World Championships NL Pennants NL West Titles 1905, 1921, 1922, 1933 1904, 1905, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1971, 1987, 1989, 1997 1954, 2010, 2012 1933, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1989, 2002, 2010, 2012 2000, 2003, 2010, 2012 Game #126 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MEDIA NOTES August 21, 2013 Home Game #65 (32-32) Boston Red Sox (74-54) at San Francisco Giants (56-69) AT&T Park TODAY’S GAME ... e San Francisco Giants host the Boston Red Sox today in the nal THIS DATE IN GIANTS HISTORY game of this three game series... LHP Felix Doubront (8-6, 3.95) is scheduled to face LHP Barry Zito (4-8, 5.34). August 21, 1993 - ! e Giants defeated the Marlins, 7-4, as Scott Sanderson THE GIANTS ...Snapped a two-game losing streak last night and have now won four of picked up his " rst win as a Giant... Robby their last six games...they’ve gone 9-10 this month and are 13-18 (.419) since the All- " ompson went 3-for-5, with a double and a Star break...SF is 13 games under .500 and are currently in fourth place in the NL West, home run... Rod Beck earned his 38th save. 17.0 games behind the rst place Dodgers. WALKOFF WALK ...IF Marco Scutaro drew a bases-loaded walk from Brayan Villareal to GIANTS AT A GLANCE force home the winning run of the Giants’ 3-2 win last night over the Red Sox...accord- Biggest Lead: 2.5 (5/13) ing to Elias , it was San Francisco’s rst walko! walk since Marquis Grissom was walked Farthest Behind: 17.5 (8/14) by the Diamondbacks Matt Mantei on Sept. 6, 2003. Most Games over .500: 8 (5/13) Most Games under .500: 15 (8/14) Longest Winning Streak: 6 (4/29-5/5) ON THE MOUND ...LHP Barry Zito returns to the starting rotation today, lling in for an Longest Losing Streak: 6 (6/23-29) injured Chad Gaudin ...Zito, who was moved out of the rotation on Aug. 2, appeared in Comeback Wins: 27 four games out of the bullpen, allowing six runs on eight hits in 5.0 innings (10.80 ERA). Largest Comeback: 6 (5/16) Blown Leads: 33 Largest Blown Lead: 5 (2x) (5/4, 5-0) GOING FOR THE WIN ...A win today and the Giants can earn their rst series victory at 1st Game of Series: 16-24 home since taking two of three games from the D-Backs July 19-21...that was also the Last Game of Series: 17-21 Rubber Game: 5-6 last time the Giants won two-consecutive home games (July 19-20). Get-Away Day: 12-16 BRANDON BELTING ...IF Brandon Belt was a home run HIGHEST SLUGGING PCT. THIS GIANTS RECORD WHEN THEY shy of hitting for the cycle last night, going 3-for-4 with MONTH IN THE NL a triple, double then a single...Belt has hit .379 (25-for- Player, Team SLG Score 1st: 35-24 66) with ve doubles, three triples and ve home runs Donnie Murphy, CHC .854 Opponent Scores 1st: 21-45 this month in 19 games...his .379 average ranks as the Brandon Belt, SF .773 Score 4 or more: 43-13 " h-highest in the NL...he’s also second in slugging pct. Justin Upton, ATL .767 Score less than 4: 13-56 Aaron Hill, ARI .701 Out-hit opponent: 43-17 (.773) and fourth in on-base pct. (.453). Will Venable, SD .681 Out-hit by opponent: 9-46 Commit No Errors: 34-27 RISPY BUSINESS ... e Giants went hitless in 10 at-bats last night with runners in scoring Commit Error: 22-42 position and are now hitless in their last 21 at-bats in these situations...they just 1-for-26 One-run games: 19-19 Lead a! er 6.0 innings: 36-5 with runners in scoring position in their last three games and 4-for-35 (.114) in their past Tied a! er 6.0 innings: 13-12 four contests...they are hitting .211 (34-for-161) as a team in these situations this month. Trail a! er 6.0 innings: 7-52 Lead a! er 7.0 innings: 40-6 RISPY BUSINESS PART II ... Last night was just the third time all season that the Giants won Tied a! er 7.0 innings: 10-14 a game despite not getting a hit with a runner in scoring position ( rst win since April Trail a! er 7.0 innings: 6-49 Lead a! er 8.0 innings: 44-2 5 vs. St. Louis, 0x5)...they had lost their previous 20 games...SF is 3-21 in such games. Tied a! er 8.0 innings: 7-11 Trail a! er 