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Found April 08, 2012 on SF Giants Nirvana: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Matt Cain,  Tim Lincecum,  Madison Bumgarner,  Buster Posey,  Brandon Belt,  Angel Pagan,  Aubrey Huff,  Barry Zito
TEAMS: San Francisco Giants,  Arizona Diamondbacks
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Well, that was a tough loss. Just like the first two games. After three innings, the Giants had a 6-0 lead. Around the middle of the sixth inning, they had a still-comfortable four-run lead. It really looked like they had the game locked up because Matt Cain is Matt Cain and the Giants’ bullpen is the Giants’ bullpen. A couple homers later, Arizona was within one; and after a messy seventh inning, they had taken the lead. The Giants didn’t recover. Losing the first three games of the season is never pretty. Losing them to the Arizona Diamondbacks, of all teams (given that they’re the biggest thing in the Giants’ way as far as winning the division goes)? Even worse. But considering that San Francisco was just swept, at least it happened like this: the Giants lost these games because Tim Lincecum, Madison Bumgarner, and Matt Cain surrendered 14 runs over 15.1 innings. And that’s not a trend that’ll continue. The good news is that the Giants’ offense, weak as it may be, managed to scor...
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