Tuesday, July 8, 2014
| MLB Standings - Updated: Jun 3, 2014 | |||||
| NL WEST | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| San Francisco Giants | 35 | 23 | - | 196 | 159 |
| San Diego Padres | 34 | 24 | 1 | 273 | 218 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 34 | 25 | 1.5 | 252 | 191 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 27 | 32 | 8.5 | 240 | 246 |
| Colorado Rockies | 25 | 32 | 9.5 | 236 | 242 |
As May wraps up in this 2014 season, the Giants sit atop the NL West standings, though the Dodgers and Padres have both made pushes to the top.
| 2014 San Francisco Giants Stats - Hitting | ||||||||||||||
| NAME | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Brandon Belt | 184 | 22 | 51 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 2 | .277 | .330 | .484 |
| Pablo Sandoval | 189 | 22 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .813 | .450 |
| Mike Morse | 179 | 19 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | .274 | .301 | .464 |
| Buster Posey | 182 | 27 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .338 | .423 |
| 2014 San Francisco Giants Stats - Pitching | |||||||||||||||
| NAME | GP | GS | W | L | SV | QS | HLD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| Madison Bumgarner | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 83.0 | 53 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 84 | 0.88 | 2.71 |
| Matt Cain | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 85.0 | 60 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 86 | 0.91 | 2.22 |
| George Kontos | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 30.1 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 1.12 | 2.37 |
| Sergio Romo | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 17.1 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1.38 | 2.60 |
Pablo Sandoval has been the Giants offensive standout so far, hitting for the best average on the team. Buster Posey, after an abysmal April, came back with an excellent May, which will hopefully continue into June. Madison Bumgarner and Matt Cain have both pitched very well, the highlight of the season so far having been Bumgarner's perfect game.
Neither of the Giants' top two minor league teams have performed well at all. The AAA Fresno Grizzlies are 23-36, and the AA Richmond Flying Squirrels are 18-39. The Giants minor league depth is some of the worst in the nation, they will likely look to shore this up with a strong draft later this month.
The Giants top prospect, SP Kyle Crick, has performed well for AAA Fresno, with a record of 6-3 and an ERA of 2.82. Another top prospect in Fresno is CF Gary Brown, who spent a bit of time with the big club in April, before being demoted in favor of Tyler Colvin. He is batting .264 with 3 HR and 2 RBI. SP Edwin Escobar was recently demoted to AA Richmond after having control problems in AAA.
Monday, July 7, 2014
ST. LOUIS, MO - The Giants seemed to get back on track Thursday with a 5-2 win at Busch Stadium against the Cardinals, after having dropped four of their last five. Tim Hudson got his first start since coming off the DL, replacing the recently concussed Tim Lincecum, who was eerily injured the same day Hudson came off the DL. Hudson performed very well in his first outing back, though he saw limited action, due to his lack of any rehab assignment, as he was needed to replace Lincecum in the rotation. Hudson allowed one run (0 ER, though the error was his own) through six innings. His first two innings were rocky, and he had runners in scoring position both times, but was able to work out. The Giants hit better than usual yesterday, with three players managing multiple hits: Posey, Morse and Hicks. Posey played phenomenally, going 3-4, two of which were doubles, as well as an RBI and two runs scored. Morse's two run shot in the fifth was his eighth of the year, putting him in second behind only Brandon Belt in home runs on the team. This series will wrap up Sunday, and afterwards, the Giants will travel to Cincinnati to take on the lukewarm Reds.
| San Francisco Giants at St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||||
| May 29, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco (32-23) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| St. Louis (21-34) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Tim Hudson (4-2) L: Jaime Garcia (0-1) | ||||||||||||
Sunday, July 6, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Giants have now responded to their 4 game winning streak last week with a 3 game losing streak this week, due to Monday night's 1-0 loss to the Cubs. The box score tells the story by itself, both Matt Cain and Jeff Samardzija were excellent, shutting out both teams for eight innings. Cain was especially dominant allowing only two hits and striking out eight. However, Cain had to be pulled after the eighth because of pitch count. Reliever Jeremy Affeldt struggled in his one inning pitched, allowing two hits and walking a batter, leading to the lone run in the game. The Giants were able to muster seven hits, but could not push across a run. The shining star in the Giants order was Pablo Sandoval who went 3-4 including a double. Sandoval's average has climbed recently to a team-high .311. It was a game the Giants and Matt Cain would've like to have won, as they are now in second place in the NL West, a half game back from the San Diego Padres. After this series wraps on Wednesday, the Giants will head out to St. Louis to take on an underachieving Cardinals club.
| Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||||
| May 26, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Chicago (30-21) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| San Francisco (30-22) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Jeff Samardzija (5-3) L: Jeremy Affeldt (3-2) S: Jose Veras (22) | ||||||||||||
Saturday, July 5, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Giants win streak continued Friday after a 4-0 win versus the Minnesota Twins at AT&T Park, led by Mike Kickham's surprising two-hit shutout. Kickham has continued to surprise at the major league level, as many criticized the decision of GM Brian Sabean to promote Kickham over top 50 prospect Kyle Crick to replace an injured Tim Hudson. The struggling Angel Pagan had a breakout performance going 2-4 with a double and a triple, the only player managing multiple hits for San Francisco. Hunter Pence also performed well at the plate, driving in two runs off of a sacrifice fly and a the games only home run: a solo shot to right. Nick Noonan was called up Wednesday to replace Joaquin Arias who is on the DL with a shoulder tear, and surprisingly was given the start by Bruce Bochy, over usual shortstop Brandon Crawford. Crawford's role in the lineup has been significantly decreased over the past couple of weeks, and rumors of potential deals for him are beginning to circulate. The Giants sweep of the Rockies earlier in the week, as well as this most recent win, put them in sole possession of the lead in the NL West, one game ahead of the Dodgers. This three game series finishes up Sunday, after which the Giants will stay at home to take on the shockingly strong NL Central leaders: the Chicago Cubs.
| Minnesota Twins at San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||||
| May 23, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota (22-24) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| San Francisco (30-19) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Mike Kickham (2-0) L: Ricky Nolasco (3-4) | ||||||||||||
Friday, July 4, 2014
PERFECTION
DENVER, CO - Perfection. It is an enigmatic word, one that holds different meaning and significance for every person. For Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner, Tuesday night was perfect. It was a perfect game, for only the 24th time in the history of Major League Baseball. Despite facing a dangerous Colorado Rockies lineup featuring perennial all-stars Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez, as well as one of the league's hottest hitters in Wilin Rosario, Bumgarner looked dominant. His late breaking slider was completely unmatched by anyone the Rockies could throw at them. By the end, even the home fans at Coors Field were standing in applause.
Struggles at the plate continued for the Giants, only managing to push over three runs. A poorly timed dive by Rockies Center Fielder Charlie Blackmon led to an inside the park home run for Angel Pagan, and a couple singles were strung together in the fourth to plate two more. While the Rockies relievers were able to keep San Francisco in check, it was vain, as Bumgarner had the game on lockdown for all 27 outs.
With this win, and the series split with Miami, the Giants are now tied for second place in the NL West, 1 GB of the rival Los Angeles Dodgers. After this short 3 game jaunt in Denver, the Giants will be back home for a 3 game interleague series with the Twins.
| San Francisco Giants at Colorado Rockies | ||||||||||||
| May 20, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco (27-19) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Colorado (19-27) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| W: Madison Bumgarner (4-2) L: Jhoulys Chacin (2-4) | ||||||||||||
San Francisco Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - After taking 2 of 3 from a strong Atlanta Braves squad, the Giants squared off against the league worst 13-28 Miami Marlins at AT&T Park Thursday. Just like last series, this first game came down to the final out. The Marlins jumped out to an early 4-1 lead, stroking the ball time after time against a surprisingly weak Matt Cain. However, the Giants again mounted a late comeback behind Marco Scutaro's solo shot and Mike Morse's 2 RBI triple. Joaquin Arias came up big once again in the pinch hit role in the bottom of the ninth, drawing a leadoff walk. After sacrifices by Pagan and Scutaro, Arias was standing on third with the red hot catcher Buster Posey up to bat. On a 2-2 count, Posey drove Turner's breaking ball straight up the middle, in the Giants second walk-off win in four games. The San Francisco Giants are still struggling to stay atop the tough NL West, now being tied with the San Diego Padres in first. After this four game series, the Giants will travel to Denver to take on the Colorado Rockies.
