Guzman, Noonan club big flies in win

Sandoval takes ball off face; Lincecum allows four runs


Carrie Muskat
MLB.com

GIANTS 8, CUBS 6
at Mesa, Ariz.
Wednesday, March 18

Giants at the plate: Jesus Guzman continued his hot pace with a single in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 14 games. Guzman also hit his fourth homer with one out in the seventh. Nick Noonan belted a two-out grand slam in the ninth inning to put the Giants ahead. Third baseman Pablo Sandoval had to leave the game in the fifth after taking a grounder off his face. Joey Gathright's hard-hit ball bounced off the infield dirt and hit Sandoval in the face. John Bowker added a RBI single with two outs in the sixth.

Cubs at the plate: Before a HoHoKam Park record crowd of 13,024, Alfonso Soriano led off the game with his third spring homer. Micah Hoffpauir, starting in place of Derrek Lee, sidelined with a sore right quad, hit an RBI triple and scored on Mike Fontenot's single in the first.

Giants on the mound: Opening Day starter Tim Lincecum gave up four runs on seven hits and four walks over 3 2/3 innings while striking out six. Jack Tacshner gave up one run on one hit and three walks over 1 1/3 innings.

Cubs on the mound: Ryan Dempster threw five scoreless innings in his longest outing this spring. He gave up four hits, walked one and struck out four.

Cactus League records: Giants 10-12; Cubs 10-12.

Up next: The Giants launch a two-day, home-and-home confrontation against the Chicago White Sox by hosting them at Scottsdale on Thursday. Right-hander Matt Cain will oppose lefty John Danks, repeating a regular-season Interleague matchup that unfolded last May 18 at AT&T Park. In that one, Cain held the White Sox hitless until the fifth inning but ultimately allowed four home runs in a 13-8 Giants loss. Danks surrendered three runs in six innings and received no decision. San Francisco will visit the White Sox in Glendale on Friday.

The Cubs will hit the road again, traveling to Peoria to face the Seattle Mariners. Right-hander Aaron Heilman is slated to start against Gaby Hernandez. This will be Heilman's fifth game, and fourth start. Geovany Soto should be back in camp. Soto was on Team Puerto Rico, which was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic Tuesday.

From: MLB.com

San Francisco	San Francisco 8, Chi Cubs 6 Today's Boxes 3/18/09 STL 3, BAL 2 TB 7, CIN 3 PIT 4, MIN 3 NYY 4, HOU 1 TOR 7, PHI 7 ATL 7, NYM 4 LAA 4, CWS 1 MIL 4, ARI 1 TEX 9, SD 4 FLA 7, WSH 5 SEA 9, KC 3	Chi Cubs
	March 18, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 8 11 0 Chi Cubs 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 6 13 0
	Standings | Recap: SF | CHC

San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .150 Torres, RF-CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .457 Renteria, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .244 1-Bocock, PR-SS 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .313 c-Posey, B, PH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Joaquin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romero, F, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lewis, LF 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .294 Matos, O, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Noonan, 2B 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .333 Molina, B, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .278 Williams, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 Sandoval, P, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .450 Rohlinger, 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .294 Ishikawa, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273 Taschner, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Bowker, PH-RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .234 Rowand, CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Velez, CF-LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311 Burriss, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .372 Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wilson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Uribe, PH-SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 Lincecum, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Guzman, J, 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .421 Totals 35 8 11 8 2 9 11 a-Singled for Taschner in the 6th. b-Singled for Wilson in the 9th. c-Hit by pitch for Bocock in the 9th. 1-Ran for Renteria in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Renteria (4, Gaudin). 3B: Velez (2, Ascanio). HR: Guzman, J (4, 7th inning off Vizcaino, 0 on, 1 out), Noonan (1, 9th inning off Ascanio, 3 on, 2 out). TB: Winn; Torres; Renteria 2; Noonan 4; Sandoval, P; Bowker; Velez 3; Burriss; Uribe; Guzman, J 5. RBI: Rohlinger (11), Bowker (10), Guzman, J (11), Uribe (7), Noonan 4 (4). 2-out RBI: Bowker; Noonan 4. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Renteria. S: Lincecum. SF: Rohlinger. GIDP: Molina, B. Team LOB: 5. Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Soriano, LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .256 Johnston, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 Theriot, SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .361 Blanco, A, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Ramirez, A, 3B 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 .310 1-German, PR-3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Hoffpauir, 1B 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Fontenot, 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .391 Scales, 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310 Taguchi, RF 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .231 Gaudin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Vizcaino, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Koskie, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Hart, K, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ascanio, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 c-Fox, J, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .318 Bako, C 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .208 Johnson, M, C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .143 Gathright, CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .303 Dempster, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333 a-Guyer, PH-RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 d-Miles, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 Totals 37 6 13 6 8 8 20 a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Dempster in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Vizcaino in the 7th. c-Singled for Ascanio in the 9th. d-Walked for Guyer in the 9th. 1-Ran for Ramirez, A in the 4th. BATTING 2B: Scales (3, Joaquin). 3B: Hoffpauir (1, Lincecum). HR: Soriano (3, 1st inning off Lincecum, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Soriano 5; Theriot; Blanco, A; Hoffpauir 3; Fontenot 2; Scales 2; Fox, J; Bako; Johnson, M; Gathright 2. RBI: Soriano (5), Hoffpauir (14), Fontenot (10), Theriot (5), Guyer (1), Fox, J (7). 2-out RBI: Theriot. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Theriot; Bako; Fontenot 2; Soriano; Johnston 2. SF: Guyer. Team LOB: 13. BASERUNNING SB: Gathright (6, 2nd base off Lincecum/Molina, B), Theriot (2, 2nd base off Lincecum/Molina, B). CS: Soriano (1, 2nd base by Lincecum/Molina, B), Theriot (2, 3rd base by Lincecum/Molina, B). FIELDING DP: (Fontenot-Theriot-Hoffpauir). San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lincecum 3.2 7 4 4 4 6 1 3.38 Taschner 1.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 5.87 Matos, O 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 Howry 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 Wilson (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Joaquin (H, 2) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.35 Romero, F (S, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Dempster 5.0 4 0 0 1 4 0 1.38 Gaudin 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 11.17 Vizcaino (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 5.06 Hart, K (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.14 Ascanio (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 1.0 4 5 5 0 0 1 12.71 WP: Lincecum. HBP: Posey, B (by Ascanio). Groundouts-flyouts: Lincecum 3-0, Taschner 1-3, Matos, O 1-2, Howry 1-2, Wilson 2-1, Joaquin 1-0, Romero, F 0-0, Dempster 6-5, Gaudin 1-2, Vizcaino 0-0, Hart, K 1-0, Ascanio 2-1. Batters faced: Lincecum 20, Taschner 8, Matos, O 3, Howry 4, Wilson 4, Joaquin 6, Romero, F 1, Dempster 19, Gaudin 6, Vizcaino 4, Hart, K 3, Ascanio 8. Inherited runners-scored: Taschner 1-0, Romero, F 3-0. Umpires: HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Derryl Cousins. 3B: Gerry Davis. Weather: 79 degrees, sunny. Wind: 1 mph, Varies. T: 3:15. Att: 13,024. March 18, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner