By Brad Morrison
Bochy moved Matt Cain back to the number 2 spot because, as a fly ball ground ball pitcher, AT&T is certainly a flyball pitchers friend; much more so than Arlington. This proved itself out no less than three times when two certain homers in Texas and one maybe homer, were two were fly outs and the first one was a shot off the top of the wall that bounced back into the yard and Torres quickly threw the ball in leaving a shocked and frustrated Ian Kinsler standing on second where he was stranded.
Ron Washington's decision to sit Vladimir Guerrero looked like a wash late in the 2-0 game, when the lack of Vlady's bat may have made the difference, but two sharp hits to right field during the game, that Guerrero never would have tracked down and Cruz did, would have resulted in at least one if not two Giants runs.
None the less, with Cain's brilliant 7 2/3, along with Lopez and Mota, the lack of a single run out of the Texas lineup meant that any number of Giants runs would have been enough, well before the 8th inning bullpen meltdown from Texas.
So, on to Texas where the home run friendly ballpark at Arlington and the DH will change the game. Will Bochy keep the same lineup and DH Pablo, Ishikawa or put Schierholtz in right and DH Burrell? I can't wait to find out and this time I hope Sanchez tosses another no hitter, or at least brings that same stuff with him.
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