The Giants have rebounded from their sluggish opening series against the Yankees to win three of their last four games and the vibes are high. Their offense, which has been held to one run or fewer in four of seven contests, is showing signs of breaking out a bit, evidenced by a nine-run outburst on Tuesday. On Thursday San Francisco flexed some extra-base power in a 7-2 victory over the Mets.
Blade Tidwell made his first appearance of the year on the mound and navigated his way to his first MLB save by posting three scoreless innings against his former team. His teammates then discovered a completely reasonable and not-at-all stomach-turning way to fete the accomplishment.
