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Giants try to stay the course vs. D-backs

Sep 10, 2014 - 2:31 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - The San Francisco Giants continue their push toward the postseason on Wednesday when they play the second of three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks at AT&T Park.

San Francisco drew first blood in this series on Tuesday, as Yusmeiro Petit tossed another complete game against his former team, going the distance in the Giants' 5-1 win.

Petit was masterful, throwing an incredibly efficient 68 of his 84 pitches for strikes. The 29-year-old kept his pitch count low despite striking out a season high-tying nine batters.

"He's been a lift for us," said Giants manager Bruce Bochy. "He was hitting his spots tonight."

Petit (5-3) was charged with a run on four hits in his first complete game since just over a year ago. He tossed a one-hitter against the D-backs on Sept. 6, 2013.

The pitching performance overshadowed a career-best 5-for-5 effort at the plate from Joe Panik. Angel Pagan went 4-for-5 with three runs scored and Buster Posey drove in two runs for San Francisco, which has won seven straight games at home and pulled within 2 1/2 games of Los Angeles for the NL West lead. The Dodgers lost to San Diego Tuesday night.

San Francisco is currently first in the NL wild card standings.

Panik, Pagan, Gregor Blanco and Petit accounted for all 12 Giants hits.

San Francisco chased D-backs starter Wade Miley (7-11) after just two innings. Miley fell to 0-3 over his last five starts after giving up three runs on five hits and four walks.

"I felt really, really good," Miley said. "That's the most frustrating part. I felt really good in the bullpen. Just couldn't execute my fastball. Couldn't throw it close to where I wanted to throw it."

Heading to the hill for the Giants on Wednesday will be righty Ryan Vogelsong, who is 8-10 with a 4.06 ERA. Vogelsong absorbed the loss last Wednesday in Colorado and looked bad in doing so, as he was rocked for eight runs and 10 hits in just five-plus innings.

"It's an adventure out there," Vogelsong said. "The ball flies, especially during the day. Then every kind of bloop shot falls in because guys have to play so deep. Their infield grass is really quick, too. So it seems like a lot of ground balls get through that don't at a lot of places. Put that together and you're looking at a long day."

Vogelsong has faced the D-backs 19 times (13 starts) and is 3-5 with a 4.67 ERA.

Arizona, meanwhile, will counter with righty Josh Collmenter, who has won his last two decisions. Collmenter beat the San Diego Padres last Wednesday, holding them to a run and five hits over seven innings, as he improved to 10-7 to go along with a 3.81 ERA.

He has allowed just two runs over his last three starts, spanning 21 2/3 innings.

"I've been able to locate, move the ball in and out and mix pitches up," Collmenter said. "That's my game plan. Just trying to force contact. I don't want to be a guy that walks guys and gets behind in the count. Today I was a little more erratic than the last couple, but I was still able to make some pitches when I needed to and guys made some good plays for me."

Collmenter is 5-1 lifetime versus the Giants with a 3.74 ERA in 16 games (5 starts).

San Francisco is 9-5 this season against Arizona.






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