Games #15, #16 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MEDIA NOTES April 23, 2012 Road Games #9, #10 (3-5) San Francisco Giants (7-7) at New York Mets (8-6) Citi Field TODAY’S GAMES ...! e San Francisco Giants visit the New York Mets in a doubleheader today to complete this 4 game series...Giants’ right-hander Tim Lincecum (0-2, 10.54) will face Mets’ right-hander Miguel Batista (0-0, 5.40) in Game 1... LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-1, 3.63) will then oppose RHP Dillon Gee (1-1, 2.92) in Game 2. PROBABLES AND BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR UPCOMING SET AT CINCINNATI (ALL GAME TIMES PDT): • Tuesday, April 24 at Cincinnati (4:10): RHP Mat Latos (0-2, 8.22) vs. RHP Matt Cain (1-0, 1.88) - CSN Bay Area • Wednesday, April 25 at Cincinnati (4:10): RHP Bronson Arroyo (1-0, 2.91) vs. LHP Barry Zito (1-0, 1.71) - CSN Bay Area • ! ursday, April 26 at Cincinnati (9:35): RHP Homer Bailey (1-2, 3.86) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (0-1, 3.38) - CSN Bay Area note: all games broadcast on KNBR radio (English)/68 home games and 2 road contests broadcast on KTRB 860 ESPN Deportes (Spanish) DOUBLE THE FUN ...! e Giants will play a doubleheader today, the club’s 1st since last THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY season when they won both games against the Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 28...this April 23, 1952 -- New York Giants knuck- is the 1st doubleheader that the Giants-Mets face o$ in since April 13, 1997, when the leballer Hoyt Wilhelm hits a home run in Giants won both games here in New York. his 1st Major League at-bat as he pitches 5.0 innings of relief in a 9-5 win over the Braves...in THE GIANTS his 2nd at-bat, 2 days later, he triples...Wilhelm, ...SF has won 6 of their last 9 games and 7 of their last 11. a notoriously poor hitter, never hits another home run or a triple in a Major League game SERIES WINS ...! e Giants have won each of their last 3 series (at COL, vs. PIT, vs. PHI) again during his next 21 years. a" er being swept in three 1-run games to open the season at Arizona. LINCECUM’S 1ST 3 STARTS IN 2011, 2012 CLOSE ONES ...! e Giants have had 9 of their 14 games this season be decided by 2 runs Stat 2011 2012 or fewer, going 5-4 in such contests...SF has had 7 1-run games (3-4). W-L 1-1 0-2 ERA 1.86 10.54 SANDOVAL STREAKING ... IF Pablo Sandoval has hit safely SF, Longest Hit Streak to Begin a Season, Since 1958 IP 19.1 13.2 in all 14 games this season, batting .333 (19-for-57) with 2 H 14 22 HRs and 10 RBI...his hit streak is the longest active streak Name Year Gms R/ER 5/4 16/16 Willie Mays 1960 16 in the Majors. Pablo Sandoval 2012 14 AVG AG .194 .344 Ken Henderson 1971 13 KEEP IT GOING ...Sandoval’s 14-game hit streak to begin a Rich Aurilia 2001 13 LOWEST ROAD ERA SINCE 2009 season now the 2nd-longest in SF-era history (since 1958)... Chart courtesy of STATS, LLC MINIMUM OF 150 IP Note: Mike Woodard had a 13-game Willie Mays owns the longest such streak at 16 games, ac- hit streak to begin his season in 1985, Rk Player ERA complished in 1960 (thanks to STATS, LLC). but that came in Sept...the streaks listed above all came in April 1 Roy Halladay 2.45 2 Felix Hernandez 2.64 KEEP IT GOING PART II ...Sandoval’s longest hit streak of 3 Madison Bumgarner 2.76 his career is 22 games, accomplished last season from June 19-July 30. 