Angels 9, Giants 7: The Giants' streak of not getting blown out continues, thanks to late inning fireworks from Pablo Sandoval (two HRs, 4 RBI) and Andres Torres (2-run homer). Barry Zito pitched two mediocre games before this one, and let's hope tonight (3 2/3 IP, 7 R) doesn't foretell a slide into the Old Giant Zitoness. The Angels didn't dink and doink Barry -- two balls left the yard against him, and he hung a couple crucial 0-2 pitches that turned into line drive base hits. I thought the microcosm of the game came when he got two strikes on opposing pitcher John Lackey (0 for 26 lifetime at the plate), threw several pitches that Lackey fouled off or took off the plate, then threw a fat fastball that Lackey lined into center for an RBI single. If you can't put away a guy who's 0 for 26 career, it's not your night.
My man Broc, chilling with me in the 1-3-8 tonight, said after Manny Burriss's third overmatched AB that Burriss was going to find someone waiting for him in the dugout to say, "Um, Manny, Skip wants to see you in his office. Now."
Translation: Burriss is this close to punching his Greyhound ticket back to Fresno. Unfortunately Kevin Frandsen can't come back for 10 days because he just went down. I'll betcha Frandsen would be back up tomorrow otherwise.
