Defense doesn't help Cain's cause

Righty gives up three runs; Giants commit trio of errors

Dick Kaegel
MLB.com

ROYALS 14, GIANTS 5
At Surprise, Ariz.
Monday, March 2

Royals at the plate: Chris Lubanski ripped off a triple and two singles and knocked in two runs. Shane Costa, in his first at-bats since last July 9 at Omaha, had two singles and a walk. Alberto Callaspo drove in three runs with a single and a sacrifice fly. John Suomi had four RBIs on a three-run double and a bases-loaded walk. Luis Hernandez had two singles and an RBI. Derrick Robinson had a two-run single and two walks and Brayan Pena had two singles.

Giants at the plate: Emmanuel Burriss and Andres Torres each had two singles. Burriss had an RBI and John Bowker walked with the bases loaded in a three-run third. Scott McClain cranked a solo homer in the eighth, and Jake Wald homered to lead off the ninth.

Royals on the mound: Left-hander Horacio Ramirez pitched two shutout innings, then gave up three runs -- all unearned -- in the third. Second baseman Callaspo and first baseman Ryan Shealy made errors and center fielder Mitch Maier had Burriss' long drive go off his glove. Kyle Davies, also a starter, worked three scoreless innings and gave up only a single.

Giants on the mound: Starter Matt Cain gave up three runs, all earned, in the second inning but he didn't get much help from the defense. There were errors by center fielder Torres and first baseman Bowker, and right fielder Matt Downs missed Lubanski's triple against the wall. Jack Taschner faced nine batters in a three-run sixth, giving up three hits and three walks.

Cactus League records: Giants 2-4, Royals 3-2-1.

Up next: Zack Greinke, who began his spring with two perfect innings against the Giants, welcomes the Cleveland Indians for their first visit to Surprise Stadium at 2:05 p.m. CT on Tuesday. The Tribe has just moved to Arizona from Winter Haven, Fla., and will start Anthony Reyes. New reliever Kyle Farnsworth will make his Royals debut and lefties Jimmy Gobble and Ron Mahay will have their first spring outings. Also scheduled to pitch are Doug Waechter and Robinson Tejeda.

The Giants will entertain the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz., as Randy Johnson starts against his former teammates at 12:05 PT. Ramon Ortiz, Jeremy Affeldt and Henry Sosa are scheduled to follow Johnson to the mound.

From: MLB.com

San Francisco	Kansas City 14, San Francisco 5 Today's Boxes 3/2/09 BAL 5, BOS 3 PIT 2, CIN 1 DET 7, FSO 1 NYY 5, HOU 5 PHI 12, TOR 7 TB 8, STL 5 ARI 9, CHC 1 SD 4, MIL 3 SEA 5, CWS 3 TEX 8, CLE 7 LAA 12, COL 3	Kansas City
	March 2, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 10 3 Kansas City 0 3 4 0 0 3 4 0 X 14 18 2
	Standings | Recap: KC

San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Roberts, LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Phelps, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Burriss, 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .417 Velez, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Lewis, DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300 Bowker, 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .154 McClain, 1B 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 Aurilia, 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .286 Guzman, J, 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 Downs, RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 Uribe, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286 Wald, SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 Holm, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222 Whiteside, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torres, CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .364 Totals 36 5 10 5 1 4 13 BATTING 2B: Guzman, J (1, Pimentel). HR: McClain (1, 8th inning off Pimentel, 0 on, 2 out), Wald (1, 9th inning off Phillips, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Burriss 2; Lewis; McClain 4; Guzman, J 2; Downs; Wald 4; Holm; Torres 2. RBI: Burriss (1), Bowker (5), Aurilia (1), McClain (1), Wald (1). 2-out RBI: McClain. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aurilia; Roberts; Downs. GIDP: Uribe; Downs; Phelps. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING SB: Torres (1, 2nd base off Davies/Pena, B). FIELDING E: Torres (1, throw), Bowker (2, pickoff), Aurilia (1, throw). Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Maier, CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .214 a-Robinson, D, PH-CF 1 1 1 2 2 0 0 .500 Bloomquist, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .167 1-Hernandez, L, PR-SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .600 Ka'aihue, DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .333 c-Suomi, PH-DH 1 0 1 4 1 0 0 1.000 Shealy, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250 d-Howell, PH-C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Pena, B, C 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .286 b-House, PH-C-1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 Smith, Cor, 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125 Lisson, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 Costa, RF 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 Duarte, RF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .286 Lubanski, LF 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .571 Murphy, LF 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .333 Callaspo, 2B 2 0 1 3 0 0 3 .222 Hulett, 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .333 Totals 41 14 18 13 10 6 26 a-Walked for Maier in the 5th. b-Flied out for Pena, B in the 5th. c-Walked for Ka'aihue in the 6th. d-Walked for Shealy in the 7th. 1-Ran for Bloomquist in the 3rd. BATTING 2B: Suomi (1, Yabu). 3B: Lubanski (1, Cain). TB: Maier; Robinson, D; Bloomquist; Hernandez, L 2; Suomi 2; Shealy; Pena, B 2; Smith, Cor; Costa 2; Duarte; Lubanski 5; Murphy; Callaspo. RBI: Lubanski 2 (2), Callaspo 3 (3), Maier (4), Robinson, D 2 (3), Suomi 4 (4), Hernandez, L (1). 2-out RBI: Hernandez, L; Suomi 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena, B; Ka'aihue 2; Callaspo 2; House 4. SF: Callaspo; Maier. Team LOB: 15. FIELDING E: Callaspo (1, fielding), Shealy (1, throw). DP: 3 (Bloomquist-Callaspo-Shealy, Lisson-Hulett-Shealy, Smith, Cor-Callaspo-Shealy). San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cain 1.2 5 3 3 1 2 0 10.80 English 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Pucetas (L, 0-1) 0.2 4 4 2 1 0 0 6.75 Ray 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 Taschner 1.0 3 3 3 3 2 0 18.00 Yabu 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 0 23.63 Joaquin 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ramirez, H 2.1 5 3 0 1 1 0 9.00 Lowery (W, 1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Davies (H, 1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Wright, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Pimentel 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 3.00 Phillips 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.00 Groundouts-flyouts: Cain 1-2, English 0-1, Pucetas 1-1, Ray 1-3, Wilson 2-1, Taschner 1-0, Yabu 0-2, Joaquin 0-2, Ramirez, H 6-0, Lowery 2-0, Davies 4-4, Wright, J 2-0, Pimentel 1-1, Phillips 1-2. Batters faced: Cain 11, English 1, Pucetas 8, Ray 7, Wilson 5, Taschner 9, Yabu 7, Joaquin 5, Ramirez, H 14, Lowery 1, Davies 10, Wright, J 3, Pimentel 5, Phillips 4. Inherited runners-scored: English 1-0, Ray 2-0, Joaquin 1-0, Lowery 2-0. Umpires: HP: Jeff Macias. 1B: Casey Moser. 2B: Shawn Rakos. 3B: David Uyl. Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 4 mph, In from LF. T: 3:17. Att: 3,202. March 2, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner