SF Giants: Home Vs. Away/ Fantastic Vs. Dreadful

Like any young team, the San Francisco Giants thrive at home and barely tread water on the road.

With one of the best home records in all of baseball (31-15), the Giants would seem poised to burn into the '09 MLB Playoffs, but their horrible play on the road (19-29) is keeping them down.

Pitching has been the strength of this team, and it shows in an examination of their performances at home vs. away. 

Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain have each been extremely consistent throughout the whole year. Lincecum is 5-1 at home with a 2.44 ERA and 10.9 strikeouts per nine inning pitched. On the road, he maintains nearly identical numbers: 5-2 record, 2.45 ERA, 10.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.

In the same fashion, Cain is 6-1 at home and 5-1 away His 2.26 home...

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