A pitcher’s duel became a battle of the bullpens in Sunday afternoon’s series finale at Los Angeles. The Giants prevailed, scoring a the lone run in the eleventh inning, and hanging on to win 1-0.
Matt Cain pitched six scoreless innings, but could have gone longer if his pitch count was not as high. He limited Dodgers hitters to just five hits and four walks while striking out four. Alex Hinshaw pitched a perfect seventh inning in relief, before turning the game over to Sergio Romo. Romo was also perfect, but over three innings of work; he struck out three batters. After taking a 1-0 in the eleventh inning, Brian Wilson struck out two batters in the Dodgers half of the inning to record five perfect innings of relief by the bullpen.
The offense picked up nine hits and four walks, but had little to show for it. Eugenio Velez was three-for-four with a walk, two singles, and a double. Aaron Rowand was the only other Giant with a multi-hit day, going two-for-four with singles. Brad Hennessey came on to pinch run in the eleventh inning for Pablo Sandoval, and would come around to score the go-ahead run on a Rich Aurilia single.
San Francisco has the day off today, but will host Colorado for three games starting tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. Ubaldo Jimenez will try to beat Tim Lincecum, who has pitched two complete games in a row.
