Caught you: Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval prepares to apply the tag as the Diamondbacks' Adam Eaton is caught stealing in the first inning on Friday in Phoenix. The Giants won 6-2. APNow he's looking for a few more hits.Pence belted his first grand slam in more than four years, Matt Cain dodged trouble for five-plus innings and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night.Pence has 34 RBIs and 37 hits with San Francisco. He is batting .233 with four homers in 41 games with the Giants."I need to get more hits is what that tells me," Pence said, "Make them pitch to (Buster) Posey with runners on."Pence's third career grand slam capped a five-run third inning for the NL West-leading Giants, who won for the third time in four games and are 11-5 in their past 16.Cain sparked the outburst with a leadoff walk and moved to second on Marco Scutaro's one-out infield single. After Pablo Sandoval singled to center to load the bases, Posey hit a grounder to third and Cain slid under Ryan Wheeler's throw on a close play to make it 1-0.Pence followed with a long drive into the left-field stands for his 21st homer of the season."You can never walk the pitcher," Arizona starter Tyler Skaggs said. "I thought they were good pitches but I ended up walking him and then the whole inning kind of exploded."Cain (14-5) walked three in the first and stranded five runners over the first two innings.The right-hander allowed four hits, walked a season-high five and also hit a batter. He was charged with one run and struck out two."That was a gutsy effort," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It just got to a point where I had to go get him."Cain failed to make it through six innings for the second time in his last three starts.Chris Johnson drove in both runs for the Diamondbacks, who stayed 4? games behind the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot.Skaggs (1-2) allowed five runs and five hits in four innings after lasting only three innings in his previous start against San Diego on Sept. 7.Arizona left 15 men on base against seven Giants pitchers.Braves 2, Nationals 1In Atlanta, Kris Medlen struck out a career-high 13 and the Braves pulled out a victory over Washington when Andrelton Simmons scored on a throwing error in the ninth inning.Craig Kimbrel (2-1) earned the win by striking out the side in the top of the ninth on 10 pitches, though Medlen did most of the heavy lifting. He went seven innings, allowing only a homer to Bryce Harper.Medlen eclipsed the previous best for strikeouts set 11 days earlier when he fanned 12 in a complete-game win over Colorado.Atlanta also extended his franchise record by winning for the 20th straight time when Medlen is on the mound. That is the longest since the New York Yankees won 20 starts in a row by Roger Clemens in 2001.Marlins 4, Reds 0In Miami, Jacob Turner allowed only two hits in a career-high seven innings for his first National League victory, and the Marlins beat the NL Central-leading Cincinnati.Turner (1-2) outpitched Bronson Arroyo (12-8), who gave up four runs in six innings.Cubs 7, Pirates 4In Chicago, Pittsburgh lost its seventh straight game and kept fading in NL wild-card race, falling to the Cubs as Starlin Castro hit a three-run homer.Phillies 12, Astros 6In Houston, Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff homer, Domonic Brown had a two-run shot and John Mayberry and Ryan Howard each had three RBIs to help Philadelphia beat the Astros.Cole Hamels (15-6) gave up four runs and seven hits over seven innings, and tied a career high for wins set in 2007.Mets 7, Brewers 3In Milwaukee, Lucas Duda homered and doubled, Jonathon Niese pitched six strong innings and New York snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the surging Brewers.Milwaukee leadoff hitter Norichika Aoki was 1-for-5.Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5In Los Angeles, Luis Cruz greeted St. Louis reliever Edwin Mujica with a first-pitch, three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals.Rockies 7, Padres 4In San Diego, rookies Wilin Rosario and Jordan Pacheco had consecutive two-run doubles in the first inning to lead Colorado to a win over the Padres.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Pence continues run-producing tear to propel Giants past Diamondbacks
PHOENIX — Hunter Pence has the most RBIs on the San Francisco Giants since he was acquired in a deadline deal with Philadelphia.Caught you: Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval prepares to apply the tag as the Diamondbacks' Adam Eaton is caught stealing in the first inning on Friday in Phoenix. The Giants won 6-2. APNow he's looking for a few more hits.Pence belted his first grand slam in more than four years, Matt Cain dodged trouble for five-plus innings and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night.Pence has 34 RBIs and 37 hits with San Francisco. He is batting .233 with four homers in 41 games with the Giants."I need to get more hits is what that tells me," Pence said, "Make them pitch to (Buster) Posey with runners on."Pence's third career grand slam capped a five-run third inning for the NL West-leading Giants, who won for the third time in four games and are 11-5 in their past 16.Cain sparked the outburst with a leadoff walk and moved to second on Marco Scutaro's one-out infield single. After Pablo Sandoval singled to center to load the bases, Posey hit a grounder to third and Cain slid under Ryan Wheeler's throw on a close play to make it 1-0.Pence followed with a long drive into the left-field stands for his 21st homer of the season."You can never walk the pitcher," Arizona starter Tyler Skaggs said. "I thought they were good pitches but I ended up walking him and then the whole inning kind of exploded."Cain (14-5) walked three in the first and stranded five runners over the first two innings.The right-hander allowed four hits, walked a season-high five and also hit a batter. He was charged with one run and struck out two."That was a gutsy effort," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It just got to a point where I had to go get him."Cain failed to make it through six innings for the second time in his last three starts.Chris Johnson drove in both runs for the Diamondbacks, who stayed 4? games behind the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot.Skaggs (1-2) allowed five runs and five hits in four innings after lasting