Molina, Sandoval lead Giants' charge

Lincecum fans eight A's in final spring tuneup

Chris Haft
MLB.com
GIANTS 7, A'S 4
at San Francisco
Thursday, April 2

A's at the plate: Batting .143 at the time, Eric Chavez swatted his first exhibition homer, a two-run drive in the fourth inning. Nomar Garciaparra, who might not spend much time on the bench this season, rapped a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth.

Giants at the plate: Bengie Molina went 3-for-5 and scored two runs. Pablo Sandoval also had three hits, including a first-inning RBI double and a seventh-inning, run-scoring triple. Edgar Renteria generated some offense, walking and scoring in the first inning before hitting a sacrifice fly in the sixth.

A's on the mound: Trevor Cahill, preparing for his role as Oakland's No. 2 starter, allowed three first-inning runs but settled down afterward, surrendering one run and three hits in his next four innings.

Giants on the mound: Tim Lincecum displayed some of his best stuff of the spring, striking out eight in 5 2/3 innings. He allowed three runs but only four hits and walked just one.

Up next: The A's and Giants play a rematch Friday night at AT&T Park starting at 7:15 p.m. PT. Oakland left-hander Dana Eveland, looking for his first exhibition victory, will oppose Randy Johnson, who'll make his first home appearance as a Giant.

From MLB.com

Oakland	San Francisco 7, Oakland 4 Today's Boxes 4/2/09 MCC 6, PIT 4 ATL 2, HOU 1 MIN 7, BOS 3 PIT 6, CIN 5 STL 6, FLA 3 DET 8, TOR 5 WSH 12, PHI 10 NYM 9, BAL 8 MIL 2, CWS 1 CHC 9, CLE 8 COL 7, ARI 4 TEX 9, KC 3 SEA 18, SD 3 CC 6, HOU 5 SA 7, SD 3 LAD 6, LAA 2	San Francisco
	April 2, 2009 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 6 0 San Francisco 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 X 7 9 2
	Standings | Recap: OAK | SF | Gameday

Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Sweeney, R, CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Davis, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 Cabrera, SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .355 1-Pennington, PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 Giambi, 1B 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 .160 Barton, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .364 Holliday, LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 2-Denorfia, PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .368 Chavez, 3B 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 .182 Hannahan, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 Cust, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 a-Garciaparra, PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .433 3-Buck, PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Suzuki, C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .288 Gonzalez, G, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Blevins, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Ziegler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Thigpen, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 Ellis, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .163 Crosby, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294 Cahill, P 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 Powell, C 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297 Totals 35 4 6 4 1 13 16 a-Singled for Cust in the 6th. b-Struck out for Ziegler in the 9th. 1-Ran for Cabrera in the 6th. 2-Ran for Holliday in the 6th. 3-Ran for Garciaparra in the 6th. BATTING HR: Chavez (1, 4th inning off Lincecum, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Cabrera; Giambi; Holliday; Chavez 4; Garciaparra; Powell. RBI: Chavez 2 (4), Garciaparra (8), Powell (8). 2-out RBI: Chavez 2; Garciaparra; Powell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Suzuki 2; Hannahan. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Buck (1, 2nd base off Howry/Molina, B). San Francisco AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Winn, RF 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 .257 Renteria, SS 3 1 0 1 1 0 3 .234 Lewis, LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .373 Molina, B, C 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .262 Sandoval, P, 3B 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .459 Ishikawa, 1B 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .316 Rowand, CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .185 Affeldt, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Howry, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burriss, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .346 Lincecum, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Hinshaw, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Miller, Ju, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Aurilia, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .388 Valdez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 b-Torres, PH-CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .415 Totals 30 7 9 7 7 2 14 a-Grounded out for Miller, Ju in the 6th. b-Singled for Valdez, M in the 7th. BATTING 2B: Sandoval, P (5, Cahill), Molina, B 2 (5, Cahill, Gonzalez, G). 3B: Sandoval, P (2, Gonzalez, G). TB: Lewis; Molina, B 5; Sandoval, P 6; Ishikawa; Torres. RBI: Molina, B (12), Sandoval, P 2 (17), Ishikawa 2 (17), Renteria (6), Rowand (7). 2-out RBI: Ishikawa. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rowand; Renteria; Winn. S: Lincecum. SF: Renteria; Rowand. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Lewis (4, 2nd base off Cahill/Suzuki). FIELDING E: Sandoval, P 2 (4, fielding, fielding). Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Cahill (L, 2-2) 5.0 6 4 4 4 1 0 5.40 Gonzalez, G 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 0 6.75 Blevins 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8.53 Ziegler 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lincecum (W, 1-0) 5.2 4 3 3 1 8 1 4.03 Hinshaw 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.56 Miller, Ju (H, 3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 Valdez, M (H, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.35 Affeldt 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.70 Howry 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 0 4.61 Gonzalez, G pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Hinshaw pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. WP: Gonzalez, G, Affeldt, Howry. HBP: Buck (by Howry). Pitches-strikes: Cahill 88-52, Gonzalez, G 28-12, Blevins 15-8, Ziegler 10-8, Lincecum 78-49, Hinshaw 1-1, Miller, Ju 2-1, Valdez, M 18-11, Affeldt 14-10, Howry 19-13. Groundouts-flyouts: Cahill 10-4, Gonzalez, G 1-1, Blevins 1-2, Ziegler 2-1, Lincecum 7-2, Hinshaw 0-0, Miller, Ju 1-0, Valdez, M 0-2, Affeldt 1-1, Howry 0-0. Batters faced: Cahill 25, Gonzalez, G 7, Blevins 5, Ziegler 3, Lincecum 23, Hinshaw 1, Miller, Ju 1, Valdez, M 3, Affeldt 4, Howry 5. Inherited runners-scored: Blevins 1-1, Hinshaw 2-1, Miller, Ju 2-0. Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Shawn Rakos. 3B: Lance Barrett. Weather: 52 degrees, clear. Wind: 19 mph, In from CF. T: 2:33. Att: 20,563. April 2, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner