Game Wrap 6/11/2013: Pirates 8 Giants 2

Gerrit Cole held the Giants offense in check in his MLB debut while Tim Lincecum failed to register a QS and the bullpen turned it into a route.  Key Lines:

Torres, Crawford, Abreu- 5 for 12, 2B.  The 6, 7, 8 hitters got 5 of the Giants 8 hits.

Tim Lincecum- 4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K's.  ERA= 4.70.  Timmy has just 1 QS out of his last 5 starts and 2 out of his last 8.  At this point, I don't know what kind of contract Timmy could get on the open market, but I'm not at all sure he is worth a Qualifying Offer.

Gerrit Cole- 6.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 0 BB, 2 K's.  ERA= 2.84.  I had a work commitment, so didn't see the game.  The line does not look particularly dominating from a statistical standpoint, but the 0 BB's are impressive, or else unimpressive for the Giants hitters.

The Loss drops the Giants into 3'rd place, 2.5 games behind the D'Backs who are trailing the Dodgers 5-3 in the 8'th inning of their game.  No Dodger lead seems to be safe these days, though.  The Rockies beat the Nationals 8-3 to gain 0.5 games pending the outcome of the D'Backs game.  The Padres topped the Braves 3-2 and sit 5.5 games back in 4'th place while the Dodgers are 8.5 games back in last place.

Barry Zito, who has been terrible in road games takes on Francisco Liriano tomorrow evening.

Addendum:  Looks like Scooter is probably lost for an extended period with an what sounds like an avulsed tendon in his pinkie finger.  Let's all hope Abreu can 1.  Stay healthy and 2. Live up to his vast potential.