only three innings in his previous start against San Diego on Sept. 7.Arizona left 15 men on base against seven Giants pitchers.Braves 2, Nationals 1In Atlanta, Kris Medlen struck out a career-high 13 and the Braves pulled out a victory over Washington when Andrelton Simmons scored on a throwing error in the ninth inning.Craig Kimbrel (2-1) earned the win by striking out the side in the top of the ninth on 10 pitches, though Medlen did most of the heavy lifting. He went seven innings, allowing only a homer to Bryce Harper.Medlen eclipsed the previous best for strikeouts set 11 days earlier when he fanned 12 in a complete-game win over Colorado.Atlanta also extended his franchise record by winning for the 20th straight time when Medlen is on the mound. That is the longest since the New York Yankees won 20 starts in a row by Roger Clemens in 2001.Marlins 4, Reds 0In Miami, Jacob Turner allowed only two hits in a career-high seven innings for his first National League victory, and the Marlins beat the NL Central-leading Cincinnati.Turner (1-2) outpitched Bronson Arroyo (12-8), who gave up four runs in six innings.Cubs 7, Pirates 4In Chicago, Pittsburgh lost its seventh straight game and kept fading in NL wild-card race, falling to the Cubs as Starlin Castro hit a three-run homer.Phillies 12, Astros 6In Houston, Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff homer, Domonic Brown had a two-run shot and John Mayberry and Ryan Howard each had three RBIs to help Philadelphia beat the Astros.Cole Hamels (15-6) gave up four runs and seven hits over seven innings, and tied a career high for wins set in 2007.Mets 7, Brewers 3In Milwaukee, Lucas Duda homered and doubled, Jonathon Niese pitched six strong innings and New York snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the surging Brewers.Milwaukee leadoff hitter Norichika Aoki was 1-for-5.Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5In Los Angeles, Luis Cruz greeted St. Louis reliever Edwin Mujica with a first-pitch, three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals.Rockies 7, Padres 4In San Diego, rookies Wilin Rosario and Jordan Pacheco had consecutive two-run doubles in the first inning to lead Colorado to a win over the Padres.
Caught you: Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval prepares to apply the tag as the Diamondbacks' Adam Eaton is caught stealing in the first inning on Friday in Phoenix. The Giants won 6-2. APNow he's looking for a few more hits.Pence belted his first grand slam in more than four years, Matt Cain dodged trouble for five-plus innings and the Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday night.Pence has 34 RBIs and 37 hits with San Francisco. He is batting .233 with four homers in 41 games with the Giants."I need to get more hits is what that tells me," Pence said, "Make them pitch to (Buster) Posey with runners on."Pence's third career grand slam capped a five-run third inning for the NL West-leading Giants, who won for the third time in four games and are 11-5 in their past 16.Cain sparked the outburst with a leadoff walk and moved to second on Marco Scutaro's one-out infield single. After Pablo Sandoval singled to center to load the bases, Posey hit a grounder to third and Cain slid under Ryan Wheeler's throw on a close play to make it 1-0.Pence followed with a long drive into the left-field stands for his 21st homer of the season."You can never walk the pitcher," Arizona starter Tyler Skaggs said. "I thought they were good pitches but I ended up walking him and then the whole inning kind of exploded."Cain (14-5) walked three in the first and stranded five runners over the first two innings.The right-hander allowed four hits, walked a season-high five and also hit a batter. He was charged with one run and struck out two."That was a gutsy effort," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It just got to a point where I had to go get him."Cain failed to make it through six innings for the second time in his last three starts.Chris Johnson drove in both runs for the Diamondbacks, who stayed 4? games behind the Cardinals for the second wild-card spot.Skaggs (1-2) allowed five runs and five hits in four innings after lasting only three innings in his previous start against San Diego on Sept. 7.Arizona left 15 men on base against seven Giants pitchers.Braves 2, Nationals 1In Atlanta, Kris Medlen struck out a career-high 13 and the Braves pulled out a victory over Washington when Andrelton Simmons scored on a throwing error in the ninth inning.Craig Kimbrel (2-1) earned the win by striking out the side in the top of the ninth on 10 pitches, though Medlen did most of the heavy lifting. He went seven innings, allowing only a homer to Bryce Harper.Medlen eclipsed the previous best for strikeouts set 11 days earlier when he fanned 12 in a complete-game win over Colorado.Atlanta also extended his franchise record by winning for the 20th straight time when Medlen is on the mound. That is the longest since the New York Yankees won 20 starts in a row by Roger Clemens in 2001.Marlins 4, Reds 0In Miami, Jacob Turner allowed only two hits in a career-high seven innings for his first National League victory, and the Marlins beat the NL Central-leading Cincinnati.Turner (1-2) outpitched Bronson Arroyo (12-8), who gave up four runs in six innings.Cubs 7, Pirates 4In Chicago, Pittsburgh lost its seventh straight game and kept fading in NL wild-card race, falling to the Cubs as Starlin Castro hit a three-run homer.Phillies 12, Astros 6In Houston, Jimmy Rollins hit a leadoff homer, Domonic Brown had a two-run shot and John Mayberry and Ryan Howard each had three RBIs to help Philadelphia beat the Astros.Cole Hamels (15-6) gave up four runs and seven hits over seven innings, and tied a career high for wins set in 2007.Mets 7, Brewers 3In Milwaukee, Lucas Duda homered and doubled, Jonathon Niese pitched six strong innings and New York snapped a six-game losing streak, beating the surging Brewers.Milwaukee leadoff hitter Norichika Aoki was 1-for-5.Dodgers 8, Cardinals 5In Los Angeles, Luis Cruz greeted St. Louis reliever Edwin Mujica with a first-pitch, three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Dodgers beat the Cardinals.Rockies 7, Padres 4In San Diego, rookies Wilin Rosario and Jordan Pacheco had consecutive two-run doubles in the first inning to lead Colorado to a win over the Padres.
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