Giants Hammer Leake Score In Double Figures Again

The Giants got off to a fast start and kept rolling over Mike Leake in an 11-2 spanking.

Leake had been impressive, logging 16 straight scoreless innings. Not to mention a career 5-1 record with a 1.91 ERA against San Francisco. Leake gave up nine runs in five innings, the most he has ever allowed in a game. The Reds pitching staff allowed 10 runs on Friday night to a team that was struggling to score runs.

Homer Bailey was the last Reds' pitcher to give up nine runs in a game against the Mets on July 28, 2011. Bronson Arroyo was the last to allow 10 runs in a game on June 24, 2008 at Toronto.

"Leake made some mistakes obviously but they hit some good pitches too," Bryan Price said. "You have to give them credit. They stayed in the middle of the field.  It wasn't his night. I had to get him through five."

The only bright spot for the Reds was the two hits, including his sixth home run for Jay Bruce.  Bruce sent centerfielder Angel Pagan to the fence with a 400 ft. flyout in the second inning.  In the fourth Bruce hit a ground ball off the end of his bat over thirdbase against the shift.  He crushed his home run in the sixth off Vogelsong to jump his average to .174

"I would have liked to have a couple hits in a game that was closer but hits are hard to get, you'll take them anyway you can," Bruce said. "Baseball's a weird game. I hit the ball in the first inning that I thought would get out. The first hit wasn't pretty (squibber down thirdbase line) but I'll take it."

Brandon Belt hit his second home run of the season and the second in as many days..

Hunter Pences just activated before the game, doubled in his first at bat of the year. A single by Brandon Crawford scored the hustling Pence.  Gregor Blanco hit his first home run of the season to put the Giants up 3-0 while Giants' starter Ryan Vogelsong retired the first eight batters he faced.

Leake doubled with two outs and Zack Cozart, in a rare leadoff role walked.  Marlon Byrd's smash up the middle hit Vogelsong and stopped on the mound.  Vogelsong recovered quickly and threw Byrd out at first to end the threat.

Pence and Crawford struck again in the fourth. Pence ground a single to right and Crawford hit a double into the gap in right center to score Pence. Casey McGehee singled to plate Crawford.

The Reds put two on with two outs in the fourth but Brennan Boesch, starting in place of Billy Hamilton, popped out to third.

With two outs and no one on in the fifth, Posey and Belt singled. Pence walked.  Crawford hit his sixth home run and fourth grand slam (including postseason) of his career.

The Giants added two runs against Burke Badenhop in the sixth.

And Bryan Price's reaction can be summed up by the following