4 C.J. Wilson 2.87 5 Clayton Kershaw 2.89 TIM VS. NYM ...RHP Tim Lincecum has gone 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA (1er, 22.0ip), 1 com- plete game and a .192 avg. against (15-for-78) in his last 3 starts against the Mets, dating SF ON THIS ROAD TRIP back to 2010...he’s 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA (2er, 13.0ip) in 2 career starts here at Citi Field. VS. NEW YORK AND CINCINNATI Games: 2 ROAD WARRIOR ...Since his debut in 2009, LHP Madison Bumgarner has fashioned a Record: 1-1 2.89 ERA (98er, 305.0ip) on the road in 49 games (48 starts)...that’s the 3rd-lowest road ERA among all Major League pitchers from 2009-present (min. 150ip), behind Roy Avg.: .260 (19-for-73) Halladay (2.45) and Felix Hernandez (2.64). Runs Per Game: 4.0 (8 total) Home Runs: 1 FREDDY REHAB ...IF Freddy Sanchez (right shoulder dislocation) begins a rehab assign- Stolen Bases: 1 ment tonight, playing for Class A Advanced San Jose...the plan is for Sanchez to DH ERA: 2.89 (6er, 18.2ip) tonight and then play the # eld by mid-week. Starters W-L: 0-0 Starters ERA: 3.75 (5er, 12.0ip) POSEY AT THE PLATE ...C Buster Posey ranks 3rd in the National League with a .386 Relievers W-L: 1-1 batting average (17-for-44)...Posey has hit safely in 9 of 12 games this season and has Relievers ERA: 1.35 (1er, 6.2ip) been the Giants’ hotest hitter as of late, going 11-for-20 (.550) in his last 5 games. Saves/Opportunities: 1/2 WITH THE GLOVES...! e Giants have committed at least 1 error in 8 of their 1st 14 MISCELLANEOUS RECORD games this season, with their 19 total miscues tied with Baltimore and San Diego for IF Brandon 1st Game of Series: 3-2 the Major League lead...SF has had 3+ errors in a game 5 times this season... Last Game of Series: 2-2 Crawford , C Buster Posey and IF Pablo Sandoval all lead the team with 4 errors each. Rubber Game: 2-0 Get-Away Day: 1-1 RISP WOES ...! e Giants are just 9-for-60 (.150) with runners in scoring position in their Orange Jersey’s: 0-0 last 6 games and 12-for-75 (.160) in their last 7 contests...overall, SF is hitting .200 Interleague Play: 0-0 (28-for-140) in such situations this season, the 4th-lowest # gure in the Majors behind At AT&T Park: 4-2 Oakland (.178), Pittsburgh (.180) and Arizona (.185). On Road: 3-5 GIANTS’ RECORD WHEN THEY... Comeback wins 2 Lineups Used 14 Score " rst 6-2 Lead a# er 7 5-0 Last at-bat 3-1 Score 4 or more 6-5 Tied a# er 7 2-0 Extra Innings 2-0 Score less than 4 1-2 Trail a# er 7 0-7 Series Sweeps 0-1 Out-hit opp. 7-1 Lead a# er 8 5-0 Series (W-L-S) 3-1-0 Out-hit by opp. 0-5 Tied a# er 8 2-0 1-game series 0-0 Commit No Errors 4-2 Trail a# er 8 0-7 2-game series 0-0 Commit Error 3-5 Hit at least 1 HR 3-4 3-game series 3-1-0 One-run games 3-4 Hit no HRs 4-3 4-game series 0-0-0 GIANTS MEDIA NOTES TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER - GAME 1 PAGE 2 #55 TIM LINCECUM RHP Breakdown W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO LINCECUM’S 2012 STARTS 2012 San Francisco 0-2 10.54 3 13.2 22 16 16 4 16 Date OPP DEC SCORE IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Career (6th season) 69-43 3.08 159 1041.2 864 385 356 383 1,143 4/6 at AZ L(0-1) L, 4-5 5.1 6 5 5 1 7 2 94 4/11 at COL ND L, 8-17 2.1 8 6 6 2 3 0 76 2011 vs. New York 2-0 0.69 2 13.0 9 1 1 7 18 4/16 PHI L(0-2) L, 2-5 6.0 8 5 5 1 6 0 94 Career vs. New York 3-1 2.87 7 47.0 44 15 15 18 51 Totals (3 starts) 0-2 10.54 13.2 22 16 16 4 16 2 264 LINCECUM AT A GLANCE LINCECUM’S 2012 STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN • 2-time NL Cy Young winner (2008, 2009) and 4-time NL All-Star (2008-11) Category DEC ERA IP H R ER BB SO HR takes hill for his 4th start of the 2012 season...will mark his 160th career Home 0-1 7.50 6.0 8 5 5 1 6 0 Road 0-1 12.91 7.2 14 11 11 3 10 2 appearance as well as his 159th start. Day 0-1 8.44 5.1 6 5 5 1 7 2 Night 0-1 11.88 8.1 16 11 11 3 9 0 LAST TIME OUT April 0-2 10.54 13.2 22 16 16 4 16 2 Pre-ASB 0-2 10.54 13.2 22 16 16 4 16 2 • Was touched for 5 runs on 8 hits in 6.0 innings and su" ered the loss on Post-ASB --- -.-- -.- -- -- -- -- -- -- Monday night vs. Philadelphia...matched up with Roy Halladay...the Phil- lies plated 4 runs in the 1st inning o" him, but a# er that he gave up just 1 Category AVG.