The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs were tied at 5-5 heading into the eighth inning but Giants relief pitcher Tyler Walker gave up a home run to Mike Fontenot and the Cubs went on to beat the Giants 6-5.  The Cubs have now won two of the first three games in the four game series and will go for the series win on Thursday.

Giants starting pitcher Kevin Correia pitched 6 1/3 innings as he gave up seven hits and four runs including one home run to get the no decision.  Sergio Romo and Walker both gave up a run each as both players pitched one inning.  Keiichi Yabu was finally able to slow the Cubs down in the ninth inning as he pitched a scoreless inning.

All of the Giants runs came via the home run ball as John Bowker hit a two run home run in the sixth inning off of Cubs starting pitcher Ryan Dempster.  Ray Durham then hit a big three run home run off of Carlos Marmol in the seventh inning that tied the game at 5-5.  The Giants didn’t have an answer however in the eighth or ninth innings and lost the game 6-5.

The Giants can still get a split in the series with a win against the Cubs as they plate a very late afternoon game to finish up the series.

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The San Francisco Giants beat the Cleveland Indians for the second night in a row.  This time it was a 4-1 victory for the visiting Giants.  Now with a win on Thursday, the Giants will sweep the Indians which would be a great feat for the team.

Barry Zito actually got a win and improved to 3-11 on the season.  Yeah, you read that right, Barry Zito won a game!  Zito tossed 6 2/3 innings and allowed four hits and one run while striking out four batters.  The key for Zito was zero walks in his five plus innings of action!

Keiichi Yabu was called on to get the final out of the seventh inning but he was unable to as he gave up a hit and then was pulled from the game.  Jack Taschner got the final out in the inning and then got the first out in the eighth inning before he was pulled from the game and Tyler Walker came in to the game to finish up the inning.  Brian Wilson pitched the ninth inning to pick up his 21st save of the season.

Aaron Rowand led the Giants at the plate with a two run single in the first inning.  Jose Castillo and John Bowker both hit solo home runs in the game as both players finished the game with one rbi each.

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John Bowker blasted a three run home run in the eighth inning as the San Francisco Giants scored five runs in the eighth and defeated the Detroit Tigers by the score of 8-6.  Bowker’s three run shot came off of Fernando Rodney who was making his first apperance of the year for the Tigers.

After Bowker’s three run blast, Fred Lewis hit a two run ground rule double to score two more runs.  It was a good thing for Lewis’s two run double because the Giants would give up two runs in the ninth inning before ending the game.

Keiichi Yabu ended up getting the win and is now 3-3 on the season.  Tim Lincecum pitched a good game as he tossed seven innings and allowed six hits and four runs.  Lincecum did give up two home runs to Marcus Thames as he was the only one that really did any damage.  Brian Wilson pitched the ninth inning and gave up three hits and two runs as he had a bad outing.

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The San Francisco Giants blew a four run lead in the eighth and ninth inning as the Houston Astros came back to win 8-7.  The Giants gave up three home runs in the final two innings in the game as they lost a disappointing finale to the series.

Vinnie Chulk gave up the home run to Lance Berkman in the ninth inning to take the loss.  He is now 0-2 on the season.  Tyler Walker was the relief pitcher that had the most trouble though as he gave up three runs in only 2/3 of an inning.  Terrible job by the Giants bullpen today.

Tim Lincecum pitched six inning and allowed five hits and three runs to get the no decision in the game.

John Bowker led the Giants with three rbi while Aaron Rowand had two rbi.  Randy Winn had an rbi for the Giants as well in the game.

The Giants will now play the Chicago White Sox in a weekend interleague series.  Giants Blog

The San Francisco Giants lost to the Houston Astrosn 6-3 on Wednesday night as the Giants pitchers couldn’t slow down three Astros batters.  Lance Berkman, Brad Ausmus, and Miguel Tejada all had two rbi against Giants pitchers.  Three different Giants pitchers gave up runs in the game as well.

Patrick Misch tossed six innings of seven hit baseball to start the game.  He did allow three runs including one home run in the game as he got the no decision.  Jack Taschner pitched 2/3 of an inning in relief of Misch and allowed one run to score as he took the loss. Taschner is now 1-2 on the season.  After he left the game, Billy Sadler came in and gave up a two run home run that ended up putting the game out of reach for the Giants.

Aaron Rowand had a two run home run for the Giants in the second inning and then in the third inning, Misch laid down a sacrafice bunt that the Giants threw away that allowed John Bowker to score.

The Giants will try to get a split in the series as they play the Astros Thursday afternoon.

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Atleast it wasn’t another lose for the Barry Zito I guess we can say.  Zito pitched six innings of seven hit and three run baseball against the Chicago White Sox on Monday night as the Giants lost 7-3.  Zito really only made one mistake in the game and that was on a two run home run by Lance Berkman.

Vinnie Chulk ended up taking the loss for the Giants as he pitched an inning of relief and gave up two hits and one run.  Merkin Valdez also struggled out of the bullpen as he only recorded one out and gave up two hits and three runs.  Only one of those three runs were earned however as two errors later in the inning scored two runs.

John Bowker had a solo home run which was the fourth of the season for him as he finished the game with one rbi.  Fred Lewis and Omar Vizquel also had one rbi in the game.

Had it not been for the two errors in the eighth inning, the Giants would have had a lot better chance at coming back in the ninth inning.  Four runs in one inning is just to much for this Giants offense to come back from in my opinion.  What do you think Giants fans?  Giants Blog

The San Francisco Giants got hammered by the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-6 on Tuesday night.  Usually when the Giants score six runs you would expect them to win the game but that was not the case against the Pirates.

Jonathan Sanchez only lasted 4 1/3 innings as he gave up six hits and seven runs.  Sanchez walked three batters, struck out four batters, and gave up two home runs.  Terrible performance by Sanchez.

Brad Hennessey wasn’t any better then Sanchez as he pitched in relief.  Hennessey gave up seven hits and five runs in only 2 1/3 innings.

Jose Castillo came up with the biggest hit for the Giants as he hit a three run home run in the eighth inning.  John Bowker, Rich Aurilia, and Dan Ortmeier all had one RBI each.

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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 continue to trim down their roster at Spring Training as they send four more players down to the minor league camp on Tuesday night.

John Bowker, Clay Timpner, Osiris Matos, and Kelvin Pichardo were all optioned down to the minor league camp where they will continue to get some work during spring training.

Now is the time where the big league team will start to play alot more of their regular players and get them more at bats since the upcoming season will be here soon.