The Giants have lost the first two games vs the Brewers after coming home from a tough 10 game road trip, and in both games it seemed like there was no fight back, no will, and more important, no plate discipline.
The Giants got another great starting pitching performance by Tim Lincecum. It was just one jam shot off the fists did him in. In the fourth inning he gave up a 1 out double, well, single to Prince Fielder. Fielder scorched a line drive to left-center that went past center fielder Cody Ross. Fielder missed first base though and had to go back. Casey McGehee followed with a single to left field, then Carlos Gomez hit a soft blooper to center for a single, loading the bases. Then the key play in the game, a ground ball by Alicides Escobar to 3rd baseman Pablo Sandoval. He fielded it right near the bag, but didn't step on it. He threw the ball home to get the out there, but the inning should have been over in my eyes. Escobar is too fast to go to first, but he did have plenty of time to step on third and go home, especially since Prince Fielder was the one running! It gave the Brewers an extra out, and that's when Jonathan Lucroy dumped one down the right field line for a 2-run single.
The Giants offense is ridiculous right now, pressing and trying to swing for the fenses. The only players that are having good approaches at the plate are Mike Fontenot, of course a non-power threat, and Buster Posey. Pablo Sandoval and Juan Uribe are still swinging at anything thrown up there, and even the two most disciplined hitters on the team, Aubrey Huff and Pat Burrell aren't giving very good at bats lately.
There is no reason Lincecum should have been taken out after five innings to be pinch hit for because Bochy thinks that's the only chance of scoring! Lincecum did not deserve to lose that game, and its happened to Giants starting pitching WAY too many times this year to count.
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