SFGiants Game 18

Getting older sucks. Nursing a slight hangover and am really tired. I wanted to nap, but it was game time! 

1st inning highlights
I finally tried the food at Free Birds. It's freaking delicious. And yes, that was the highlight of the uneventful first inning for me :)

2nd inning highlights
Seth Smith hit a single off starter Tim Hudson. Chase Headley struck out and then Jedd Gyorko (Jerkoff) grounded out, sending Smith to 2nd. Smith then scored when Yonder Alonso singled him home. 

3rd inning highlights
Joaquin Arias got the first hit of the game for the Giants. Brandon Crawford struck out and then Hudson bunted into a double play. In the Padres half of the inning, Everth Cabrera and Will Venable singled consecutively. Yasmani Grandal then lined into a double play to end the threat. 

4th inning highlights
Angel Pagan, Hunter Pence, and Buster Posey were up...and none of them got a hit. The Giants' offensive woes are starting to stress me out. 

5th inning highlights
Michael Morse led off the inning with a home run. I really like his swing. It was his 3rd home run of the season. After Pablo Sandoval flied out, Brandon Belt and Arias both hit deep fly balls to Smith. If only either (or both!) had hit the ball just a little bit further. In the Padres half of the inning, Alexi Amarista led off with a single. Huddy committed an error trying to pick him off. Eric Stults bunted Amarista over to third base and then Cabrera tripled to center, putting the Padres back in the lead, 2-1. Venable hit into a fielder's choice, with Belt throwing to Posey to get Cabrera out at home. Neener neener. The inning ended with a weak ground out by Grandal.

6th inning highlights
Huddy had a nine pitch at bat that resulted in his first hit of the year. In the bottom of the 6th, Smith singled to left. Headley hit a high chopper to Belt, who showed his agility by jumping up to snag the ball. He threw a little high and off center to BCraw who still made an excellent throw back to Belt, just a couple steps after the runner.

7th inning highlights
Nick Vincent replaced Stults to face Posey, Morse, and Sandoval. He struck out the side :( Hudson had a nice inning himself, getting Amarista out on one pitch. He then struck out Tommy Medica and got Cabrera to fly out.

Side note: Huddy set a franchise record with 29 consecutive innings without a walk. He's been such a great pick-up. I'm so happy we have him!

8th inning highlights
My frustration with our offense is growing. They are wasting the efforts of our pitchers by not being able to score any runs! Venable doubled off David Huff to start the bottom of the 8th. After getting Grandal out, Jean Machi came in to pitch with a runner at third. Chris Denorfia laid down the perfect bunt, allowing Venable to get score an insurance run, 3-1.

9th inning highlights
Last chance to score - Pagan flied out, Pence flied out on one pitch (sad Pence in the dugout made me sad), and Posey struck out to end the game. Womp womp. 

Sad but true tidbits:
- Hudson pitched really well, but was handed the loss. The Giants have scored three runs TOTAL in the last three games.
- The Giants did NOT have any runners in scoring position the ENTIRE game.
- Bumgarner, Cain, and Hudson have combined for 18 1/3 innings pitched in the last three games. They've gotten 18 strikeouts and have only given up FOUR earned runs. Each of them were handed losses due to the lack of run support.

Fuck. I'm in a bad mood now. I think I need to watch reality TV to ease some of my pain. I really hope tomorrow is better.

Together, we're frustrated.

xoxo,
JC