| Miami Marlins at San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||||
| May 15, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Miami (13-29) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| San Francisco (25-17) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| W: Santiago Casilla (3-0) L: Jacob Turner (1-3) | ||||||||||||
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
San Francisco Chronicle
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - What started out as a predictable blowout in Mike Kickham's first MLB start of the year, ended up being a thriller that came down to the final pitch. Monday's matchup featured two of the National League's top teams battling it out at AT&T Park. The Atlanta Braves got out to a commanding lead, driving in four runs in six innings off the inexperienced Kickham. Conversely, the Giants could only muster one hit off of Brandon Beachy in the first six innings. However, a seventh inning comeback that featured a 3-run blast by Mike Morse brought the game back to even. In the bottom of the ninth, Brandon Belt's one out double off the wall nearly scored Pence, but after a slow jump off of second he was controversially called out at the plate. With Sandoval on third, and two outs, the struggling Joaquin Arias was called on to pinch hit for pitcher Jeremy Affeldt. Arias worked the count full, then fouled off another, before ripping a single through the familiar 5.5 hole, scoring Sandoval. This win keeps the Giants .5 games ahead of the Dodgers in the NL West, with whom they split a four game series ending Sunday.
| Atlanta Braves at San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||||
| May 12, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Atlanta (24-14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| San Francisco (23-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Jeremy Affeldt (3-1) L: David Carpenter (0-2) | ||||||||||||
San Francisco Chronicle
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Giants bats are finally starting to heat up. Thursday's matchup of the two perennial NL West powerhouses was indicative of the way the season has been so far; the Giants have just been one step ahead of the Dodgers. The Giants phenomenal pitching continued as the previously struggling Ryan Vogelsong threw 8 shutout innings, only allowing six hits and a walk. Dodger ace Clayton Kershaw continued to falter, allowing four runs through only five innings pitched. The preseason NL Cy Young favorite has looked less than stellar thus far. The Kung Fu Pandoval went on a rampage going 3-4 and driving in half the team's runs. These wins against the divisional foe are crucial, especially with Tim Hudson being put on the DL Wednesday. Pagan's woes continue, and trade talks swirl around the league.
| San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||||
| May 8, 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| San Francisco (21-14) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Los Angeles (20-16) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Ryan Vogelsong (2-3) L: Clayton Kershaw (2-4) | ||||||||||||
Depth Chart -
- Catcher
- Buster Posey
- Yorvit Torrealba
- First Base
- Brandon Belt
- Buster Posey
- Pablo Sandoval
- Mike Morse
- Second Base
- Marco Scutaro
- Joaquin Arias
- Third Base
- Pablo Sandoval
- Marco Scutaro
- Joaquin Arias
- Shortstop
- Brandon Crawford
- Marco Scutaro
- Brandon Hicks
- Left Field
- Mike Morse
- Hunter Pence
- Angel Pagan
- Gregor Blanco
- Center Field
- Angel Pagan
- Hunter Pence
- Gregor Blanco
- Right Field
- Hunter Pence
- Angel Pagan
- Tyler Colvin
- Starting Pitcher
- Madison Bumgarner
- Matt Cain
- Tim Lincecum
- Mike Kickham
- Ryan Vogelsong
- Relief Pitcher
- George Kontos
- Jean Machi
- Javier Lopez
- Santiago Casilla
- Jeremy Affeldt
- Yusmeiro Petit
- Closer
- Sergio Romo
- Designated Hitter
- Yorvit Torrealba
- Joaquin Arias
- Disabled List
- Tim Hudson
| 2014 San Francisco Giants Stats - Hitting | ||||||||||||||
| NAME | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG |
| Pablo Sandoval | 111 | 11 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | .297 | .366 | .477 |
| Brandon Belt | 112 | 13 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 2 | .321 | .358 | .563 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | 46 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .327 | .457 |
| Buster Posey | 112 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .308 | .437 |
| 2014 San Francisco Giants Stats - Pitching | |||||||||||||||
| NAME | GP | GS | W | L | SV | QS | HLD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| Tim Hudson | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 47.2 | 41 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 1.11 | 1.89 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50.1 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 53 | 0.89 | 1.97 |
| Sergio Romo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1.06 | 2.61 |
| Matt Cain | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48.2 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 54 | 0.97 | 2.40 |
| MLB Standings - Updated: May 8, 2014 | |||||
| NL WEST | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| San Francisco Giants | 20 | 14 | - | 115 | 95 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 20 | 15 | 0.5 | 161 | 120 |
| San Diego Padres | 19 | 16 | 1.5 | 152 | 139 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 19 | 18 | 2.5 | 155 | 149 |
| Colorado Rockies | 15 | 21 | 6 | 146 | 154 |
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