Beating Saturday's Trade Deadline, the Giants fortified their bullpen by obtaining left-hander Javier Lopez from the Pittsburgh Pirates and right-hander Ramon Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox. The Giants parted with John Bowker, their Opening Day right fielder, and right-hander Joe Martinez, who has bounced between Triple-A Fresno and the Major Leagues for two years, to get Lopez. Minor League right-hander Daniel Turpen was sent to Boston for Ramirez. As the Deadline approached, it became apparent that the Giants wouldn't acquire an experienced hitter to bolster their lineup. Teams with that commodity insisted on Jonathan Sanchez or Madison Bumgarner, whom the Giants refused to deal. With left-handers Jeremy Affeldt and Dan Runzler sidelined by injuries until possibly late August, the Giants sought a lefty who could neutralize opposing left-handed batters. Facing that situation in Friday's ninth inning against Los Angeles, the Giants summoned Jonathan Sanchez, their No. 4 starter, to confront Andre Ethier and James Loney. That was a ploy the Giants could not repeat, since Sanchez was available only because he was due to throw between starts. Read more: http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/...nt_id=12853616&vkey=news_sf&fext=.jsp&c_id=sf
