Giants Win 1-0 and Come Home to Play the Orioles

The Giants won a tough well pitched game by Jeff Samardzija 1-0 and took the series in Miami on Wednesday afternoon. This win sends the team back to AT&T park on a positive note. The Orioles are in town for a three game series beginning Friday. The Giants are off Today.

Samardzija was spectacular Wednesday. He threw the Marlins off balance by mixing up the speed of his pitches and his command put him in charge.  Jeff was helped by some great play in the outfield. Angel Pagan made two good plays and the throw he made to second base getting an out was a crucial play in keeping the Marlins off the board. Watch the MLB clip by clicking HERE.

The next three weeks are important to the Giants. Of course, every game and every week is important, but the dog days of August are especially important as the team fights to stay on top of the NL West. The Giants host east coast teams for most of the remainder of August.  The Giants have just one short trip to Los Angeles to play the Dodgers for three games. With 15 games at home this is a crucial stretch for the Giants. (SF Giants schedule on Giants web site click HERE.) If the Giants can play well the remainder of the month they won't need to make any type of player acquisitions and can tap their minor league players available in September.

1-0 victories are rare. Take a look at this MLB video of the solo run provided by the bat of Brandon Crawford by clicking HERE.

Matt Cain is back on the mound against Dylan Bundy, Friday at 7:15 PST.

Go Matt! Go Giants!!!