Giants win final tuneup vs. Dodgers

Sanchez strikes out six in last spring start

Chris Haft
MLB.comGIANTS 3, DODGERS 1
at San Francisco
Sunday, April 5

Dodgers at the plate: James Loney rapped two hits, but the Dodgers couldn't sustain much offense, stranding 11 baserunners through eight innings.

Giants at the plate: Consecutive hits by Randy Winn, Edgar Renteria, Fred Lewis and Bengie Molina sparked a three-run uprising in the third.

Dodgers on the mound: James McDonald exceeded his goal of throwing 75 pitches, totaling 82. But that took him through only four innings. Los Angeles' No. 5 starter yielded three runs and six hits while walking two and striking out five.

Giants on the mound: Jonathan Sanchez almost constantly pitched from the stretch position but faltered only when Loney singled home Juan Pierre with two outs in the third inning. The left-hander struck out six in 4 2/3 innings, extending his spring total to 21 in 18 1/3 innings.

Up next: The Dodgers, who play their first 13 regular-season games against National League West foes and 27 of 30 within the division, begin meaningful play Monday against the Padres in San Diego. Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda will oppose Padres ace Jake Peavy. The Giants will hold a workout Monday before opening the season Tuesday against Milwaukee. Right-handers Tim Lincecum of San Francisco and Jeff Suppan of Milwaukee are the scheduled starting pitchers.

From: MLB.com

LA Dodgers	San Francisco 3, LA Dodgers 1	San Francisco
	April 5, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LA Dodgers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 San Francisco 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 8 1
	Standings | Recap: LAD | SF | Gameday

LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Pierre, LF-CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .274 b-Lara, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Loretta, 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 Castro, J, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .383 Ethier, RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .273 a-Jones, M, PH-RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Loney, 1B 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 .292 1-Pascucci, PR-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .455 Kemp, CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .272 Lindblom, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 DeWitt, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .284 Ausmus, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 Jansen, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 McDonald, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 Lambo, LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Totals 35 1 8 1 3 9 19 a-Struck out for Ethier in the 7th. b-Flied out for Pierre in the 9th. 1-Ran for Loney in the 5th. BATTING 2B: Castro, J (8, Miller, Ju). TB: Pierre; Loretta; Castro, J 2; Loney 2; Pascucci; Kemp; Ausmus. RBI: Loney (11). 2-out RBI: Loney. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kemp; McDonald; DeWitt 2; Pierre; Ausmus 2. S: McDonald. Team LOB: 11. BASERUNNING SB: Pierre (11, 2nd base off Sanchez/Molina, B). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253 Schierholtz, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Renteria, SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229 Downs, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .318 Lewis, LF 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .365 Velez, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 Molina, B, C 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .269 1-Whiteside, PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ishikawa, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .302 Uribe, 3B-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .272 Rowand, CF 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .189 Torres, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Burriss, 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .345 Sanchez, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 .167 Medders, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Sandoval, P, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .457 Miller, Ju, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Aurilia, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .352 Wilson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 8 15 a-Doubled for Medders in the 6th. b-Popped out for Affeldt in the 8th. 1-Ran for Molina, B in the 5th. BATTING 2B: Molina, B (6, McDonald), Sandoval, P (6, Lindblom). TB: Winn; Renteria; Lewis; Molina, B 3; Uribe; Burriss; Sandoval, P 2. RBI: Lewis (12), Molina, B (13), Rowand (8). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez 4; Rowand; Downs. SF: Rowand. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Whiteside (1, 2nd base off Lindblom/Ausmus). FIELDING E: Uribe (3, throw). LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA McDonald (L, 2-3) 4.0 6 3 3 2 5 0 5.32 Lindblom 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 0 1.38 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sanchez (W, 2-0) 4.2 6 1 1 3 6 0 3.93 Medders (H, 2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.20 Miller, Ju (H, 4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.46 Affeldt (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.41 Wilson (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 WP: Sanchez. HBP: Rowand (by McDonald). Pitches-strikes: McDonald 82-49, Lindblom 60-41, Sanchez 86-52, Medders 12-9, Miller, Ju 21-14, Affeldt 5-4, Wilson 8-7. Groundouts-flyouts: McDonald 2-5, Lindblom 4-5, Sanchez 4-4, Medders 2-1, Miller, Ju 0-1, Affeldt 1-2, Wilson 2-1. Batters faced: McDonald 21, Lindblom 15, Sanchez 24, Medders 4, Miller, Ju 5, Affeldt 3, Wilson 3. Inherited runners-scored: Medders 3-0. Umpires: HP: Lance Barrett. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Shawn Rakos. 3B: John Tumpane. Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, Out to LF. T: 2:36. Att: 25,452. April 5, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner