Giants defeat the Rockies 2-1 in a pivotal series. The Rockies may have to run the table from here on out to get to the playoffs, they no longer have any margin of error and it's tough to play that way at this point in the season. Giants set themselves up nicely for the rest of the series and the season.
Not much more you can ask for today. Burrell provides all the offense with a two-run bomb. Typical.
How Giants starter Tim Lincecum beat the Rockies: - 93.0 average fastball velocity (highest in a start since July 7th) - Upped the fastball velocity to a 93.5 average with men in scoring position (highest this season) - Overall, hitters were 1-for-10 against the fastball (.100; .274 entering Friday)
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This stat is pretty awesome and speaks to how the Giants have been winning games of late.
San Francisco pitchers have gone 18 straight games giving up three or fewer runs. It's the longest streak since the Chicago White Sox set the record with 20 straight in 1917, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
So much for the lack of run support argument. If you only get three runs, hold 'em to two. If you only get two runs, hold 'em to one.
I was trying to think of teams that mirrored the Giants in terms of winning games in this fashion and the best I could come up with was the 1969 and 1973 Mets, who won with rock-ribbed pitching performances on a near-daily basis, combined with an anemic offense.
Maybe more recently, the Marlins teams that won championships, perhaps? I still like the Mets examples better.
Here's hoping for similar results.
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