Giants have grounds for frustration - could protest, Bochy says

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Chicago --

The Giants lost 2-0 Tuesday night in a game that was called after 4 1/2 innings, and they were furious with how it was handled by the Cubs.

Give the win to Chicago starting pitcher Tsuyoshi Wada and the save to the Wrigley Field grounds crew, which fouled up covering the infield when rain drenched Wrigleyville as the Giants were pulled off the field before the bottom of the fifth inning.

"Look, I'm frustrated, beside myself," Bochy said after the game was halted following a delay of 4 hours and 34 minutes - from 8:42 p.m. CDT until the game was called at 1:16 a.m. "It's a long and frustrating night ... a tough night for everybody."

The Giants likely will file a protest with Major League Baseball, saying they were told everything would be done to resume the game. For at least the final hour of the delay, the field was untouched except for a guy using a rake.

"It's my last (recourse). I hope they listen and watch what happened there because in this day and time, it shouldn't happen, can't happen, I think, with the importance of these games," Bochy said.

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