The Giants were 3-3 last week as they outscored their opponents 25-20.  The Giants should have won more games with how they pitched.  The Giants entered this week with a 24-25 record which had them in 4th place in the National League West, 4.5 games behind the Dodgers and Padres.

22 year old right hander Tim Lincecum was so awesome in the minors that they had to bring him up to the majors when Russ Ortiz was injured.  In 5 starts in AAA ball, Lincecum was 4-0 with a 0.29 ERA and a 0.74 WHIP.  In 31 innings, he only allowed 12 hits and 11 walks while whiffing an incredible 46 batters!  Lincecum has started 4 games for the Giants this season and he’s 2-0 with a 3.08 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP!  In 26.1 innings for the Giants, he has allowed 19 hits while whiffing 25 batters.  He is in the majors to stay!

Noah Lowry had injury problems last season but he’s healthy now and making up for lost time!  Lowry has started 9 games this season and he’s 5-4 with a 2.69 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.  In 60.1 innings, he has allowed 53 hits and walked 28 batters while whiffing 33.  Lowry would be even better if he tightened up his control a little bit, but that’s just nitpicking with the way he’s pitching.

The Giants figured that Kline was a pitcher they could depend on this season, but they’ve been wrong so far.  In 15 games, Kline is 0-0 with a 7.45 ERA and a 2.07 WHIP so far this season.  Kline has only pitched 9.2 innings this season, but he’s already allowed 16 hits and he has walked 4 batters while only whiffing 2.  The Giants need Kline to start pitching better or they will have bullpen problems all season long.

The Giants were only 2-4 last week as they were outscored 29-17 by their opponents.  The Giants bats went silent and that hurt them big-time last week.  The Giants entered this week with a 21-22 record which had them in 4th place in the National League West, 3.5 games behind the Dodgers.