Saturday, August 27, 2011

Game Wrap 8/26/2011: Giants 2 Astros 1

Jeff Keppinger drove in 2 runs with a 5'th inning double. Madison Bumgarner had a solid start, and the bullpen was great as usual making it stand up for a much needed win for the Giants. Key Lines:

Jeff Keppinger- 1 for 4, 2B. BA= .296. Keep has been a slid contributor since the trade. I'd like to see him stay on next year.

Carlos Beltran- 2 for 3, 2B, BB. BA = .288. I still think Beltran can turn himself and the team around in time for a stretch run.

Madison Bumgarner- 6.1 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 2 K's, GO/AO= 12/3. ERA= 3.59. Not a great K line, but he made up for it by keeping the ball on the ground.

Ramon Ramirez- 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.98. Another solid relief job by Ramirez.

Santiago Casilla- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K's, Save(2). ERA= 1.40. I'd say Casilla is the closer until Wilson returns.

The Win enabled the Giants to stay 3 games behind the Dangerous D'Backs who blanked the Pathetic Padres 5-0 behind Tomahawk Boy.

It's always exciting for us prospect watchers when a kid we've been following for years in the minors gets to show his stuff in the majors. Eric Surkamp gets that chance today jumping from AA to the majors. He's got an average fastball, a great curveball and a plus change up with good command of all of them. We'll finally get to see how that plays in the Show.

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