As Expected: 3 Pitcher's Duels Or Not

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What was expected to be some good pitching matchups instead turned into 3 one-sided games two of them in favor of the Giants. Tim Lincecum lived up to his billing, throwing a no-hitter for 6 1/3 innings in game 1, before the Rockies pieced together two hits to get on the board. But 5 runs in the first and 8 in the first 3 innings was too much to overcome and the Rockies fell 8-1.

Ubaldo Jimenez took the mound in Game 2, and was promptly rocked for 4 runs in the 1st. He settled down for 4 more innings, but the 4 runs were more than Jonathan Sanchez would need, as the Giants won again 6-3.

On Wednesday, Matt Cain waited until the 2nd inning to give up 4 runs, and the Rockies would tack on 6 more to hit double digits in Runs for the first time all season, Rocking the Giants in a 10-2 rout.

The Rockies maintain a 3 game lead over the Giants as they head out for 12 of the next 15 on the Road. Two six game road trips broken up by a 3 game series against the Pirates next weekend. Their next 4 series take place in 4 different time zones, going from Eastern to Pacific in order.

The Rockies will need to prove that the first road trip was not a fluke, and will try to improve on their 7-1 road start.