The San Francisco Giants (71-57) overcame a 10-1 deficit in the 5th inning of Wednesday afternoon's game against the Cincinnati Reds (73-54) to take an 11-10 lead in the 8th inning only to lose in 12 innings by a 12-11 score. I DVR'd the game and wasn't really paying much attention to it after the Reds took a big lead but started really watching in the 8th inning after Juan Uribe hit a 3-run home run to cut the lead to 10-8. Then a few batters later, Andres Torres doubled home the tying runs, then scored himself to give the Giants an 11-10 lead. I've been really impressed with the offense this home series and hope the team continues to swing the bats well at home.
The Reds rallied for the tie in the top of the 9th, then scored the winning run in the 12th on an RBI single by MVP and Triple Crown candidate Joey Votto. Votto also hit two home runs in the game and it's safe to say the Reds wouldn't have won without him. As Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said after the game, that's what an MVP candidate does, comes through for you when you need him. He's really a big time player and will keep the Reds right in the thick of things deep into the season.
The Giants remain one game back of the Phillies (70-56) in the Wild Card race and now trail the Padres (76-49) by 6.5 games. The Phils have lost three straight at home to the Astros (57-69). The Padres just never seem to lose and are starting to run away with the West. The Phillies still trail the Braves (73-54) in the East by 2.5 games.
Speaking of the Braves, they coughed up a 10-1 3rd inning lead to the Rockies (66-60) in Denver and ended up losing 12-10. You never can count the Rockies out at home and they showed why again in this games. Truly a remarkable comeback and when you think that the Giants almost completed a comeback from the same deficit on the same afternoon you have to think it was a day of historic proportions. Hats off to the Rockies, that is quite the achievement. The Rockies are now 41-20 at home; that mark is second only to (ironically) the Braves who are 44-17 at Turner Field in Atlanta.
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