DJ Qualls avoids the tag
It has been said before, but it bears repeating: if Miguel Tejada hits a home run in a baseball game, all bets are off.
That was a weird game that should have been a lot more fun than it was. The Giants score three in the top of the first, the Cubs tie it in the second, then in the third the Giants get three more, thanks in part to a GAMMA BOMB out of Wrigley by Pat Burrell as part of his three-hit day.
The Giants never stopped adding runs after that, but Ryan Vogelsong had his worst start of the season. By which I mean he allowed three earned runs in five innings and got the win. One thing must be noted here: Bill Hall had a truly abysmal game both at the plate and in the field. Had he not been playing second base, the final score would have been closer to 13-7. Hall dropped a double-play ball hit right to him, failed to cover first base on a bunt in a bunt situation where the hitter squared to bunt before the windup, and deflected no less than two sure-out ground balls. If he starts game two, we riot.
Anyway, a win is a win is a win. You would think the Giants bats are coming alive at long last, but with all the light-hitting youngsters starting game two tonight (as opposed to the light-hitting oldsters that started game one), I'm expecting the win streak to end at six this evening as the Giants get shut out. Stay tuned!
- Bill
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