Final
Luebke tries to slow down Sandoval in opener with Giants
Apr 27, 2012 - 3:08 PMVideo
The 27-year-old Luebke has allowed just two earned runs in his past three starts and won his second game in a row on Saturday. After tossing seven innings of one-run ball to beat the Rockies on April 16, Luebke logged eight scoreless innings to beat the Phillies and Roy Halladay last weekend.
The left-hander scattered tow hits and two walks with dive strikeouts, moving to 2-1 through four starts this season with a 2.52 earned run average. He is 1-1 with a 3.72 ERA in his career versus the Giants.
Luebke will try to prevent Sandoval from extending his season-opening hit streak, which reached a franchise-record 19 straight games in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Reds. Sandoval's leadoff single in the fourth broke Johnny Rucker's former record of 18 consecutive games to begin the 1945 campaign.
Sandoval is 4-for-9 lifetime versus Luebke with a triple, RBI and four strikeouts. He is hitting .333 on the season with three homers and 13 RBI.
While Sandoval made club history, Angel Pagan blasted his team to victory thanks to a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth inning.
"He threw it in my zone," Pagan said. "I just tried to put it in play, and it went out of the park."
Pagan's heroics allowed the Giants to salvage the finale of the three-game series and win for the sixth time in nine games.
The Padres also used clutch hitting to win a 2-1 decision over the Nationals on Thursday. San Diego was held off the board until Mark Kotsay came through with a pinch-hit double in the bottom of the eighth off Tyler Clippard that brought home two runs.
"That's one of those games where a veteran, experienced hitter came up and had a good at-bat against a very talented relief pitcher," said San Diego manager Bud Black.
Despite finishing 1-for-11 with runners in scoring position, the Padres won for the third time in their last five games.
The Giants had yet to officially name a starter as of Thursday night, though the agent of Triple-A pitcher Eric Hacker tweeted on Wednesday that the right- hander would be recalled to start tonight's game. San Francisco and manager Bruce Bochy would not confirm that move on Thursday.
A doubleheader on Monday is the reason the Giants need an extra starter for this matchup and Hacker has delivered so far in Triple-A. The 29-year-old is 4-0 with a 2.19 ERA through four starts.
Hacker has never made a start in the majors, but does own a career 2.16 ERA through five relief outings. Three of those came with the Pirates in 2009 and he pitched in two games last season with the Twins.
The Giants won 12 of 18 versus the Padres last season.
- SAN DIEGO: 5
SAN FRANCISCO: 3
Final
Apr 28 1:14 AM - Buster Posey lead-off Home Run (4) to left. Brett Pill due up.
Padres 5, Giants 3 Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 28 12:45 AM - Jeremy Affeldt's wild pitch scored Chase Headley. On the play, Nick Hundley advances to second on a wild pitch. Runner on second with one out and Yonder Alonso at the plate.
Padres 5, Giants 2 Top 7, 1 OutApr 28 12:25 AM - Chase Headley single to center scored Jesus Guzman. Runner on first with one out and Nick Hundley due up.
Padres 4, Giants 2 Top 7, 1 OutApr 28 12:21 AM - Buster Posey double to right scored Melky Cabrera. Runner on second with two outs and Brett Pill due up.
Padres 3, Giants 2 Bot 5, 2 OutsApr 27 11:51 PM - Cameron Maybin single to left scored Orlando Hudson. Runner on first with two outs and Andy Parrino due up.
Padres 3, Giants 1 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 27 11:20 PM - Orlando Hudson single to right scored Nick Hundley. On the play, Yonder Alonso thrown out at third and Orlando Hudson advanced to second on the throw. Runner on second with two outs and Cameron Maybin due up.
Padres 2, Giants 1 Top 4, 2 OutsApr 27 11:20 PM - Angel Pagan lead-off Home Run (4) to left. Melky Cabrera due up.
Padres 1, Giants 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 27 10:31 PM - SAN DIEGO: 0
SAN FRANCISCO: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 27 10:17 PM
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