The Series: Colorado Rockies

The San Francisco Giants followed a recent trend against the Rockies. In the past past three series, the team has won the first two games of a series before losing the series finale. Overall, San Francisco went 6-3 on a homestand playing only against 2009 playoff teams St. Louis, Philadelphia and the Rockies.

Pitching once again led the Giants to a winning series. Matt Cain picked up his first win of the season in a dominating game two performance. Cain pitched 8 innings of 1 hit ball, and completely dominated the game. He ran his pitch count up early, but fatigue was never a factor. In those 8 innings, Matt stroke out a season-high 8 batters, and did not allow a run. In the Giants other win of the series, Barry Zito had a similar performance. In 8 innings, Zito allowed two runs, and appears to be in his top form. Zito is 4-0 on the year and his curveball is as sharp as it has ever been. This is an excellent sign for both Barry, and the Giants.

Aubrey Huff also had a big series. He picked up an extra base hit in each game, including two homers. Huff entered the series batting .227, and left it batting .271. He, along with Pablo Sandoval lead the team in BB's with 10. Having Pablo being able to control his swing shows his maturity, and that he is improving over weaknesses in his game. Mark DeRosa who isn't hitting well offensively is still managing to show his excellent plate discipline recording 9 walks. Adding DeRosa and Huff in the off season has helped the Giants in a category the team struggled tremendously with last season.

I would like to give a big shoutout fans to all fans of the San Francisco Giants. According to a national study by the Nielsen Company, the Giants have the most positive buzz on the internet. They are the "sentimental" favorite team among baseball. The Oakland Athletics are second on the list. Here is a link to the study: http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/giants-as-tops-among-baseballs-sentimental-favorites/

San Francisco will now Florida Marlins in their next series. Tim Lincecum will start the series, meaning Todd Wellemeyer's turn in the rotation has been skipped. The Giants' starting staff boasts a 2.59 ERA, which includes Wellemeyer's 6.33 ERA as a starter. Last season, the San Francisco Giants were 4-3 against the Marlins.