Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
San Francisco 6, NY Mets 1
When: 4:10 PM ET, Monday, April 23, 2012
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 50°
Umpires: Home - Paul Nauert, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Doug Eddings
Attendance:

Giants 6, Mets 1: Nate Schierholtz and Buster Posey hit home runs against Mets spot starter Miguel Batista, and Tim Lincecum rebounded from his rough start to the season to lead San Francisco to a win in the first game of a doubleheader.

Lincecum (1-2) had allowed 16 runs in his first three starts, but he did a nice job of working out of trouble Monday. Lincecum struck out eight and worked around four hits and five walks to hold the Mets to one run over five innings.

Batista (0-1) made a spot start to help the Mets keep their rotation in order for the rest of the week, but his brief outing put a tax on the bullpen. He went 3 2/3 innings, allowing six runs (three earned) on seven hits and three walks.

Four New York relievers combined to throw 5 1/3 scoreless innings, but the damage was done on Posey's solo homer in the first and Schierholtz's three-run blast in the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pablo Sandoval singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 15 games, the longest active streak in the National League. … Batista made his first start since throwing a two-hit shutout against Cincinnati on Sept. 28, 2011.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
San Francisco   NY Mets
Tim Lincecum Player Miguel Batista
Win W/L Loss
5.0 IP 3.2
8 Strikeouts 2
4 Hits 8
1.80 ERA 14.73
Hitting
San Francisco   NY Mets
Nate SchierholtzPlayer Daniel Murphy
3 Hits 2
3 RBI 0
1 HR 0
8 TB 2
.600 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
San Francisco 12 2 22 .333 15 5 6 5 2 0
NY Mets 8 0 10 .235 25 13 1 6 1 0