The Sky is Falling!

Giants 4
Braves 2
WP: Lincecum
LP: Carlyle

The Giants win 2 in a row. Wait, the Giants win 2 in a row. The Giants win 2 in a row. The Giants win 2 in a row. With both efficient pitching and a good offense. That's not every day a Giants fan gets to say that.


Even Barry can't believe how well the game went
TFRJ's favorite Enchanter wasn't at his best today, but still pitched well enough to keep the Giants in the game and eventually win. He was tagged for 6 hits, 5 of them XBH, including a 2-run HR by Francoeur to put the Braves up 2-0. He struck out 5, walked 2, and induced a double play ball to end the 2 run fourth inning. Timmy's fastball was in the mid to upper 90s and topped out at 99 mph if I recall correctly. His change was still as wicked as ever, but his curve was slightly inconsistent. He left a big time hanger to Francoeur for that homer, and a few others that turned into doubles. The Enchanter earned himself another quality start, another win (6-2 overall), and yet another team's respect.


Work of art

The Giants also had other good vibes going their way. The offense played quality baseball, especially during the 5th and 6th innings. Just look at the play-by-play:



Big hits by Pedro and Klesko to start the rallies, perfectly executed sac bunt by Timmy, clutch RBI hits with 2 outs by Roberts, Durham, and Vizquel, just fundamental baseball all around. These are flashes of what this this team could have been in the beginning of the season: good pitching with enough offense to get by. Hopefully this good baseball continues.

Bonds didn't hit 754. He's had a load of popups lately, including 2 tonight, going 1-4 with a double. Bonds says he isn't overswinging, but I'm not sure why his swings are resulting in popups. His July numbers aren't pretty, but on the flip side, let's just keep dragging Selig around a bit.

K-Franny has a mini-milestone. After singling off Villarreal, he stole his first big league base.

The bullpen also had a good night. Correia got 2 to fly out (heart attack outs though) and struck out one. Tasch struck out 2, and Vinnie Chulk finished out the inning by K'ing Francoeur. Hennessey pitched a quiet 9th inning, allowing no hits or walks, and added another save to his resume (8-10 this year).


Great game, Giants! Keep it up!

Some pre-game cute stuff: The Giants had a Father-Daughter-Son softball/wiffleball game... Barry pulled 6 year old Cole Roberts' (Dave Roberts' son) loose tooth.