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Another close victory, this time 3-1 over Cincinnati extended the Giants winning streak to three games, and improved their overall record to 11-13. Pitching has been key to the Giants success so far this season.
Jonathan Sanchez had another amazing performance, striking out ten Reds over eight innings of work while only giving up four hits. He attempted to go for the complete game shutout, but was taken out after giving up a leadoff homerun to pinch-hitter Brandon Phillips, followed by a Ryan Freel single in the ninth. Brian Wilson had to come in to secure the win, and did just that. He earned his eighth save of the season by shutting down the opposition after Sanchez had allowed the leadoff homer.
Once again, the runs trickled in slowly, but the Giants offense provided just enough to get the job done. Rightfielder Eugenio Velez and catcher Bengie Molina each had doubles in the fourth inning to put the Giants on the board first. The offense did not show up until the bottom of the eighth when Velez singled in leftfielder Fred Lewis who led off the inning with a double. Velez then stole third base before scoring on Molina’s sacrifice fly to give the Giants a 3-0 lead heading into the ninth.
Kevin Correia will look to extend the winning streak tonight with another quality start. The Reds will send Matt Belisle to the mound at 6:05 p.m.