The Giants come home after a rough road trip hoping to turn it around after an exciting extra inning game to finish their trip. They have 6 games at home before they go on another long road trip.
Tim Hudson got the ball in game 1, he has been the Giants best pitcher by far this season and had a current MLB record 30 innings without a walk to start the season. His control has been the mainstay for his success but on this night he started to struggle. He issued his first walk of the season with two outs in the 1st inning, but quickly settled down after that and had a clean second inning. In the third he fell behind Michael Bourn 3-1, then missed his target across the middle of thr plate and gave up a triple. Nick Swisher then drove him home. He then regained his composure and settled into a groove and threw 4 lights out innings after giving up the run, only giving up 1 hit. His offense helped him out big time today as the Giants were able to get to Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco who had come into this start having struggled this season. The big hit came off the bat of Michael Morse who took an 0-2 fastball that was supposed to be outside and up and hit it where no right hander ever does. Over the right center field wall. The bullpen for the Giants was stellar and made quick work of the Indian hitters.
San Francisco 5, Cleveland 1
In game 2 Tim Lincecum got the ball for the Giants against Indians pitcher Zach McCallister. Timmy did not have the same success that Hudson did the night before as he quickly got behind 1-0 in the top of the first when he struggled to keep the ball down to Bourn and Jason Kipnis. He had scattered baserunners all day, not recording a single 1-2-3 inning. The Indians got to him again in the 3rd and 5th innings scoring 1 in each. Lincecum only went 4.2, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits and only striking out 3. He left down 3-0. His counterpart McCallister was dealing through the first 4 innings but lost all command in the 5th when the Giants finally got to him. They scored 4 in the inning with the big hit coming from Hunter Pence. He hit a two out base hit that knocked in the tying and go ahead runs. The bullpen again was lights out for the Giants and they cruised to a 3 game win streak.
San Francisco 5, Cleveland 3
In the final game of the weekend series they gave the ball to Ryan Vogelsong to try and complete the sweep of the Indians. In his past few starts Vogey has struggled with his control and has not pitched well because of it. Today was a different story, from the first pitch he was locked in. He did start out a bit off as there were runners at first and third with two out, but after he got out of that inning unscathed he went into cruise control. His only command flaw in this one was that he fell behind hitters early in the count, but each time he was able to comeback and put them away. He went 7 strong shutout innings only giving up 2 hits and striking out 6. His biggest pitch was his changeup and his ablity to utilize it ahead in the count. On the other side Indians starter Danny Salazar was striking out Giant hitters left and right with his electric fastball and devastating off speed pitches. He was touched up in the 4th when he gave up a double to Brandon Crawford on first pitched fastball that leaked over the middle of the plate. In the top of the 8th the Indians finally got to the Giants bullpen when Yan Gomes took a 1-2 fastball from Casilla that he left down the middle of the plate and sent it into the bleachers. In the bottom of the ninth after an intentional walk to Brandon Crawford to make it 1st and 2nd with two out, Brandon Hicks stepped up to the plate, a good fastball hitter. He got a 1-0 fastball up in the zone, a big mistake by righty Cody Allen and Hicks sent everyone home with a 3-run walkoff home run.
San Francisco 4, Cleveland 1
The Giants welcome the Padres to town tomorrow night and send lefty ace Madison Bumgarner to the hill, looking for his 3rd win of the season. San Francisco has now won 4 games in a row. After a clean sweep of the Indians.
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