The final game of this three game series between the Padres and the Giants was a day game, starting at 12.45pm. After losing the first two games of the series, the Giants really needed to win today to avoid the sweep and losing ground in both the wildcard and NL West division races.
It was another cloudless day. It was very hot sitting in the sun. I had remembered to apply the sun
cream before leaving the hotel, though it was still hot. However, once it got
into the 5th inning, the shade had come over my row and it was a lot
more comfortable. I'd gone to have lunch for an inning and half,
sitting at a table inside, so I only ended up spending 50 minutes in the
sun.
Both teams scored 1 run in the first inning, but then there was very little more scoring, only San Diego putting up a couple more 1 run innings in the middle innings, despite our ace pitcher, Madison Bumgarner being the starter, looking for his 100th career win.The game was less than 3 hours long, as there were so few hits by either side, but it finished 3-1 in San Diego's favour, with the Padres completing their sweep.
They've only swept two series all year, and both of them have been against San Francisco in the last couple of months. So the Giants lost ground in the division race, as the Dodgers beat the Yankees today,
Tomorrow is the first game against the St Louis Cardinals, and the penultimate game of my holiday. Johnny Cueto is scheduled to start for San Francisco, so that should be entertaining.
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