The San Francisco Giants gave up eight runs in the fifth inning and lost to the New York Mets by the score of 9-6 on Tuesday evening. Had the Giants not given up eight runs in one inning, I think they would have actually won this game because the Mets bullpen was struggling and their hitters really didn’t do much besides the fifth inning.
Barry Zito lost his ninth game of the season and is now 1-9. Zito pitched 4 1/3 innings while giving up seven hits and letting six runs score. Zito also walked five batters in the game. Vinnie Chulk came into the game and gave up another three runs before Patrick Misch pitched the final three innings of the game without letting a run score.
Travis Denker hit a three run home run in the ninth inning for the Giants as they made the score look a little bit closer then it probably should have been. Besides Denker’s three rbi, Randy Winn collected two while Aaron Rowand finished the game with one rbi.
The Giants will play a afternoon game on Wednesday against the Mets as they finish up their series.
