Lewis, Sandoval lead charge vs. Cubs

Zito strikes out seven in Giants' wind-shortened victory

Chris Haft
MLB.com
GIANTS 5, CUBS 3 (6 1/2 innings)
at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Thursday, March 26

Cubs at the plate: Milton Bradley, who went 2-for-2, capitalized on 25-mph winds gusting up to 30 mph that blew to right field, lofting a second-inning homer into the breeze. Chicago added two runs in the fifth on RBI singles by Alfonso Soriano and Derrek Lee. The game was called after 6 1/2 innings due to the wind.

Giants at the plate: Fred Lewis went 2-for-2, doubling and scoring in the third and grounding an RBI single in the sixth. Eight of Lewis' last 14 hits have gone for extra bases. Pablo Sandoval stroked RBI singles in the third and fifth innings. Trying to prove that he can hit left-handed pitching, Travis Ishikawa lashed an RBI single off Cubs lefty Sean Marshall in the third. Aaron Rowand's fifth-inning RBI single broke a 3-3 tie.

Cubs on the mound: Marshall, who has sealed the No. 5 starter's spot, yielded two runs and four hits in four innings. He also walked five, but none of those runners came around to score. Closer candidate Carlos Marmol, who's also scheduled to pitch Friday, allowed two fifth-inning runs.

Giants on the mound: Barry Zito struck out the side in the first inning and accumulated seven strikeouts in five innings. He also allowed three runs and seven hits. Luis Perdomo, making his first Cactus League appearance since March 16, pitched two scoreless innings.

Cactus League records: Cubs 16-13; Giants 16-14

Up next: The Cubs will play host to their crosstown rivals, the White Sox, on Friday at HoHoKam Park. So far, the Cubs are 2-0 in Arizona against the White Sox, outscoring them 26-2, but they're 0-2 in two games played in Las Vegas. Opening Day starter Carlos Zambrano will make his penultimate spring start for the Cubs. Friday also will be Kosuke Fukudome's Cactus League debut for the Cubs. He'll start in center field. Fukudome was busy with the World Baseball Classic and batted .200 with a .407 on-base percentage with Team Japan.

The Giants confront the Cleveland Indians, their opponent in the Cactus League opener way back on Feb. 25. Jonathan Sanchez, the Giants' No. 5 starter, will oppose a fellow left-hander, Indians ace Cliff Lee. Bob Howry, Jeremy Affeldt, Merkin Valdez and Osiris Matos are scheduled to relieve for the Giants.

From: MLB.com

Chi Cubs	San Francisco 5, Chi Cubs 3 Today's Boxes 3/26/09 FLA 11, BAL 6 NYY 10, PHI 2 NYM 9, STL 5 TOR 7, ATL 5 LAA 8, CLE 5 ARI 3, CWS 1 SEA 10, KC 9 MIL 11, TEX 10 LAD 8, COL 6 DET 6, TB 3 CIN 6, MIN 4	San Francisco
	March 26, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chi Cubs 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 2 San Francisco 0 0 2 0 2 1 X 5 8 0
	Standings | Recap: CHC | SF

	Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Soriano, LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .333 German, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Fontenot, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .344 Lee, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .244 1-Gathright, PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Bradley, RF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .500 Hoffpauir, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Ramirez, A, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .317 Marmol, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heilman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson, R, CF-RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .339 Harrison, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Soto, C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .333 Johnson, M, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Theriot, SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .420 Blanco, A, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 Marshall, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 a-Taguchi, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .243 Totals 27 3 8 3 2 8 13 a-Flied out for Marshall in the 5th. 1-Ran for Lee in the 5th. BATTING HR: Bradley (3, 2nd inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Soriano; Lee; Bradley 5; Ramirez, A; Johnson, R; Soto; Theriot. RBI: Bradley (7), Soriano (12), Lee (5). 2-out RBI: Lee. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Johnson, R; Ramirez, A 2. GIDP: Fontenot. Team LOB: 5. BASERUNNING CS: Johnson, R (1, 2nd base by Perdomo/Molina, B). FIELDING E: Soto (2, throw), Blanco, A (4, throw). Pickoffs: Marshall (Winn at 1st base). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .218 Bowker, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Renteria, SS 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .214 1-Frandsen, PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 Lewis, LF 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 .362 Velez, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 Molina, B, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .245 Holm, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Sandoval, P, 3B 4 2 2 2 0 2 4 .446 Uribe, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 Rowand, CF 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .231 Perdomo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ishikawa, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .333 Burriss, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .397 Zito, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Torres, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .429 Totals 25 5 8 5 6 5 20 1-Ran for Renteria in the 6th. BATTING 2B: Burriss (4, Marshall), Lewis (5, Marshall), Rowand (5, Marmol). TB: Lewis 3; Sandoval, P 2; Rowand 2; Ishikawa; Burriss 2; Torres. RBI: Sandoval, P 2 (10), Ishikawa (11), Rowand (6), Lewis (8). 2-out RBI: Sandoval, P; Ishikawa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sandoval, P 3; Winn 2; Burriss 2. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Sandoval, P (1, 2nd base off Marmol/Soto). CS: Winn (1, 2nd base by Marshall/Soto). PO: Winn (1st base by Marshall). FIELDING DP: 2 (Molina, B-Burriss, Ishikawa-Frandsen). Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Marshall 4.0 4 2 2 5 2 0 1.93 Marmol (BS, 1)(L, 1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 Heilman 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 2.30 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Zito (W, 2-1) 5.0 7 3 3 1 7 1 5.47 Perdomo (S, 3) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 WP: Heilman. HBP: Lewis (by Marmol). Groundouts-flyouts: Marshall 5-4, Marmol 2-0, Heilman 1-0, Zito 2-6, Perdomo 3-1. Batters faced: Marshall 20, Marmol 6, Heilman 6, Zito 23, Perdomo 6. Umpires: HP: Ted Barrett. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: David Uyl. Weather: 73 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 27 mph, Out to RF. T: 2:19. Att: 11,999. March 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner