San Francisco– The Giants fell to the Chicago Cubs 8-6 on Tuesday night and fell back into a tie for the NL Wildcard. On a pivotal day, Tim Lincecum looked like he had never been in a pressure situation before, lasting only four innings, and allowing six runs. No need to worry about Lincecum, he will take the mound looking to win in his next outing against San Diego, Sunday.
The Giants are now 5-5 in their last ten, losing three-of- four in Atlanta, and need to win the remaining two games against the Cubs before the NL West leaders, San Diego Padres come to town.
The Giants put up a fight Tuesday night, for they never quit. Once again, Buster Posey was the star, knocking in four RBI Tuesday night. The Giants scored two in the ninth, but left two on with one out to end the game. Regardless, Giants fans have to like the never-say-die attitude that the Giants hold within themselves. Posey is no hitting .345, with 80 hits and 42 RBI in just 63 games this season. With the injury to Nationals phenom Stephen Strasburg, and the Giants in contention, the Rookie of the Year should go to Posey. Buster is something the Giants fans can look forward to for years to come.
The Giants are tied with Cincinnati and St. Louis for the NL Wildcard lead. Those teams are tied for the top of the NL Central and proved to hate each other on Tuesday, getting into a brawl before the first pitch was thrown. The Giants have to be aware of Philadelphia also, who lurk only a game behind in the race. The Giants will hop a jet to Philly next week after the San Diego series. The Giants trail the Padres by 2 1/2 games and the upcoming series with be the biggest of the season to date.
Barry Zito will take the hill looking to right the ship on Wednesday. Zito will duel with Tom Gorzelanny.
Go Giants.
