Burriss' bat leads Giants to victory

Schierholtz clubs homer; Cain allows two runs in five innings

Doug Miller
MLB.com

GIANTS 7, D-BACKS 3
at Tucson Electric Park
Tuesday, March 24

Giants at the plate: Shortstop Emmanuel Burriss had a big day with the bat, bunting for a single in the first inning and driving in three runs with a triple in the second. Nate Schierholtz hit a solo home run to right-center field in the third, his second long ball this spring. Rich Aurilia added an RBI double and catcher Steve Holm doubled and scored a run. Starting pitcher Matt Cain and outfielder Fred Lewis each singled and scored. Mike McBryde tripled in two runs in the ninth.

D-backs at the plate: Eric Byrnes went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Felipe Lopez doubled to lead off the bottom of the first inning and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Third baseman Mark Reynolds went 2-for-3. Chris Snyder and Josh Wilson added a base hit apiece. Outfielder Gerardo Parra made his first spring appearance since returning from playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic and doubled in his first at-bat.

Giants on the mound: Cain went five innings and gave up two runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking two. Justin Miller relieved Cain and pitched a scoreless inning, giving up one hit and striking out one batter. Merkin Valdez got out of trouble after walking two batters in a scoreless seventh. Jeremy Affeldt tossed a scoreless eighth and has not allowed a run in his last three games.

D-backs on the mound: Starter Doug Davis went 2 2/3 innings and gave up four runs on five hits, but only one of the runs was earned. Davis struck out two, walked a batter and gave up a home run. Bobby Korecky relieved Davis and pitched 1 1/3 scoreless frames. Chad Qualls gave up one run on two hits in one inning of work. Jon Rauch pitched a scoreless inning, walking one and giving up one hit. Doug Slaten fired a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and striking out one batter.

Cactus League records: Giants 15-14, D-backs 8-15.

Up next: After enjoying their final scheduled spring off-day Wednesday, the Giants will resume action with their lone Cactus League night game, a 7:35 p.m. PT encounter Thursday against the Chicago Cubs at Scottsdale Stadium. Left-handers Barry Zito of the Giants and Sean Marshall of the Cubs will oppose each other. The Giants won their only other spring meeting against the Cubs, prevailing, 8-6, on March 18. ... The D-backs travel north to Surprise, where they will take on the Texas Rangers in a 6:05 p.m. MST game Wednesday. Righty Jon Garland will make the start and be followed by righty Tony Pena and lefty Travis Blackley. Right-hander Vicente Padilla gets the ball for the Rangers.

From: MLB.com

San Francisco	San Francisco 7, Arizona 3 Today's Boxes 3/24/09 MIN 8, FLA 1 HOU 8, NYM 0 PHI 7, TOR 6 WSH 3, BAL 1 CWS 2, CLE 2 CHC 9, COL 8 LAA 10, SD 5 TEX 7, SEA 7 PIT 5, ATL 2 NYY 7, BOS 1 KC 8, OAK 3 LAD 6, SEA 2	Arizona
	March 24, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 10 2 Arizona 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 2
	Standings | Recap: SF | ARI

	San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Torres, CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .417 Bowker, LF-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Burriss, SS 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .400 Crawford, SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Lewis, LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .333 Miller, Ju, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Noonan, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Aurilia, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .351 1-Ishikawa, PR-1B 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 Schierholtz, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .304 McBryde, CF 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .667 Uribe, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 Downs, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Frandsen, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .323 Wilson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Holm, C 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .241 2-Velez, PR-CF-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Cain, P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 a-Posey, B, PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Totals 38 7 10 7 4 5 20 a-Grounded out for Cain in the 6th. b-Popped out for Affeldt in the 9th. 1-Ran for Aurilia in the 5th. 2-Ran for Holm in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Aurilia (3, Qualls), Holm (2, Rauch). 3B: Burriss (1, Davis), McBryde (1, Woody). HR: Schierholtz (2, 3rd inning off Davis, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Burriss 4; Lewis; Aurilia 2; Ishikawa; Schierholtz 4; McBryde 3; Frandsen; Holm 2; Cain. RBI: Burriss 3 (9), Schierholtz (4), Aurilia (4), McBryde 2 (3). 2-out RBI: Burriss 3; McBryde 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Schierholtz; Lewis 2; Frandsen; Downs. GIDP: Uribe. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Burriss (3, fielding), Downs (3, fielding). Arizona AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Lopez, F, 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 Slaten, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Roberts, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 Byrnes, CF 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 .556 Qualls, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rauch, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Whitesell, J, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .314 Jackson, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .184 Roberson, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 Clark, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 Skelton, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .171 Upton, RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .205 Carlin, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 Reynolds, 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .350 Frey, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Snyder, C 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .310 Rosales, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reyes, G, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Wilson, Jo, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .289 Woody, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Murillo, A, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 Davis, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Korecky, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Montero, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .381 Parra, CF-RF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .385 Totals 38 3 10 2 5 8 26 a-Walked for Korecky in the 4th. b-Struck out for Rauch in the 6th. c-Struck out for Woody in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Lopez, F (3, Cain), Byrnes (1, Cain), Parra (1, Miller, Ju). TB: Lopez, F 2; Byrnes 3; Skelton; Reynolds 2; Snyder; Wilson, Jo; Parra 3. RBI: Byrnes (2), Lopez, F (3). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Upton; Davis; Reynolds 2; Jackson; Whitesell, J; Snyder; Murillo, A. SF: Lopez, F. Team LOB: 14. BASERUNNING SB: Byrnes (1, 2nd base off Cain/Holm), Reynolds (4, 2nd base off Cain/Holm). FIELDING E: Reynolds 2 (4, fielding, fielding). DP: (Reynolds-Skelton-Whitesell, J). San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cain (W, 1-2) 5.0 7 2 2 2 5 0 6.33 Miller, Ju (H, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Valdez, M (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6.75 Affeldt (H, 3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 Wilson 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0.00 Arizona IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Davis (L, 0-1) 2.2 5 4 1 1 2 1 6.48 Korecky 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.64 Qualls 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 Rauch 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10.29 Slaten 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.11 Rosales 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 Woody 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 0 9.00 WP: Qualls. Groundouts-flyouts: Cain 2-8, Miller, Ju 1-1, Valdez, M 1-1, Affeldt 2-1, Wilson 1-1, Davis 1-5, Korecky 2-2, Qualls 1-1, Rauch 1-2, Slaten 2-0, Rosales 3-0, Woody 1-1. Batters faced: Cain 25, Miller, Ju 4, Valdez, M 5, Affeldt 4, Wilson 6, Davis 16, Korecky 4, Qualls 5, Rauch 5, Slaten 3, Rosales 3, Woody 6. Inherited runners-scored: Korecky 1-0. Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Tony Randazzo. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: John Tumpane. Weather: 63 degrees, sunny. Wind: 5 mph, In from RF. T: 3:14. Att: 5,759. March 24, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner