: 6ip 7h 4er 4bb 4k 3.26 era

Richard: 5.2ip 10h 4er 0bb 1k 4.58 era

In the NL West: Dodgers beat Phillies 6-5, Arizona beat Colorado 6-1. Giants still in second, 4 games behind LA.

Comments: Whew, that was a bit shaky; are Giants really going to battle like crazy people to beat teams 20 games under .500? Bumgarner was a little shaky today, giving up 4 earned runs in 7 innings. Bullpen held on, especially Romo to get the save despite increasingly crotchety knees. MadBum might be slightly unfamiliar with the Matt Cain speciality, the shut-down inning (hanging a zero after grabbing a lead). After Giants made it 6-3, he immediately loaded the bases but managed to give up only one run in the sixth.

Offense: Loved that first inning when Gregor Blanco again set the tone with a leadoff hit (and later hit an unlikely homer), followed by a Ryan Theriot single and Cabrea double. Seven pitches, nice SF lead.

Defense: Really continuing the recent trend of getting back on track; one error last eight games, none by Crawford. He made a couple of spectacular plays tonight, especially a diving stab and great throw to grease former Jesus Guzman in the fourth. On the other hand, the Forstythe two-run error was huge.

Baseball quote of the day: "People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." (Rogers Hornsby)

Next game: Giants vs. Padres, 12:35 p.m. PDT Thursday, June 7 at Petco Park. Matt Cain (6-2, 2.62) vs. Jason Marquis? Really? Must have missed something (0-0, --). TV: CSN-BA