Here's the San Francisco Giants (12-9) Weekdays Review: The Giants beat the Phillies 5-1 and 6-2 on Monday and Tuesday. Jonathan Sanchez labored through five innings on Monday but made enough pitches and came away with the win. Todd Wellemeyer pitched well last night. Today Tim Lincecum pitched 8 1/3 awesome innings but departed with one out in the ninth with a 4-1 lead after walking Shane Victorino on four pitches. Closer Brian Wilson was summoned and got one more out but put two more guys on to load the bases. Jayson Werth hit a bases clearing double to tie the game at 4 and the Phillies (12-9) went on to win 7-6 in 11 innings.
It was a gut-wrenching loss and it almost feels like the Giants lost the series after snapping defeat from the jaws of victory in the Wednesday matinee. I think Lincecum should have been allowed to face at least one more hitter and if that guy got on then manager Bruce Bochy could have gotten Wilson. Lincecum had pitched so well and deserved a chance to finish the game, especially since the tying run wasn't even at the plate yet. That being said, Wilson hadn't blown a save this year until today and is a very solid closer that I have confidence in. It's just a tough one to swallow. Still I'll take it as a good thing taking two of three from the team that won the last two NL Pennants and the 2008 World Series. The offense, questioned by me a few days ago, really came alive. Hopefully that bodes well for games to come. The Giants look a lot better at home so far, hopefully they can take this stuff with them on the road next week.
SFG Weekend Preview: At home Friday through Sunday against the Colorado Rockies (11-11) at 8:15 p.m. MT, 2:05 p.m. MT and 2:05 p.m. MT. The games Friday and Sunday are on FSN-Rocky Mountain and for people that live in regions where I don't on MLB Extra Innings and mlb.tv. Saturday's game is available only on a tape-delayed basis on mlb.tv in the United States due to FOX's exclusive Saturday afternoon broadcast window. I'm excited to see how the Giants hold up in their first series of the year against the team I picked to win the NL West. The rivalry seems to be growing between these two teams as they had some intense games last year. Hopefully the Giants put together another good series and don't let today's loss have too much of a carry-over effect.
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