Tim Alderson followed Bumgarner to the mound. Although he is 9 months older than Bumgarner (still a pup) he doesn't seem to be as well developed, physically, and did not seem to throw the ball quite as hard. He had a not so good outing, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits (including a HR) while striking out 2. One of his hits, though, was another outfield misplay. Alderson is from Scottsdale, so he was pitching in front of his friends and family, some of which were sitting a couple of rows in front of us. That had to add to the nervousness factor a little bit.

Tim pitched in single A San Jose last year where he went 13-4 with a 2.79 ERA. He had a very good 124 to 34 strikeout to walk ratio.