Colorado Rockies V San Francisco Giants MLB Live Streaming Online Audio Radio Feed Espn 360 Gamecast HighQuality Yahoo May 6, 2011. Game Review: It's been a grueling stretch on the road for the San Francisco Giants. Coming home doesn't guarantee better results for the defending World Series champions.
With 16 of their last 19 games away from home, the Giants (15-16), who have played a major league-high 22 road games, are excited about returning to the Bay Area for their next six contests.
10:15 PM ET, May 6, 2011
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
"It seems like we've been on the road a month," manager Bruce Bochy told the Giants' official website after his team ended its 5-5 trip with Thursday's 5-2 loss to the New York Mets.
San Francisco, which hit .216 and averaged 2.3 runs on its eastern swing, will try to get its offense in gear and avoid its first four-game home slide since an 0-5 skid June 26-30.
It was swept by Atlanta in between its two road trips.
Matt Cain (2-2, 3.28 ERA) gets the ball for the Giants in the series opener, making just his second home start.
In his last outing, the right-hander surrendered three runs and seven hits over six innings of Sunday's 5-2 loss at Washington. Cain also walked a season-high three.
"I was off just a little timing-wise or something," he said.
Something also was off with Cain in a 10-2 loss in Denver on April 20, when he surrendered season highs with six runs and nine hits as the Giants were denied their first sweep in Colorado in nine years.
The Rockies (18-11) continue their six-game trip after dropping two of three at Arizona. Closer Huston Street, who had been perfect in 11 save opportunities, allowed two ninth-inning solo homers Thursday and Colorado fell 3-2 in 11 innings.
"You get beat sometimes. That's part of the game," said Street, who last yielded two homers in one outing June 20, 2008, while with Oakland.
The Rockies still have the majors' best road record at 11-5, and they'll look to bounce back Friday with Jimenez (0-2, 7.20) on the mound.
In Sunday's 8-4 loss to Pittsburgh, Jimenez lasted a season-low four innings while giving up four runs, walking a season-high four for the second straight outing and matching a franchise high with three wild pitches.
"Before, I was trying to get my velocity back," the right-hander said after making his third start since a stint on the disabled list with a right thumb injury. "Right now I don't have the control."
Jimenez, though, had a solid bullpen session Tuesday and is confident he has regained a consistent release point.
"Every once in a while, we all have to step back to the drawing board," manager Jim Tracy told the Rockies' official website. "A great example of what I'm talking about is that guy I have a lot of respect for on the mound in San Francisco by the name of (Tim) Lincecum. If I'm not mistaken, he had a winless month of August last year and went on and helped pitch that club to a World (Series) championship."
Jimenez, who yielded four runs in five innings of a 6-3 home loss to San Francisco on April 19, is 1-4 with a 3.48 ERA in his last five starts visiting the Giants.
Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki enters this series hitless in his last 14 at-bats. One homer shy of 100, Tulowitzki is 16 for 49 (.327) with four doubles, a triple and three homers against Cain.
Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, who passed Lou Gehrig for 30th place all-time with his 535th career double Thursday, has just 10 hits -- including two homers -- in 48 at-bats versus Cain.
RockiesBack from a 10-game trip, the Giants will try to avoid their first four-game home losing streak since June on Friday night when they face struggling ace Ubaldo Jimenez and the NL West-leading Colorado Rockies.
(18-11, 11-5 away)
Giants
(15-16, 4-5 home)
With 16 of their last 19 games away from home, the Giants (15-16), who have played a major league-high 22 road games, are excited about returning to the Bay Area for their next six contests.
10:15 PM ET, May 6, 2011
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
San Francisco, which hit .216 and averaged 2.3 runs on its eastern swing, will try to get its offense in gear and avoid its first four-game home slide since an 0-5 skid June 26-30.
It was swept by Atlanta in between its two road trips.
Matt Cain (2-2, 3.28 ERA) gets the ball for the Giants in the series opener, making just his second home start.
In his last outing, the right-hander surrendered three runs and seven hits over six innings of Sunday's 5-2 loss at Washington. Cain also walked a season-high three.
"I was off just a little timing-wise or something," he said.
Something also was off with Cain in a 10-2 loss in Denver on April 20, when he surrendered season highs with six runs and nine hits as the Giants were denied their first sweep in Colorado in nine years.
The Rockies (18-11) continue their six-game trip after dropping two of three at Arizona. Closer Huston Street, who had been perfect in 11 save opportunities, allowed two ninth-inning solo homers Thursday and Colorado fell 3-2 in 11 innings.
"You get beat sometimes. That's part of the game," said Street, who last yielded two homers in one outing June 20, 2008, while with Oakland.
The Rockies still have the majors' best road record at 11-5, and they'll look to bounce back Friday with Jimenez (0-2, 7.20) on the mound.
In Sunday's 8-4 loss to Pittsburgh, Jimenez lasted a season-low four innings while giving up four runs, walking a season-high four for the second straight outing and matching a franchise high with three wild pitches.
"Before, I was trying to get my velocity back," the right-hander said after making his third start since a stint on the disabled list with a right thumb injury. "Right now I don't have the control."
Jimenez, though, had a solid bullpen session Tuesday and is confident he has regained a consistent release point.
"Every once in a while, we all have to step back to the drawing board," manager Jim Tracy told the Rockies' official website. "A great example of what I'm talking about is that guy I have a lot of respect for on the mound in San Francisco by the name of (Tim) Lincecum. If I'm not mistaken, he had a winless month of August last year and went on and helped pitch that club to a World (Series) championship."
Jimenez, who yielded four runs in five innings of a 6-3 home loss to San Francisco on April 19, is 1-4 with a 3.48 ERA in his last five starts visiting the Giants.
Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki enters this series hitless in his last 14 at-bats. One homer shy of 100, Tulowitzki is 16 for 49 (.327) with four doubles, a triple and three homers against Cain.
Rockies first baseman Todd Helton, who passed Lou Gehrig for 30th place all-time with his 535th career double Thursday, has just 10 hits -- including two homers -- in 48 at-bats versus Cain.
