Wins come easier when your pitching holds it together and your lineup cranks out a couple of timely home runs. Tonight, the Friars let the Giants blow this one in the 9th.
For his first start of May Tyson Ross was dealing, yet again. Across six innings and 102 pitches he only allowed four hits, limited damage to 1 earned run despite 3 walks, and flirted with double digit strikeouts tallying up 9 for the night. The slider was on.
He had Craig Stammen with more iffy relief, Stammen giving up an RBI-double for the game tying run to Buster Posey, Posey scoring Gregor Blanco after Gregor reached on a double — followed by a walk/wild pitch to McCutchen.