It's tough to win when you can only get 6 hits in 12 innings, and your starting pitcher gives up 8 hits and 4 runs in less than 7, but a Buster Posey game-tying blast and a Panda Bear following him directly with the go ahead gave the Giants ample opportunity to win.
Unfortunately, Miguel Tejada's spotty defense led to an extended 8th inning, and the D-Backs tied it up and then won in 12.
Miggy is not impressing me. The guy's got a decent cluthc potential, but a lot of times that clutch is making up for runs or baserunners that he gives up. Even in cases where defense extends the inning but doesn't lead to runs-scored: the extra pitches that a pitcher has to throw gives the other team that much more exposure to the pitcher.
Giants finish with 2 out of 3 from the D-Backs, their 3rd series win in a row. Tonight they head into Denver to play 3 vs the Rocks. This'll be where mettle is tested.
In other news: Zito'son the DL. Vogelsong will take his place in the ro-ro.
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