Rangers 5, Giants 0: Alexi Ogando combined with three relievers on a three-hit shutout as visiting Texas handed Tim Lincecum his fifth consecutive loss in the rubber game of their three-game interleague series.
Making his first start of the season, Ogando struck out two over three hitless innings before leaving with a strained right groin suffered while beating out a bunt for a single in the top of the fourth. Robbie Ross (6-0), who tossed four scoreless frames, kept San Francisco without a hit until Aubrey Huff doubled with one out in the sixth.
Mike Adams yielded two hits in the eighth before Joe Nathan worked a perfect ninth as Texas posted its second shutout in three games.
Ian Kinsler and Josh Hamilton drove in two runs apiece for the Rangers, who completed a 4-6 road trip.
Texas got on the board in the third when Elvis Andrus tripled and scored on Adrian Beltre's two-out double. Kinsler made it 3-0 in the fourth with a two-run double and Hamilton capped the scoring with one of his own two innings later.
Lincecum (2-7) surrendered five runs and nine hits over 5 2/3 innings. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner, who walked four and struck out five, fell to 0-5 over his last eight starts.
Angel Pagan and Nate Schierholtz had singles for the Giants, who lost for just the third time in 10 contests.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas RF Nelson Cruz sat out Sunday's game with a sore right Achilles heel. Cruz inflicted the injury upon himself when he wore a new style of shoes against Oakland on Thursday. ... Giants OF Melky Cabrera missed his third straight contest with a sore hamstring. Manager Bruce Bochy believes Cabrera could return Tuesday against Houston. ... San Francisco has gone 22 home games without hitting a home run.
Texas | San Francisco | |
Alexi Ogando | Player | Tim Lincecum |
No Decision | W/L | Loss |
3.0 | IP | 5.2 |
2 | Strikeouts | 5 |
0 | Hits | 9 |
0.00 | ERA | 7.94 |
Texas | San Francisco | |
Craig Gentry | Player | Aubrey Huff |
2 | Hits | 1 |
0 | RBI | 0 |
0 | HR | 0 |
2 | TB | 2 |
.500 | Avg | .500 |
Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
Texas | 11 | 0 | 18 | .289 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
San Francisco | 3 | 0 | 4 | .103 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |