The Giants are trying to dig themselves out of a hole and while they still sit in fourth place, they’re just 2 1/2 games back of the first place Dodgers in what’s been a four team race so far. After tough stretch, the Giants have won three straight and it’s been the pitching staff that’s carried them.
The best outing came on Monday when Noah Lowry and two relievers combined to shutout the Astros in a 4-0 win. Matt Morris gave up just one run on two hits with nine strikeouts in a complete game and then last night, Tim Lincecum improved to 2-0 with eight solid innings.
In the meantime, Barry Bonds hasn’t hit a homerun since May 8. That’s coming up on two weeks although he doesn’t seem to be too troubled by it. And while his OPS has come down, it’s down to “just” 1.121. I’ll still take that.
The Giants finish up with the Astros tonight and then the Rockies come to town for three games after a day off tomorrow. Barry Zito gets the start tonight and he’s had two rough outings in a while.
