Brad Hennessey was involved in a strange pitcher’s duel that saw his ERA fall to 8.04, but ultimately resulted in a 3-1 loss. Mistake pitches by Henneseey that turned into homeruns and untimely hitting from the Giants batters contributed to the defeat.
Hennessey went the distance in last night’s loss, giving the bullpen a rest, and doing a good job for the most part. He scattered eight hits over eight innings, but the D-backs made him pay for two of them, a game-tying solo shot by Justin Upton in the fourth inning, and a go-ahead two-run homer by Adam Dunn in the eighth inning. Hennessey had good control and did not walk any hitters, and managed to strikeout two. He pitched well enough to deserve a win, but the offense did not produce for him.
San Francisco was lucky to get just one run, it came unearned in the third inning when D-backs centerfielder Chris Young dropped Bengie Molina’s fly ball, allowing Rich Aurilia to score. Aurilia was two-for-four in the game with singles. All together, the Giants left nine men on base, and did not walk once against the Arizona pitchers. Randy Winn had the only Giants extra-base hit, which was also his only hit in five at-bats, a double.
The Giants will look for some revenge tonight at 6:40 p.m. when Matt Cain will be trying to bounce back from his shortest start of the year. Dan Haren will take the mound for Arizona, but has been struggling lately.