8.0 innings: 5-56 TOUGH HOMESTAND ... is homestand for the Giants features two of the top seven Hit at least 1 home run: 34-23 teams in baseball this season in the Red Sox (74-54, .578) and Pirates (74-51, .592)... Hit no home runs: 22-46 Lineups Used: 80 SF is 32-32 (.500) against opponents above .500 and 24-37 (.393) vs. opponents below. Extra Innings: 6-9 Quality Start: 35-22 ON REHAB ...OF Angel Pagan (le" hamstring surgery) went 2-for-4 with two runs scored Non-Quality Start: 21-47 and a triple last night for the Arizona Giants’ rookie league team...in three rehab starts Day: 21-23 with them he’s gone 2-for-7 (.286) with two walks...he’s scheduled to join triple-A Fresno Night: 35-46 Vs. RHS: 40-45 this Friday. Vs. LHS: 16-24 Series Sweeps: 4-6 HEART AND HUSTLE ... e MLB Players Alumni Association announced the 30 prelimi- Series (W-L-S) 15-22-2 nary winners of the 2013 Heart and Hustle Award and OF Hunter Pence is the Giants 1-game series: ---- 2-game series: 0-1-1 winner...this esteemed award honors active players who demonstrate a passion for the 3-game series: 12-16-0 game of baseball and best embody the values, spirit, and tradition of the game...the nal 4-game series: 3-5-1 winner will be announced Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in New York City. GIANTS ON THIS HOMESTAND VS. ON THE SHORES OF McCOVEY COVE ... e Giants are 32-32 (.500) here at AT&T Park BOSTON AND PITTSBURGH this season...their home win pct. ranks as the " h-lowest in the NL...SF enters today’s Games: 2 contest having lost nine of their last 13 home games, 12 of their last 17, and 20 of their Record: 1-1 past 29...they have just one home series win in their last eight sets. Avg.: .215 (14-for-65) INTERLEAGUE PLAY ... e Giants have struggled in Interleague play this season posting Avg. w/RISP: . 000 (0-for-15) the second-lowest winning pct. in the Majors by going just 5-11 (.313) in 16 games...only Runs Per Game: 1.5 (3 total) Home Runs: 0 the Rockies have a lower winning pct. (.222, 4-14)...the Red Sox have the best Interleague Stolen Bases: 0 record this season at 10-4 (.714). ERA: 4.50 (9er, 18.0ip) AT THE TURNSTILES ... e Giants have sold out their last 228 regular season home Starters W-L: 0-1 Starters ERA: 5.25 (7er, 12.0ip) games, dating back to Oct. 1, 2010...it’s the longest active regular season home sellout Relievers W-L: 1-0 streak in the Majors. Relievers ERA: 3.00 (2er, 6.0ip) Saves/Opportunities: 0/0 PROBABLES, BROADCAST SCHEDULE FOR TOMORROW AND UPCOMING SET VS. PITTSBURGH (ALL GAME TIMES PDT): • " ursday, August 22 vs. Pittsburgh (7:15): LHP Je$ Locke (9-4, 2.90) vs. RHP Matt Cain (8-8, 4.35) - CSN-BA • Friday, August 23 vs. Pittsburgh (7:15): RHP Charlie Morton (4-3, 3.67) vs. LHP Madison Bumgarner (11-7, 2.87) - CSN-BA • Saturday, August 24 vs. Pittsburgh (6:05): LHP Francisco Liriano (14-5, 2.53) vs. RHP Tim Lincecum (6-13, 4.53) - CSN-BA • Sunday, August 25 vs. Pittsburgh (1:05): RHP A.J. Burnett (6-8, 3.09) vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong (2-4, 6.29) - CSN-BA note: all games broadcast on KNBR radio (English)/81 home games and two road contests broadcast on KTRB 860 ESPN Deportes (Spanish) GIANTS MEDIA NOTES TODAY’S STARTING PITCHER PAGE 2 #75 BARRY ZITO LHP Breakdown W-L ERA G IP H R ER BB SO ZITO’S 2013 STARTS 2013 San Francisco 4-8 5.34 25 116.1 149 77 69 48 77 Date OPP DEC SCORE IP H R ER BB SO HR #P 4/5 STL W(1-0) W, 1-0 7.0 3 0 0 3 4 0 102 Career (14th season) 164-140 3.99 425 2552.2 2345 1229 1133 1052 1874 4/10 COL W(2-0) W, 10-0 7.0 7 0 0 1 4 0 108 Career vs. Boston 5-6 5.12 14 84.1 89 50 48 39 63 4/16 @MIL L(2-1) L, 8-10 2.2 8 9 9 2 5 2 62 Career Interleague 14-22 4.95 42 245.2 254 151 135 113 175 4/21 SD W (3-1) W, 5-0 7.0 5 0 0 1 4 0 102 4/27 @ SD -- L, 7-8 (12) 3.2 6 6 1 1 4 0 91 TONIGHT’S OUTING 5/3 LAD -- W, 2-1 5.0 6 1 1 4 1 0 95 • 2002 AL Cy Young Award winner and three-time AL All-Star (2002-03, 5/8 PHI -- W, 4-3 (10) 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 1 101 2006) will be making his 22nd start of the season.