Rohlinger's shot gives Giants victory

Uribe, Bowker hit back-to-back homers; Zito goes four innings

Chris Haft
MLB.com

GIANTS 8, BREWERS 6
at Scottsdale, Ariz.
Monday, March 9

Giants at the plate: Eugenio Velez made his two hits count. He singled off shortstop Alcides Escobar's glove in the eighth inning to tie the score after singling, stealing second base and scoring in the fifth. Edgar Renteria collected his first Cactus League RBIs with a two-run double in the fifth inning. Juan Uribe and John Bowker hit back-to-back homers in the bottom of the sixth, and Ryan Rohlinger hit a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth, giving the Giants a Major League-high 23 round-trippers.

Brewers at the plate: Casey McGehee had a big afternoon, singling to tie the score in the seventh before homering in the ninth to break another deadlock. Hernan Iribarren's two-out, run-scoring infield single in the eighth inning broke a 4-4 tie. Batting .125 entering the game, Mike Cameron went 2-for-3. Chris Duffy's two-run, second-inning double gave him a team-high seven RBIs.

Giants on the mound: Barry Zito lasted four innings, surrendering two runs and five hits. The two walks he issued in the second inning helped Milwaukee score its only runs off him. Bob Howry struck out two in two shutout innings before Merkin Valdez yielded two seventh-inning runs.

Brewers on the mound: Starter Manny Parra looked ready for the regular season, yielding one hit and striking out three in four shutout innings, before the Giants rallied for four runs against Nick Green.

Cactus League records: Giants 6-7; Brewers 5-5-1

Up next: Giants right-hander Joe Martinez will make his second Cactus League start Tuesday against the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Ariz. Martinez struggled last Thursday against the A's, allowing four runs and five hits in two innings. But the Giants remain curious about Martinez, who led the Eastern League in ERA last year. Jeremy Affeldt, Billy Sadler and Osiris Matos are scheduled to follow Martinez to the mound.

The Brewers' "A" team is off Tuesday, but Seth McClung will stay on schedule by starting a morning "B" game in Surprise against the Rangers. R.J. Swindle and Lindsay Gulin are also scheduled to pitch in the eight-inning affair, and Mat Gamel will serve as the designated hitter as he continues to work back from a shoulder injury. The team resumes Cactus League action Wednesday with a road game against the White Sox. Righty Dave Bush is scheduled to start against Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle.

From: MLB.com

Milwaukee	San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 6 Today's Boxes 3/9/09 BOS 15, PIT 14 CIN 8, PHI 4 MIN 4, TB 3 NYM 9, BAL 8 TOR 6, NYY 2 OAK 5, LAA 4 CLE 9, CWS 3 CHC 9, KC 1 LAD 13, TEX 7 SD 16, ARI 3 FLA 1, DET 0 WSH 8, HOU 6	San Francisco
	March 9, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Milwaukee 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 6 10 0 San Francisco 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 8 11 0
	Standings | Recap: MIL | SF

	Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Weeks, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Lamb, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Counsell, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .529 Escobar, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Hardy, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .409 McGehee, C, 3B-2B 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .353 Fielder, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .158 1-Thorman, PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 Cameron, CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .211 Green, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Gamel, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Stetter, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Aguilar, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Heether, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Morlan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cain, RF-CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .333 Duffy, LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .296 Nelson, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .563 Kendall, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Lucroy, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Parra, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Iribarren, RF 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .222 Totals 36 6 10 6 4 4 18 a-Grounded into a double play for Green in the 7th. b-Popped out for Aguilar in the 9th. 1-Ran for Fielder in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Duffy (4, Zito), Nelson (2, Joaquin). 3B: Weeks (1, Valdez, M). HR: McGehee, C (2, 9th inning off Perdomo, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Weeks 3; Hardy 2; McGehee, C 5; Cameron 2; Duffy 2; Nelson 2; Iribarren. RBI: Duffy 2 (7), Weeks (1), McGehee, C 2 (5), Iribarren (1). 2-out RBI: Iribarren. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Counsell; Duffy. GIDP: Gamel. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING Pickoffs: Green (Whiteside at 1st base). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071 Downs, RF 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 .316 Renteria, SS 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .269 2-Bocock, PR-SS 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .400 Sandoval, P, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .360 Rohlinger, 3B 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .444 Molina, B, C 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292 1-Whiteside, PR-C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 3-Torres, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Ishikawa, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .323 Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Uribe, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 Valdez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClain, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Bowker, LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .185 Williams, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 Velez, CF-LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .276 Burriss, 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .355 Zito, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Aurilia, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .300 Joaquin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Frandsen, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 Perdomo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 8 11 8 4 6 16 a-Homered for Howry in the 6th. b-Struck out for Joaquin in the 8th. 1-Ran for Molina, B in the 4th. 2-Ran for Renteria in the 5th. 3-Ran for Whiteside in the 8th. BATTING 2B: Renteria (2, Green). HR: Uribe (1, 6th inning off Green, 0 on, 1 out), Bowker (2, 6th inning off Green, 0 on, 1 out), Rohlinger (3, 9th inning off Morlan, 2 on, 0 out). TB: Downs; Renteria 2; Bocock; Rohlinger 4; Molina, B; Uribe 4; Bowker 4; Velez 2; Burriss; Aurilia. RBI: Renteria 2 (2), Uribe (4), Bowker (6), Velez (4), Rohlinger 3 (8). 2-out RBI: Renteria 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Burriss; Sandoval, P; Aurilia; Frandsen 2. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Burriss (2, 2nd base off Green/Kendall), Velez (2, 2nd base off Green/Kendall). PO: Whiteside (1st base by Green). FIELDING DP: (Joaquin-Bocock-McClain). Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Parra 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 Green (BS, 1) 2.0 6 4 4 1 0 2 7.20 Stetter 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 Aguilar (BS, 1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.60 Morlan (BS, 1)(L, 0-1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 9.00 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Zito 4.0 5 2 2 2 1 0 5.19 Howry 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Valdez, M (BS, 1) 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 13.50 Joaquin 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.93 Perdomo (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.60 Morlan pitched to 3 batters in the 9th. WP: Valdez, M. HBP: Velez (by Parra), Counsell (by Howry). Groundouts-flyouts: Parra 5-4, Green 3-2, Stetter 1-0, Aguilar 2-0, Morlan 0-0, Zito 6-5, Howry 1-3, Valdez, M 1-0, Joaquin 3-1, Perdomo 1-2. Batters faced: Parra 15, Green 12, Stetter 3, Aguilar 6, Morlan 3, Zito 19, Howry 7, Valdez, M 5, Joaquin 6, Perdomo 4. Inherited runners-scored: Joaquin 2-0. Umpires: HP: Cory Blaser. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Angel Campos. Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF. T: 2:39. Att: 6,783. March 9, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner