In a rather desultory affair, the Giants and Dodgers played to a 3-3 tie on a windy night in Glendale, AZ. Key Lines:
Gregor Blanco- 2 for 4, 2B, SB(7). BA= .444. Blanco continued to state his case for a roster spot with a fine day at the plate and a nice diving catch in left-center that proved to be the play that prevented the Dodgers from winning this one.
Brandon Crawford- 0 for 3. BA= .348. Crawford handled numerous chances at SS with aplomb. He had a rough night at the plate taking 2 called third strikes. He did work the count well and took some healthy looking cuts. That's going to happen to selective hitters sometimes.
Brandon Belt- 1 for 3, HR(3), SF. BA= .371. The dinger was really a pop-up to LF that the wind blew out of the park. The SF was actually a much better AB as he did exactly what he was supposed to do to get the game tying run home. Belt also looked like he could cover some ground in LF, in one case cutting off a ball in the corner to turn a potential double into a single. He also dug anther ball out of the corner and made a nice throw to the relay man to nail Trent Oeltjen foolishly trying to stretch a double into a triple in a tie game.
Brian Burres- 3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K. ERA- 2.25. Burres kept the Dodgers off balance with a mix of cutters, curveballs and changeups. Trevor Wilson taught him the cutter way back in San Jose and it's what's enabled him to hang around the fringes of MLB. He might not have made it above A ball without it.
Andrew Kown- 2.2 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 4.15. Kown was impressive in his first inning of work pounding the strike zone with a heavy downhill FB that looked like it was going at least in the low 90's. His command got ;progressively shakier the longer he was out there.
Matt Yourkin- 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K's. ERA= 2.25. Impressive outing for Yourkin. I'd have confidence in him for an emergency start or two if it came to that.
Madison Bumgarner goes against the Padres and Edinson Volquez tomorrow in Scottsdale, weather permitting.
Around the League: Jake Peavy pitched 5 scoreless innings for the White Sox and looked impressive in the process. Ubaldo Jimenez got lit up like a Christmas tree pitching for the Cleveland Indians.
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There are going to be a lot of pissed off Giants fans if Blanco doesn't make the 25 man roster. He leads the entire league in hits and stolen bases. His speed is his main tool and the other day went from first to third on an infield single. We could really use him as our fourth or fifth outfielder hoping he gets enough playing time. Nate the Great seems lost right now and Blanco might push the case for a trade.
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