Arizona– The San Francisco Giants have completed a four game sweep of the Diamondbacks. The club picked up win 56 Sunday afternoon behind eight solid inning from their ace. It took the Giants 10 innings but they prevailed with the sweep, after a 3-2 victory.
The story coming into the game was the hitting streak of Buster Posey. He ended the suspense in his first at-bat, bashing a double to center, bringing home Aubrey Huff. Posey also had a double in the tenth inning, and after Eli Whiteside was elected to pinch run for Buster, Whiteside scored on a Travis Ishikawa single. Buster Posey went 4-5 on the day, bringing his batting average up to a robust .371, and his hitting streak to an outstanding 18 games. The Giants are winning as a team these days, and the look like they are enjoying themselves. Aubrey Huff also had an RBI in the fifth. Huff is hitting .417 in his last 10, and is clearly reaping the benefits of Posey’s success.
Sergio Romo(3-3) pitched the ninth and picked up the win. Brian Wilson earned his 29th save on the season. This ties Wilson with San Diego’s Heath Bell for tops in the entire league. The Giants now trail San Diego by three games in the NL West. Here’s the good news; the Giants lead the the NL Wildcard by 1 1/2 games over St. Louis and Cincinnati, who are tied for the NL Central. The Giants are now 9-2 since the break and couldn’t look better. The Giants must remained focused and realize there are two grueling months left in the season. The team has now won 28 games on the road and at home, the sign of a winning ball club.
Nothing will help to continue the winning ways more than a return to AT&T Park. The Giants head home to the bay to face the Florida Marlins for a four game series. Barry Zito will take the hill Monday at 7:15, facing Marlins pitcher, Ricky Nolasco. The team must keep up the fun if they are to keep winning. Kudos to manager Bruce Bochy for preparing his men.
Go Giants.
