Andres Torres finished a double short
of the cycle, knocked in two runs and scored three times as the San Francisco
Giants completed a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 7-3
win.
Pablo Sandoval had a triple, one RBI and scored once, while Tim Lincecum
(15-7) got the win as he gave up two runs on two hits with two walks and seven
strikeouts over seven-plus innings for the Giants, who have won four straight.
Justin Upton drove in two runs, while Stephen Drew knocked in the other for
the Diamondbacks, who have dropped five of their last seven. Dan Haren (14-10)
was tagged with the loss as he was charged with five runs on nine hits with a
walk and seven strikeouts over six innings of work.
With the game scoreless in the fourth, San Francisco surged ahead in the
frame. Torres led off with a single and Sandoval followed with a single that
scored Torres as Mark Reynolds missed the throw to third. Bengie Molina
followed with a double to bring home Sandoval.
After Randy Winn grounded out, John Bowker walked with Haren visibly upset at
the ball four call by home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt. Arizona pitching
coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. came out to calm Haren down and wound up arguing
with Wendelstedt, who threw out Stottlemyre. Manager A.J. Hinch then began
arguing with Wendelstedt and got himself tossed from the game.
Rich Aurilia then hit into a fielder's choice that scored Molina for a 3-0
lead.
Torres hit a solo home run in the fifth and Ryan Rohlinger added an RBI double
in the sixth to give the Giants a 5-0 lead.
An RBI triple from Torres followed by a sacrifice fly off the bat of Sandoval
in the seventh gave San Francisco a 7-0 lead.
Arizona finally got on the scoreboard in the eighth. Gerardo Parra singled to
start the frame and Chad Tracy walked. Bob Howry took the mound in relief of
Lincecum and gave up a single to Augie Ojeda to load the bases. However, he
got Eric Byrnes to pop out and Chris Young to foul out.
Dan Runzler then took the mound and had a 1-2 count on Drew, but Drew punched
a bloop single to left to bring home one run and Upton followed with a two-run
single.
Game Notes
The Giants, who finished an NL-best 52-29 at home this season, close out their
2009 campaign with a three-game set in San Diego...Arizona finishes its season
in Chicago with a three-game set against the Cubs...San Francisco took 13 of
18 games against Arizona this season.
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