MLB: Bayside Stories - an 09 San Francisco Giants Dynasty

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Game 56 Pitching Matchup

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Young and Padres Offense Dominate Linecum and Giants


Left: Randy Winn misses a routine fly ball; it was the only Giants error of the game | Right: Tim Linecum watches as a Padres batter gets another hit off of him

Pitching
Tim Lincecum (L, 7-3) - 5.0 IP | 11 H | 7 ER | 0 BB | 5 K | 3.92 ERA
Jonathan Sanchez - 1.0 IP | 4 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 2.90 ERA
Osiris Matos - 1.0 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 1.47 ERA
Bob Howry - 2.0 IP | 2 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 2.63 ERA

Pitching
Chris Young (W, 5-4) - 9.0 IP | 10 H | 2 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 3.15 ERA

Batting
RF Randy Winn: 1-4, R
SS Edgar Renteria: 2-4
LF Delmon Young: 1-4
CF Aaron Rowand: 0-3, RBI (28)
3B Pablo Sandoval: 1-4, HR (8), RBI (26)
1B Travis Ishikawa: 1-4, K
2B Dallas McPherson: 2-4, 2B (7)
C Bengie Molina: 2-3, K
P Tim Linecum: 0-2
PH Nate Schierholtz: 0-1

Batting
2B Mark Grudzielanek: 1-5, R, K
RF Brian Giles: 1-5
1B Adrian Gonzalez: 3-5, 2 2B (11), RBI (29)
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff: 1-5, 2 K
LF Chase Headley: 2-5, RBI (14)
CF Jody Gerut: 5-5, 2B (11), 2 RBI (14), 3 R
C Henry Blanco: 3-5, 2B (4), 2 RBI (3)
SS David Eckstein: 1-4, K
P Chris Young: 0-4, RBI (3)


Player of the Game

CF Jody Gerut

[Rudi]

Damn...Chris Young ran train on you, and Lincecum got roughed up. Better take the series from them next game.

[Mit]

Damn...Chris Young ran train on you, and Lincecum got roughed up. Better take the series from them next game.

I know man. I was frustrated the entire game. Linecum didn't pitch like he normally would. He wasn't hitting his spots or anything. I hope I can take the next game, though.

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Game 57 Batting Lineup

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Game 57 Pitching Matchup

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*Rannnnddyyy For The Winn*
Randy Winn once again proves why he should be an all-star with a walk-off RBI-single off of Cla Meredith


Left: Chris Burke his a lead-off homer, which was a sign of many runs to come | Right: Randy Winn hits an RBI-single to win the game for the Giants

Pitching
Noah Lowry - 5.2 IP | 14 H | 8 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 5.96 ERA
Merkin Valdez - 1.1 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 4.42 ERA
Bob Howry - 1.0 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 2.45 ERA
Brandon Medders (W, 2-3) - 1.0 IP | 2 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 4.18 ERA

Pitching
Walter Silva - 3.2 IP | 8 H | 3 ER | 3 BB | 4 K | 3.52 ERA
Cha-Seung Baek - 3.1 IP | 0 H | 0 ER | 0 BB | 2 K | 4.41 ERA
Shawn Hill - 1.0 IP | 2 H | 1 ER | 0 BB | 0 K | 2.81 ERA
Cla Meredith (L, 1-1) (BS, 1) - 0.2 IP | 4 H | 2 ER | 1 BB | 0 K | 4.91 ERA

Batting
RF Randy Winn: 3-6, GW-RBI (15), SB (22)
SS Edgar Renteria: 2-5, RBI (13)
LF Delmon Young: 0-5, R
CF Aaron Rowand: 2-4, 2 R, BB
3B Pablo Sandoval: 2-5, 2B (9), HR (9), 5 RBI (31)
1B Travis Ishikawa: 2-5, R
2B Emmanuel Burriss: 1-3, BB
PH Nate Schierholtz: 0-1
C Bengie Molina: 2-4, BB
P Noah Lowry: 0-3, K
PH Dallas McPherson: 0-1
PH Morgan Ensberg: 0-0, BB, RBI (4)

Batting
2B Chris Burke: 3-5, HR (2), 2 RBI (5), 3 R
RF Brian Giles: 3-5, 2 HR (16), 5 RBI (37)
1B Adrian Gonzalez: 2-5
3B Kevin Kouzmanoff: 1-5, R
LF Chase Headley: 1-5, 3 K
CF Jody Gerut: 2-5, RBI (15)
C Nick Hundley: 2-4, K
SS David Eckstein: 1-4, R
P Walter Silva: 0-1
RP Cha-Seung Baek: 1-2, R
PH Mark Grudzielanek: 1-1


Player of the Game

3B Pablo Sandoval


*Give thanks to Woy for the awesome title*

[Yawkey Way]

VIKESFAN RULES!

