Gallardo Homers, Pitches Brewers Past Giants
Yovani Gallardo overcame a tough few days and kept the Milwaukee Brewers on a roll.
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Yovani Gallardo overcame a tough few days and kept the Milwaukee Brewers on a roll.
Yuniesky Betancourt hit a grand slam, and Carlos Gomez and Norichika Aoki also homered as the Milwaukee Brewers used an eight-run third inning to beat Barry Zito and the San Francisco Giants 10-8 on Tuesday night.
The Colorado Rockies were rolling when the week began, riding a five-game winning streak as they arrived to face the World Series champions.
One bad inning ended up ruining Tim Lincecum's start. Brandon Crawford and the rest of the San Francisco hitters made sure it wasn't a wasted night for the Giants.
Carlos Gonzalez struck out swinging to end two innings and start another.
Matt Carpenter has no explanation for the sudden turn of events, other than a little bit of luck and a lot of aggression.
The Los Angeles Dodgers weren't able to capitalize on seven walks by San Francisco's Tim Lincecum and were 1 for 9 against him with runners in scoring position.
Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Then another Dodgers left-hander with a great curveball dominated.
The San Francisco Giants left the desert with Brandon Belt on a tear at the plate and Madison Bumgarner effective if not perfect in his final start before the real season begins.
Brandon Belt could become one of the best hitters on a Giants team that relies heavily on its pitching.
Two scoreless innings, no arm fatigue and no lingering pain from a blister on his pitching hand were enough for San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum to call Tuesday's outing a positive one.
Eric Hosmer and Mike Moustakas fizzled more than they sizzled in their sophomore seasons with the Kansas City Royals.
