The San Francisco Giants (50-41) have won the first three games of a four game set with the New York Mets (48-43) by scores of 2-0, 1-0 and 8-4. Tim Lincecum went the distance with a complete game shutout on Thursday and Barry Zito threw eight scoreless innings last night. Tonight the Giants offense came alive, sparked by home runs by Andres Torres and Buster Posey as well as another extra base hit for Pablo Sandoval. Matt Cain was solid on the mound as well.
Posey has been tearing it up and going into the game tonight he led MLB in average for July. The kid's fast becoming a star and his opposite field home run to right was something to behold. I don't know when the last time was that I saw a right-handed hitter hit a home run to right field at AT&T Park before tonight. You have to be awfully strong to do that. Hopefully Sandoval's first three games after the All-Star Break are an indication of how strong he will be playing in the second half. If he keeps up the hot streak he's capable of carrying the team and should help make the Giants quite a force to be reckoned with. The fourth game of the series with the Mets is tomorrow at 2:05 p.m. MT and is available on MLB Extra Innings and mlb.tv. Johan Santana will be pitching for the Mets and Jonathan Sanchez for the Giants.
The Giants have moved up to second in the National League West and in a dead heat with the Cardinals for the Wild Card lead. This five game win streak and winning 9 of 10 has been refreshing on the heels of that 7 game losing streak. Hopefully the team can keep it up.
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