[chazmaniandevil]

lawl at crankin that soulja boy

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Baseball Tonight
presented by John Kruk and Steve Phillips



John: Welcome to today's episode of Baseball Tonight where we will be discussing the Giants impressive victory and the possibility of a comeback from the 1998 Rookie of the Year, Ben Grieve.

Steve: Yes, welcome everybody. This will be quite an interesting episode.

John: So let's start this off. The Giants played an epic game tonight against the Padres. They took an early 6-1 lead, but Noah Lowry blew it for the Giants. Brian Giles hit two homers against Noah Lowry and that helped the Padres get the 8-6 lead. Things got interesting, though, in the 8th and 9th innings. Edgar Renteria was able to single home Randy Winn to make the score 8-7. In the 9th inning, Cla Meredith came in to close the game for the Padres. Aaron Rowand started the inning off with a single. Then, Pablo Sandoval flied out, then Travis Ishikawa blooped a single into left field. Then pinch hitter Nate Schierholtz flied out to right field. Bengie Molina came through with two outs as he singled to make the bases loaded. Then, pinch hitter Morgan Ensberg came through after he fought to get the full count. He walked and that got Aaron Rowand home. Then, Randy Winn took the plate. Cla Meredith gave him a fastball over the middle and he drove it to center field and that won the game for the Giants, as Travis Ishikawa easily scored from third. It truly was a good game.

Steve: Yeah, John. It was a good game. The Giants fought back after giving up the lead. I'm not sure what's going on with Noah Lowry, though. He's been very inefficient the past 5 starts, as he's allowed 29 runs and has increased his ERA by nearly two full points.

John: I agree, Steve. Lowry has been off. I've noticed a change in his mechanics. In his past few starts, he has been releasing the ball earlier than he normally does, which allows the ball to hover at the top of the strike zone. Lowry also doesn't have much zip on his pitches, so he's been hit around.

Steve: I think the Giants should put Lowry in the 'pen for a few game and let him ease back into form. Until then, Jonathan Sanchez should take his spot in the rotation. He has been absolutely filthy since his return from his toe injury.

John: Yes. Sanchez has been doing pretty well. Let's change the topic, though. Let's talk about Ben Grieve. Grieve has been out of the majors since 2005. He was destined for great things, but after his departure from the Oakland A's, he has been absolutely horrible. You can pretty much say that he has been a bust.



Steve: I agree. Grieve didn't live up to his expectations. It was probably due to his lack of motivation. He gave up on a lot of plays and really didn't care about winning or losing. Although, this morning, I got a call from Grieve. He told me how he wants to come back to the big leagues for another shot at greatness. That's all he basically told me, though.

John: I loved watching Ben [Grieve] play on the A's and always thought he would be a great player. I would love for him to come back, but my question is, which team would take a chance on him? I mean he has had motivation issues and gives up a lot. His talent is unquestioned though, but we shall see.

Steve: Yes. Grieve has filed to be in the free agent pool and we shall keep you updated on his track to the majors, if that does come.

[ATL Jones Bro]

Just saw this chise and im going to follow. Awesome record with such crappy lineup. Your making it work.

[Rudi]

Ben Grieve...

[Mit]

Just saw this chise and im going to follow. Awesome record with such crappy lineup. Your making it work.

Thanks a lot man. And yeah I have been doing fairly well with my crappy lineup. I think if I didn't acquire Delmon Young, I would've been in a WAY different position. He has been a major part of my offense and I'm glad I got him.

Ben Grieve...

Haha. I always liked Ben Grieve. Not sure if I wanna sign him to the Giants, though.

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Series Preview

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Game 1

Matt Cain vs Oliver Perez


Game 2

Billy Sadler vs John Maine


Game 3

Barry Zito vs Chuck James

Previous Meetings
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Game 58 Batting Lineup