Pablo Sandoval cranks a two-run homer in the first inning. (Ben Margot/AP)
By Chris Haft / MLB.com
Matt Cain notched his NL-best ninth win while tossing his third complete game of the year as the Giants swept the A's for the first time since 2001. Pablo Sandoval's two-run shot in the first was all Cain needed, and Nate Schierholtz added an inside-the-park homer.
Pitches-strikes: Anderson 85-51, Gonzalez, E 24-16, Bailey, A 16-10, Cain 119-87. Groundouts-flyouts: Anderson
2-2, Gonzalez, E 5-2, Bailey, A 1-0, Cain 5-10. Batters faced: Anderson 20, Gonzalez, E 10, Bailey, A 4, Cain 31. Umpires:
HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Bill Welke. Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind:
11 mph, Out to CF. T: 2:09. Att: 37,728. June 14, 2009
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner