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San Francisco Giants fall to the Angels again 8-1 this time after another rough start by their starting pitcher. The achilles heel of the Giants seems to be they’re bottom of the rotation and lack of offensive punch at the bottom of the order.

Giants 5th starter Jonathan Sanchez was rocked for 10 hits and lasted only 3.2 innings and gave up 7 runs (6 earned). Sanchez fell to 2-7 on the year and his trade value has dropped drastically and he might be on his way down to the minor leagues soon.  So expect Kevin Pucetas to be called up from Triple-A to replace Sanchez in the rotation in the coming weeks and maybe days to give the Giants some new life at the bottom of the rotation.  Sanchez has battled inconsistency and lack of command all season and hasn’t figured it out so far this year. 

The struggling Emmanuel Burriss was sent down to Triple-A and replaced on the roster by Matt Downs, who made his MLB Debut tonight, but went 0-3, however, he hit some hard balls to the outfield but didn’t have anything to show for it. Downs time in the big leagues will probably be short-lived as Kevin Frandsen will most likely take his spot on the roster in the coming days, however he couldn’t be called up cause he was just sent down recently and has to be down there 10 days before he can get called back up.  So expect some roster moves in the near future.

Fred Lewis, continued to struggle, as he came into the game off the bench and went 0 for 2, seeing his average drop to .254 now.  So Lewis might find himself getting demoted to the minors real soon, as he hasn’t seemed to figure it out offensively. 

Pablo Sandoval also had a bad day defensively, which is unusual, as he committed three errors in the game and made two on one play that proved costly in the Angels 4 run third inning. However, Sandoval still went 2 for 4 at the plate and raised his average to .335. Sandoval is expected to start at third base tomorrow in the finale of this three game series.

Angels Starter Sean O’Sullivan, just 21-years old, was phenomenal as he made his MLB Debut in his spot start for the banged up Ervin Santana. O’Sullivan was strong for 7 innings, giving up just 5 hits and 1 earned run and added 5 strikeouts in his outing. O’Sullivan picked up his 1st major league victory, but he was sent back to the minors to Triple-A Salt Lake, after the game as Santana will make his next scheduled start in the rotation, leaving no room for O’Sullivan. However, O’Sullivan should expect to get called up in the near future after a great performance on the mound. 

Angels offense has been sizzling lately, after scoring 9 runs last night, they scored 8 runs against Giants pitching and had 15 hits, including two home runs by Maicer Izturis and Mike Napoli. 

What’s on Tap: The Giants turn to their ace Tim Lincecum and look for him to be the stopper and get the Giants back on the winning track and looks to end their mini 2-game losing streak and look to avoid a sweep of the Los Angeles of Anahei

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