THT Daily: 2nd Place Shutouts
The Hardball Times —
... SF 4 COL 1 (Recap and Boxscore) Today’s Games National League
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Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, 5:05 PM
(R) Elizardo Ramirez (0-1) vs. (L) Tom Gorzelanny (12-7)
Atlanta Braves at Florida Marlins, 7:05 PM
(R) John Smoltz (12-6) vs. (R) Rick Vanden Hurk (4-4)
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:05 PM
(L) Tom Glavine (11-6) vs. (R) Adam Eaton (9-8)
Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 PM
(R) Jeff Suppan (8-11) vs. (L) Rich Hill (7-7)
St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros, 8:05 PM
(R) Braden Looper (10-10) vs. (R) Woody Williams (8-12)
Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, 8:35 PM
(R) Bronson Arroyo (7-13) vs. (L) Paul Maholm (10-14)
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres, 10:05 PM
(R) Brandon Webb (14-8) vs. (R) Justin Germano (6-7)
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM
(R) Jason Bergmann (2-5) vs. (R) Chad Billingsley (8-4)
Colorado Rock ...
JAKE PEAVY REALLY KNOWS HOW TO PITCH
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... . Verlander goes seven strong, allows just three hits... Giants win fifth straight by beating Rockies, now only 12 games under .500. ...
The Giants And Zito Are Thriving In The Post-756 Era
Say Hey: A Bay Area Sports Blog —
... didn’t get the win, but the Giants beat the Rockies for their fifth win in a row while Zito continued his hot streak: seven innings, four hits, one run, seven k’s and perhaps most importantly, just one lone walk. ...
Bad Altitude: Giants 4, Rockies 1
Bad Altitude —
Once again , I was a fool to believe. Clint Hurdle made a series of head-scratching decisions in the eighth inning of a tie game, not setting up either of his best left-handers to face Barry Bonds and twiddling his thumbs absently as Jorge Julio made things worse and worse for himself. By bringing in Jeremy Affeldt to face Bonds (or, even more imaginatively, leaving in Brian Fuentes, who had pitched a bolsteringly effective seventh), Hurdle could have given the Rockies' offense more chances to break through. Barry Zito though hardly dominant held down a mostly righthanded Colorado lineup (Brad Hawpe hit only his third homer of the season off of a lefty in the fifth) and Josh Fogg gave another one of his trademark over-his-head road performances only to be hung out to dry by Hurdle and the offense. I don't know how many times I can write the same thing. I feel like it's my role to keep Rockies fans realistic, but I want ...

