The San Francisco Giants were able to hold off the Washington Nationals on Monday night to pick up a 3-2 victory over the Nationals.  Matt Cain improved to 3-4 on the season as he pitched  6 1/3 innings to pick up the win.

Randy Winn led the Giants at the plate with two rbi.  He had a rbi double in the first inning and than a rbi single in the fifth inning.  Bengie Molina had the other rbi for the Giants which came in the fifth inning when he hit a rbi double to score the what would be the winning run.

Brian Wilson tossed 1 1/3 innings to notch his 18th save of the season.

It was great to see the Giants take all four games out in Washington.  A four game sweep is rare, and even more rare when you do it on the road.

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The San Francisco Giants came out of the gates swinging on Monday night as they scored six runs in the first inning.  The Giants hit two home runs in the first inning as they knocked New York Mets starting pitcher Oliver Perez out of the game after he only recorded one out in the first inning.  The Giants went onto beat the Mets by the score of 10-2.

Randy Winn and Brian Horwitz both went deep in the first inning as the Giants pushed across six runs.  Horwitz’s home run was the first of his career.  Ray Durham and Horwitz led the Giants with three rbi each in the game.  They were followed by Jonathan Sanchez who recorded two rbi.  Winn and Bengie Molina both chipped in with one rbi each as well.

On the mound for the Giants, it was Sanchez throwing seven innings and picking up the win.  Sanchez is now 4-3 on the season after he gave up six hits and two runs over the seven innings of action.  Billy Sadler came in and pitched the final two innings of the game and didn’t have any problems.

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The San Francisco Giants brough out the whooping sticks on Wednesday night as the pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-3.  The Giants used back to back four run innings in the fifth and sixth innings to really blow the game wide open.

Ray Durham went 2-5 with four rbi to lead the Giants at the plate.  Durham went deep for a solo home run in the second inning.  Then hit a triple with the bases loaded in the sixth inning to score three more runs.  Bengie Molina, Aaron Rowand, and Emmanuel Burriss all had two rbi in the game as well.  Not to be left out, Rich Aurilia also had one rbi.

Jonathan Sanchez got the win and is now 3-3 on the season.  Sanchez tossed six innings while giving upi six hits and two runs.  Good outing for Sanchez who really needed to have a good game on the mound.  Jack Taschner then pitched a scoreless seventh inning before Vinnie Chulk gave up a run in the eight inning.  Alex Hinshaw was brought in to record the final two outs of the game.

The Giants and Diamondbacks will be play once again on Thursday afternoon.

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The San Francisco Giants were more less dead until the ninth inning when they scored two runs against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon.  After the Giants tied the game at two and forced the game into extra innings, they scored another run in the tenth inning and went onto beat the Rockies 3-2.

The Giants got on the board with a rbi single by Bengie Molina in the ninth inning and then scored another run in the inning when Steve Holm hit a rbi double to tie the game.  In the tenth inning, Omar Vizquel hit a sacrafice fly to score Ray Durham for the winning run.

Tyler Walker picked up the win to improve his record to 2-2 on the season.  Brian Wilson didn’t have trouble closing out the game like last night notched the save which was his 14th of the season.

Starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez lasted 6 1/3 innings while he gave up eight hits and two runs to get the no decision.   Billy Sadler and Alex Hinshaw both pitched in relief and did not allow a hit.

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The San Francisco Giants held off the fiesty Colorado Rockies to win 6-5 on Tuesday night in Denver, Colorado.  Great road win for the Giants as they win a close one against the Rockies.

Tim Lincecum improved to 6-1 as he picked up the win.  Lincecum pitched six inning and allowed five hits and three runs.  He did walk four batters and struck out six others.  Lincecum now has a 2.17 era on the season as he has been throwing the ball very good.

Brian Wilson had some trouble in the ninth inning as he tried to close out the game.  Wilson gave up three hits and two runs but was finally able to get the last out of the game and get his 13th save of the season.

Rich Aurilia and Fred Lewis both hit home runs for the Giants in the game.  Aurilia had a solo shot in the second inning and Lewis had a solo shot in the ninth inning.  Aaron Rowand actually led the Giants with two rbi’s in the game as he had two rbi singles.  Bengie Molina, Omar Vizquel, Aurilia, and Lewis all had one rbi in the game.

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Barry Zito lost once again and dropped to 0-7 on the season as the San Francisco Giants lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Wednesday night.  Zito who was pulled back out of the bullpen to make the start pitched five innings and allowed five hits and two runs.

Tyler Walker pitched in relief and gave up one run in the game.

Bengie Molina had the only RBI for the Giants which came in the ninth inning when he singled in Randy Winn.

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The San Francisco Giants picked up the 8-2 win against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday putting them at 8-11 for the year.  The Giants have a lot of work to do to get back in the top standings but this win giving them the series win in St. Louis was a good start.

Jonathan Sanchez is now 1-1 after pitching five innings in the win against the Cardinals on Sunday.  He allowed only two hits and no runs during his time on the mound.  Keiichi Yabu, Merkin Valdez, and Vinnie Chulk were brought in to close out the night and seal the win over St. Louis.

John Bowker hit in his third home run of the season.  Bengie Molina led the Giants with three RBI,  Aaron Rowand and Bowker both had two RBI, while Ray Durham had one RBI.

The San Francisco Giants head to Arizona to take on the Diamondbacks on the road on Monday night.  A big win there would really help their season out a lot.  Picking up divisional wins is key, and the Giants still have time to get back into contention in the division. Do I think they will do it?  Nope…

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The San Francisco Giants were losing after Randy Johnson made his 2008 debut, but they scored two runs off the Diamondbacks bullpen in the 7th inning to win the game 5-4.  The Giants had some problems hitting off Johnson, but they got things figured out and eventually picked up the win to imprive their record to 6-8.

Keiichi Yabu pitched the 6th and 7th innings to pick up the win for the Giants.  Brian Wilson recorded his fourth save of the season.  Starting pitcher Jonathan Sanchez, gave up three earned runs and six hits in his five inning of action.

Randy Winn led all Giants batters with two RBI.  Aaron Rowand, Ray Durham, and Bengie Molina all chipped in with an RBI each as well.

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The San Francisco Giants picked up a big win Thursday night as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 5-1.  The Cardinals came into the game with a 7-2 record and playing some really good baseball but it was their first road game of the season and it showed.

The Giants bats put a lot of pressure on Adam Wainwright and Ron Villone during the game.  The middle of the lineup did most of the damage for the Giants as Aaron Rowand, Randy Winn, Bengie Molina, Jose Castillo, and Rich Aurilia all had one RBI.

Kevin Correia picked up the win after pitching 7.2 innings and not allowing a run to cross the plate.  He did give up five hits and two walks, but he struck out four batters.  Brad Hennessey was the only Giants pitcher to allow a earned run on the night.  Brian Wilson picked up his second save of the season in the game as well.

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Bengie Molina hit two homeruns against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, but it is the second one that everyone is talking about.  Molina took Cla Meredeith deep in the 11th inning to give the Giants the 3-2 victory over the Giants.

Earlier in the game Molina took Randy Wolf yard in the 2nd inning to give the Giants a 1-0 lead.  Randy Winn then doubled in the 3rd inning and scored Brian Bocock.  That was all the scoring that would happen for the Giants, but it was just enough to get the victory.

Starting pitcher Tim Lincecum pitched six innings and allowed seven hits and one earned run while striking out seven Padre batters.  Good performance out of Linceum on Tuesday night as he got the no decision.  Brad Hennessey picked up his first win of the season.

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