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Giants extend loss string to three
By Stefani Rebekah Black April 20, 2005 |
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SAN FRANCISCO - When former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young waved to the crowd with the Giants down last Wednesday night at SBC Park, he might have been like the Pope, trying to bless the Giants as they took on the Arizona Diamondbacks, attempting to fight through the gloom of a 2-5 road trip. Javier Vazquez, making his fifth appearance, put his victory in the books with seven shutout innings as the Diamondbacks beat the Giants 2-1. Vasquez has won four of his last five decisions against the Giants while his supporting cast defended well enough to secure the victory. Giants left-hander Noah Lowry was effective, striking out four during his six innings of work, but ultimately it was Troy Glaus' sacrifice fly that allowed Royce Clayton to score what proved to be the winning run, making it 2-0 Arizona in the second inning. It wasn't as if the Giants did not pull out all the stops, fighting throughout the game offensively with consistent hitting. Edgardo Alfonzo livened things up with a base hit in the 7th and was 3-for-3 with three singles. The Giants hit into three double plays Wednesday night. In the ninth inning, a Deivi Cruz sacrifice fly put the crowd back on their feet as Mike Matheny scored and ended the shutout bid by Arizona. The Giants dropped to fourth place in the NL West, but they will look to beat Arizona on Thursday. Stefani Rebekah Black covers the Giants every Wednesday home and away games catch her coverage on Sportstalk as she co-hosts on 1430 KVVN San Jose and 1110 KLIB Sacramento. |
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