After the victory last night, expectations were high that we could also have a go at Zach Greinke. However, this was not to be as the game started in an eerily similar way to game 1 but the other wayy. The Dodgers managed to push across 4 runs in the top of the first inning and in the bottom, the Giants looked to be going OK until a strange decision by the 3rd base coach to send the runner when it was obvious he was going to get thrown out at the plate.
The Dodgers added on more hits in the second inning, chasing Tim Hudson early, although it still didn't feel lost at that point, as we brought in Tim Lincecum to take over, but Tim is not the Cy Young award-winning pitcher any more, and he gave up more hits to give the Dodgers an 8-0 lead after the 2nd inning. In the 5th inning, we managed to retire the side without any more runs scoring, but the Dodgers went on to register a record-breaking 24 hits and 17 runs - both the most for a visiting team at AT&T Park.
I had a loud Los Angeles fan called Chuck and his wife Michelle, who is not a baseball fan, sitting next to me. As the game was pretty much over as a competition by the 4th inning, we spent a lot of time talking about Dodgers players, broadcasters, and other baseball things, which was fun. We even got to wave to Jon Miller who was just behind us in the commentary box, as was Vin Scully, the voice of the Dodgers radio broadcasts who has just signed up for his 63rd season as radio broadcaster for Los Angeles!
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