one-two punch

Let's just talk about the Giants three-four hitters really quickly.

They have been unbelieveable.

There's no denying that Melky Cabrera has been a bit of a surprise with how he's been performing this season so far. Earlier in tonight's game, he tied a little player by the name of Willie Mays for most hits in the month of May by a Giant. Ever. Oh, and May isn't over. (As I'm typing this, Melky slaps a single into right field for his 50th hit of the month, surpassing Willie Mays. Wow). His .376 average is second-best in majors, and his OBP of .414 (not including his three hits tonight) is seventh.


Not to be outdone, Buster Posey is showing just why he's batting clean-up. Posey's .302 average has him ranked 5th among MLB catchers. He's got two RBIs for the Giants tonight and leads the team with 27. He also leads the Giants with six homeruns. And when Posey needs a day off, Hector Sanchez is there to pick up the slack. He and Posey have a combined 44-RBIs on the season, the most of any combination of catchers on a single team so far this year.


And if all of that terrifying enough for a pitcher, Angel Pagan is hitting 5th, batting .313 and has hit safely in 24 or 26 games in the month of May. He's third on the team with 19 RBIs (behind Posey and Cabrera with 25). And after having a talk with mamager Bruce Bochy a few days ago, Brandon Belt has seemed to find a little bit of an offensive stride. In his first start since his chat with Bochy, Belt went 2-4 yesterday, blasting the ball for an RBI triple in the first inning. Even though he's only batting .240, after two walks tonight, Belt is 5th on the team with a .359 on-base percentage.

Maybe none of these stats are overly impressive by themselves (except for Melky's), all together they make for a pretty impressive May for the Giants. It's been a group effort, but the team is now four games over .500, a season high. After opening the month with four straight losses, they've won three in a row to (almost) close out the month. Fingers crossed that, tomorrow, they can get another win and that Melky can scratch out another hit.