http://0rz.tw/aqgN8 Bullpen stellar as Giants top Brewers By Adam Berry / MLB.com | 7/24/2011 1:23 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO -- As good as the Giants' starting rotation has been all season, games like Saturday night's in AT&T Park show why their bullpen is just as valuable. Having labored through a few difficult frames, right-hander Ryan Vogelsong left after five innings with San Francisco clinging to a one-run lead. Relievers Santiago Casilla, Jeremy Affeldt, Sergio Romo, Javier Lopez and Brian Wilson combined to throw four shutout innings and preserve the 4-2 victory. The Giants bullpen has allowed only one run in 30 2/3 innings since the All-Star break. Equally astonishing, the relief corps has allowed exactly one hit in its last five games (12 1/3 innings). Offensively, the Giants had just enough against Brewers left-hander Randy Wolf, who had been a challenge for them in the past. San Francisco got the final word in two back-and-forth middle innings, taking a one-run lead over the Brewers in the bottom of the fifth and never relinquishing it thanks to another lockdown performance by the bullpen. Aaron Rowand led off the fifth with a single to left and moved to second on Mike Fontenot's sacrifice bunt. Pablo Sandoval put runners on the corners with an infield single that barely tapped off his bat, and Aubrey Huff's sacrifice fly scored Rowand, giving the Giants a 3-2 lead. They added one run of insurance in the eighth, when Andres Torres' single scored Cody Ross. That was more than enough for the Giants' bullpen. Despite walking two batters and throwing a wild pitch in the sixth, Casilla escaped without any further damage. Affeldt took over for him in the seventh, sitting down the Brewers in order. Romo then took over in the eighth, inducing a flyout by Mark Kotsay and striking out Ryan Braun. In 11 appearances since June 30, Romo has allowed one hit and no walks, striking out 13 batters in 8 2/3 innings. But he gave way to Javier Lopez, who struck out Prince Fielder to end the eighth. And Wilson added the finishing touches, picking up his 30th save of the season while throwing just five pitches to record the last three outs. In a wild fourth inning, Giants bench coach Ron Wotus was ejected with Rickie Weeks at the plate for arguing the strike zone with home-plate umpire Sam Holbrook. Weeks went on to knock a full-count double to left field. That inning also included a play at the plate -- when Ross and Chris Stewart connected to tag out Weeks and keep the score at 1-0 following Braun's solo shot to left field off Vogelsong -- and Stewart catching Casey McGehee attempting a delayed steal from third base. Vogelsong once again qualified for the National League ERA lead at 2.10, allowing two earned runs on seven hits and two walks, but he will only remain atop the leaderboard until Wednesday. Adam Berry is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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