by Michael Duca

SAN FRANCISCO–Last year in the World Series I made a comment on the team bus on the way home from game seven in Kansas City to former Giant catcher Brian Johnson, the reason why the Giants were in the post season last year is because the Giants had spectacular advanced scouting they knew exactly where to position themselves to play everybody on both teams in both the LCS and the World Series.

You saw advanced scouting again on Friday night in the Giants win over the Atlanta Braves 4-2, what you saw in that eighth inning was an advanced scouts report that Braves reliever Jim Johnson is slow to the plate and can be ran on and they ran on him. The Giants stole bases on him in that inning and both of them set up runs.

It was interesting the Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz struck out the side and got a fly out and was charged with two runs after that in the same inning. Or as they were saying on the radio regarding former Giants play by play announcer Dennis Higgins and his inability to say the word Monaga. So broadcaster Duane Kuiper was calling Foltynewicz, Monaga Fulton.

This is the first time that Giants pitcher Tim Hudson had face his old teammates the Atlanta Braves and he looked like an old experienced veteran facing a team that never had seen him before. It was a marvel to watch on Friday night it was a matter of economy he was averaging 12 pitches an inning and it was beautiful to watch.

Hudson finished out the first inning with your always classic 3-5-1 double plays, you’ll see that once every decade. This 2015 Giants pitching staff has set the record of shutouts for the franchise. They tied the franchise record with 39 straight scoreless innings. They gave up a two out run in that 40th inning. Therefore they were able to set a new standard for the franchise and the Giants last did this in 1948 while being the New York Giants. So roughly every 67 years their going to put up 40 straight zeros.

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