De La Rosa, Diamonbacks blank Giants 2-0

The Giants were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time in three years and have not scored against D-backs pitchers at AT&T Park the past 30 innings, dating to June 13.

Arizona Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock (11) singles during the first inning against the San Diego Padres at Chase Field.

“I’ve done average”, Leake said in assessing his time with the Giants. The Giants did load the bases against him in the sixth, but did so without a hit before lefty reliever Andrew Chafin induced an inning-ending grounder from Belt in what would be his last at-bat of the night.

“He threw well. Unfortunately we couldn’t get some runs for him.”

He allowed a run on one hit, walked two and struck out two. “You never know. I don’t think we can lose another game, to be honest”.

SS Brandon Crawford returned from a seven-game absence and went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the Giants’ 2-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night.

San Francisco Giants second baseman Kelby Tomlinson, top, turns a… For that reason alone, manager Bruce Bochy wanted to get Cain back on the mound Saturday, even in a mop-up role, as the Giants already trailed 4-0 when he took over for Yusmeiro Petit, who pitched the fourth and fifth. The Dodgers lost but still own an 81/2-game lead in the N.L. West. Eighth-inning strains of “Don’t Stop Believing” rang a little hollow with only 14 games left in the Giants’ season.

According to oddsmakers from online sports book Mybookie.ag, the Giants are -142 money line favorites over the Diamondbacks, who have odds of +132 to pull off the upset.

The loss was the 13th shutout thrown against the Giants this year.

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ender Inciarte drives in a run with a single… The Diamondbacks have won four of their last five games against the defending World Series champs and five straight at AT&T Park.

“Pollock is such a good defender, and he made it look easy, too”.

“I’m sure he was chipping some of the rust off”, Bochy said. Because these next three games have potential to be redemption for the Giants, playing Bumgarner was the right move, as his reputation as a ruthless starting pitcher is well known throughout the Major League Baseball . The manager hinted that only Hudson’s ongoing hip injury issues would get in the way, and Hudson’s side session Friday seem to give him the go-ahead. Belt was initially injured Tuesday while sliding into second base.

Corbin (6-4) lowered his career ERA at San Francisco to 1.00 in three starts.

Said Leake, “It was unfortunate it was only three innings”. It’s likely with the history of the club in 2015, Belt will be likely out for the rest of the season. Needless to say, the Giants are stacked with talent, and have all the tools they need in order to be successful tonight against the Diamondbacks.