Colorado– The Giants fell short against Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jiminez on Wednesday afternoon. Quite frankly the Giants had a hard time touching the ball. The SF bats struck out 14 times against the Rockies, nine times coming from the Major League leader in wins. Jiminez now is 17-2 on the season as the Giants fell 6-1 to the Rockies. The Giants are now two games up in the NL Wild Card race, and still one game back of the Padres in the NL West. The Giants are an MLB best 15-5 since the break, which gives them no reason to fret over Wednesday’s loss.
Pitcher Madison Bumgarner only lasted four innings, allowing four runs and nine hits. Not the best outing for the young, up-and-coming pitcher, but none the less Bumgarner should keep his head held high. Jiminez is no easy task and after the Rockies bats only managed three hits on Tuesday, you bet the ball club in Denver was ready to come out swinging. The Rockies hit three homers on the day, two from CF Carlos Gonzalez, including back-to-back jacks with Troy Tulowitzski in the sixth off of Giants pitcher, Denny Bautista. Regardless of the outcome Wednesday, the Giants are still looking good as they head to Atlanta to face the NL East leaders.
The lone bright spot Wednesday came from Giants rookie phenom Buster Posey, who else. Posey had an RBI double in the sixth inning, scoring Aubrey Huff. Buster also through out a base-runner from behind the dish, proving that he has more in his bag of tricks than just a .355 average. Buster Posey was named NL Rookie of the Month for July, which is quite an honor. The young catcher from Georgia also earned NL Player of the Month. Posey hit .417 in July, with 43 hits, 20 runs scored, 24 RBI, and 72 total bases. With numbers like that he may give Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg a run for NL Rookie of the Year. If the Giants make the playoffs, Posey should earn the award. There’s no better place than home, as Buster heads to Georgia for the four game series against the Braves. Posey is hitting .426 on the road this year, a ridiculous mark.
Tim Lincecum will be on the mound in Hotlanta today, where temperatures are expected to be in the 90′s for the four game series. Lincecum will go for his twelve win on the season, facing Jair Jurrjens of the Braves. As long as Lincecum stays around the strike zone and the Giants bats get a few runs they should be victorious once again.
Go Giants.
