Giants vs Astros

[GiantsFanatic]

It's not hard to remember the last time Noah Lowry took the mound against the Astros' Chris Sampson. It was five days ago in Houston.

Lowry might get the feeling of deja vu as he opens the Giants' three-game series against Houston on Monday, but hopefully the familiar matchup comes with a different ending -- one that doesn't conclude with a 2-1 Giants loss.
The loss went to Lowry, who tossed an eight-inning quality start and allowed two earned runs, but the Giants provided little offensive support. Houston's Hunter Pence was the deciding factor. Pence went 4-for-4 and hit a go-ahead homer. Pence's success probably had to do with the fact that there was little scouting information on the recently recalled rookie. Either way, Lowry has all the information he needs now.
Lowry will be ready for Pence this time around, and they'll be on Lowry's home turf where he holds a 3-0 record and 1.17 ERA against the Astros. The Astros are 2-4 against lefties on the road this season.
"We play them again at home in five days," Lowry said after the Houston game. "I'm going to have some different things to do. I'm not going to tell you guys what it is. But I'll have a better time then."
Pitching matchup
SF: LHP Noah Lowry (4-4, 3.04 ERA)
Lowry has been the Giants' most consistent starter this season, lasting at least six innings in all but one of his outings, when he lasted five. Despite earning the loss when he started in Houston on Wednesday, Lowry still holds a 1.45 career ERA against the Astros.
HOU: RHP Chris Sampson (4-3, 3.56 ERA)
Sampson earned his fourth win of the year on Wednesday against the Giants, allowing one run over six innings. The right-hander shut out the Giants for five innings after a rough first inning. This will be Sampson's second consecutive outing against San Francisco. Prior to this stretch, he had never faced the Giants. Player to watch
The Giants have only seen Sampson once before and that was when Randy Winn went 2-for-3 against the rookie right-hander on Wednesday.

Lets not repeat the offensive performance that we had when Lowry was pitching last time you guys!

Tues- rematch of Lincecum vs Oswalt
Weds- Zito vs Albers.

[GiantsFanatic]

Lowry walked Biggio to lead off, then he got Lorretta to GIDP! Then he struck out Berkman!

[GiantsFanatic]

Lowry is pitching another gem so far, Molina with a clutch 2 out bases loaded 2rbi single in the 6th! Giants up 3-0 in the top of the 7th so far!

[GiantsFanatic]

Lowry pitched another solid outing, 7ip, 0er, 3bb, 3 so, 6h. Klesko went 2-3 2b, hr, Molina went 2-4, 2rbis, Winn went 1-4 and extended his hitting streak to 20!

[love_that_reefer]

Lowry has been our best pitcher so far this year and a big reason this team is #6 in ERA and #3 in starter's ERA amongst the NL. Congrats to Klesko on hitting his first homerun as a Giant.

[GiantsFanatic]

Lincecum pitched another great outing against Oswalt, 8ip, 5hit, 2er, 1bb, 4 so, Durham went 1-3 with 2 rbi, Feliz went 2-4 2b 2rbi, Klesko went 3-4 2 2b, Lewis went 2-4, Winn went 0-4 snapped his 20 game hittting streak! Giants win 4-2!

[love_that_reefer]

Klesko needs to be in this lineup as much as possible. Feliz has picked it up but it won't be for that long. Lincecum is the real deal and hopefully Zito will get us the sweep tonight.

[GiantsFanatic]

Zito gets us the sweep! Pitching 7 strong innings, 4h, 1er, 2k, 2bb, Giants bats looked great tonight! especially durring 2 out situations! Molina had 2 2out 2rbi hits! Molina went 2-4 with a 3b! 1b and 4 rbis, Winn went 2-3 2rbi, Klesko went 2-4, Durham went 1-4 with 2rbis! Giants win 9-1! 4 in a row!