Giants pick up Cain with late rally

Starter allows four runs; Schierholtz, Velez notch RBI doubles

Chris Haft
MLB.com

GIANTS 6, WHITE SOX 4
at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Thursday, March 19

White Sox at the plate: Chicago flexed its muscles with one-out home runs by Carlos Quentin in the third inning and Paul Konerko in the sixth. Konerko and Jermaine Dye drove in first-inning runs with two-out doubles.

Giants at the plate: San Francisco trailed 4-0 before rallying. Nate Schierholtz and Eugenio Velez hit two-out RBI doubles in the sixth and seventh innings, respectively. The Giants forged ahead with four runs in the eighth as Scott McClain hit an RBI single, Kevin Frandsen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham mishandled a relay on a potential double-play grounder. For the third game in a row, San Francisco went scoreless for five innings against an established starting pitcher. This time it was John Danks, following Milwaukee's Jeff Suppan and the Cubs' Ryan Dempster.

White Sox on the mound: Danks yielded four hits in five innings and allowed just one Giant to reach scoring position. The left-hander has allowed one run in 10 innings spanning his last two outings. Aaron Poreda could not suppress the Giants in the seventh and eighth innings.

Giants on the mound: Matt Cain lasted 5 2/3 innings, the most by a Giant so far this spring. Bob Howry pitched a scoreless inning for the second day in a row. Merkin Valdez, competing for a spot in the bullpen, contributed a scoreless eighth.

Cactus League records: White Sox 10-12; Giants 11-12

Up next: The teams meet in a return engagement Friday in Phoenix. Right-hander Jose Contreras, continuing his recovery from a ruptured left Achilles tendon, will start for Chicago. The Giants will counter with left-hander Barry Zito, who started the Giants' other game at Camelback Ranch, a 10-8 victory over the Dodgers. Zito yielded three runs and four hits in 2 2/3 innings in that one.

From: MLB.com

Chi White Sox	San Francisco 6, Chi White Sox 4 Today's Boxes 3/19/09 WSH 5, BAL 4 PHI 5, FLA 1 STL 9, TB 7 NYM 12, HOU 1 CHC 9, SEA 2 MIL 7, CLE 5 LAD 3, COL 2 TEX 8, OAK 5 BOS 9, CIN 1 ATL 5, DET 2 NYY 7, TOR 4 SEA 10, SD 8	San Francisco
	March 19, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi White Sox 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 X 6 11 0
	Standings | Recap: CWS | SF | Gameday

Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Owens, CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .222 Anderson, B, CF-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .268 Pierzynski, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .424 Broussard, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .152 Quentin, LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 Dye, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200 Lillibridge, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 Konerko, 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .378 Egbert, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beckham, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Ramirez, SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 Fields, 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .394 Getz, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 Poreda, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Kroeger, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 Danks, P 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 Miller, C 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 34 4 8 4 4 5 14 a-Walked for Russell in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Dye (2, Cain), Konerko (2, Cain), Fields (4, Affeldt). HR: Quentin (1, 3rd inning off Cain, 0 on, 1 out), Konerko (4, 6th inning off Cain, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Quentin 4; Dye 2; Konerko 6; Fields 3; Miller 2. RBI: Dye (2), Konerko 2 (10), Quentin (9). 2-out RBI: Dye; Konerko. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez; Broussard 2. GIDP: Anderson, B. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Owens (1, 2nd base off Cain/Molina, B). FIELDING E: Beckham (4, missed catch). Outfield assists: Dye (Guzman, J at home), Anderson, B (Frandsen at 2nd base). DP: 2 (Getz-Ramirez-Konerko, Fields-Getz-Konerko). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, RF 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .186 Velez, LF 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .326 Renteria, SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .250 1-Burriss, PR-SS 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Aurilia, 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .393 Rohlinger, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 .316 Molina, B, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 Holm, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .227 2-Bocock, PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .313 Posey, B, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Schierholtz, LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .286 Bowker, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 Uribe, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Valdez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-McClain, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .217 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torres, CF 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .459 Frandsen, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .271 Cain, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Hinshaw, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guzman, J, 1B 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 .410 Totals 31 6 11 5 5 7 20 a-Singled for Valdez, M in the 8th. 1-Ran for Renteria in the 6th. 2-Ran for Holm in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Renteria (5, Egbert), Schierholtz (1, Egbert), Velez (3, Poreda). TB: Winn 2; Velez 2; Renteria 2; Aurilia; Rohlinger; Holm; Schierholtz 2; McClain; Torres; Frandsen. RBI: Schierholtz (3), Velez (7), McClain (3), Frandsen (5), Guzman, J (12). 2-out RBI: Schierholtz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Renteria; Uribe 2; Burriss; Rohlinger 2. S: Cain. GIDP: Aurilia; Schierholtz. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Torres (4, 2nd base off Poreda/Miller). FIELDING DP: (Burriss-Frandsen-Guzman, J). Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Danks 5.0 4 0 0 1 5 0 3.18 Egbert 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.25 Poreda (H, 1)(L, 1-1) 1.1 5 5 5 2 0 0 6.10 Russell (BS, 2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10.29 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cain 5.2 5 4 4 3 2 2 7.16 Hinshaw 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.11 Howry 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.00 Valdez, M (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.64 Affeldt (S, 1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 7.20 HBP: Frandsen (by Russell), Burriss (by Russell). Pitches-strikes: Danks 67-47, Egbert 27-19, Poreda 39-21, Russell 17-10, Cain 83-53, Hinshaw 4-2, Howry 12-10, Valdez, M 11-8, Affeldt 23-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Danks 7-3, Egbert 1-1, Poreda 1-2, Russell 1-0, Cain 4-11, Hinshaw 1-0, Howry 2-0, Valdez, M 0-2, Affeldt 2-0. Batters faced: Danks 18, Egbert 6, Poreda 10, Russell 5, Cain 25, Hinshaw 1, Howry 3, Valdez, M 3, Affeldt 6. Inherited runners-scored: Russell 3-3, Hinshaw 1-0. Umpires: HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Paul Schrieber. 3B: Jake Uhlenhopp. Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, Out to CF. T: 2:36. Att: 10,533. March 19, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner