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Alou wins it in dramatic fashion
By Jeremy Kahn September 26, 2006 |
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SAN FRANCISCO-Even though the San Francisco Giants were mathematically eliminated in their 7-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night, Moises Alou wanted to give the fans something to cheer about in this the final week of the season. Alou hit a 1-0 pitch off of Brandon Lyon over the wall in left field with Todd Linden on first base, to give the Giants a come-from-behind 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks. “I used to say he’s that one guy you never want to see come with the game on the line in the ninth inning, I used to say that (when Moises played in Chicago). He did it in Winter Ball everywhere. He’s a tough person. I didn’t say a tough player, I said a tough person. Very confident,“ said Giants Manager Felipe Alou. This was the second walk-off home run of the season for Alou, his other one came on April 29 also against the Diamondbacks. "It takes a lot of mental work to get pumped up for a game like tonight," said Moises Alou. "The dugout's dead, the stands are dead. You try to pump the guys up a little bit. It seems like everybody's waiting for the Dodgers to get excited. We can't wait for the weekend. "It was a dead atmosphere in the whole building today. Hopefully this win will get us excited to win some games." Matt Morris pitched eight strong innings, but did not fare in the decision. In those eight innings of work, Morris struck out five and did not walk a batter in his longest outing since August 25, when he threw a complete game victory over the Cincinnati Reds. "It's good to end on this note," said Morris. "I wish my whole season was like this where I had control. You learn from it and I will definitely sit down and re-evaluate the season and try to come back stronger. I wanted to go out with no regrets in this game." Brandon Webb pitched fantastic, as he gave up just one earned run in eight innings of work. Webb struck out six and allowed just three hits, as he attempts to win his first Cy Young Award. Webb was not too shabby at the plate, as he picked up two hits, becoming the second Diamondbacks pitcher this season to have a two-hit game. It was the first multi-hit game for Webb since April 7, 2004, when he turned the trick versus the Colorado Rockies. Enrique Gonzalez has accomplished twice this season. Just one night a former CAL Bear (Conor Jackson) and a former UCLA Bruin (Eric Byrnes) each hit home runs, a former Stanford Cardinal added to the mix, as Carlos Quentin hit a slider off of Morris deep into the left field seats to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead. Byrnes, who hit a home run last night, did not disappoint the hometown fans tonight, as the former St. Francis High School star and former Oakland A’s outfielder hit a double to led off the top of the first inning. It was the first time since August 27 & 28 that Byrnes has had back-to-back games with an extra-base hit. |
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