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2B – Daily News – Saturday, October 2, 2010 GIANTS (Continued from page 1B) against the Padres. San Diego snapped the Giants’ four-game winning streak and scored six runs for the first time in 10 games since a 6-0 road win over the Dodgers on Sept. 21. David Eckstein scored on a wild pitch in the fifth for the Padres, who are 6-1 at AT&T Park this year. They were unfazed by a sellout crowd of 42,409 orange-clad fans waving rally towels. Richard beat the Giants for the fourth time in six starts this season. The left- hander allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings. Cody Ross doubled with two outs in the sixth against Ryan Webb, putting runners on second and third and bringing Andres Torres to the plate as the tying run. Joe Thatcher came in to face Torres, who chopped an infield single about 15 feet down the third-base line to drive in Juan Uribe and cut San Diego’s lead to 6-4. Luke Gregerson then got Freddy Sanchez to line out to center, ending the inning. Pinch-hitter Mike Fontenot led off the eighth with a single off Gonzalez’s glove at first. Ross reached two outs later on an infield hit. Manager Bud Black then turned to closer Heath Bell to face Torres and he grounded out. Bell recorded the final four outs for his 46th save in 49 chances, his sixth in seven tries going more than one inning. With Sanchez aboard on a leadoff walk, Aubrey Huff hit a deep fly to Buster Posey goes airborne while tagging out Miguel Tejada during Friday night’s game in San Francisco. right that Will Venable caught nearly at the wall. Sanchez took off at contact, rounded second and was doubled up. Bell walked to home and slapped hands with catcher Yorvit Torreal- ba. Buster Posey grounded out to end it. The Padres won the first eight meetings between the rivals to start the season, but the Giants took three of four at Petco Park from Sept. 9- 12. Rowand had only two hits in 21 at-bats in Septem- ber. This was his second career pinch-hit homer, both in 2010. He had the other July 26 against Florida. Miguel Tejada drew a two-out, nine-pitch walk in the first before Gonzalez doubled. Tejada bolted home and came sliding in headfirst but was thrown out on a perfect sequence from right fielder Jose Guillen to second baseman Sanchez and then catcher Posey, who barely tagged Tejada. Cain, who had won his last four decisions, was done after four innings for his sec- ond-shortest outing this year. NOTES: Rowand homered for the first time since Aug. 11. ... The Giants are 7-30 this year when giving up six or more runs. ... Cain allowed three or more homers for just the fourth time in his career and six or more runs for the 16th time. ... Guillen had his 107th career outfield assist, 96 in RF. ... Torres, who missed only 11 games after his Sept. 12 emergency appendectomy, was chosen as this year’s ‘‘Willie Mac’’ Award winner named for Hall of Famer Willie McCovey. ... Ross also doubled in the fifth to give him a 10-game hitting streak. Barton homers twice, Cahill earns 18th win for A’s Athletics 9 Seattle 0 SEATTLE (AP) — At some point, Trevor Cahill will take a moment to reflect how good his 2010 season was. On Friday night, he was just trying to accept there were no more starts to look forward to. ‘‘It feels weird know- ing I don’t really have to do anything the next few days,’’ Cahill said. ‘‘In my head I’m stuck still think- ing (about) running, lift- ing, doing all that stuff tomorrow. It’s going to be weird coming here and not having to do any of that.’’ Daric Barton homered in his first two at-bats, including a grand slam just inside the right-field SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Even Andres Torres had his doubts he could return from an emergency appendectomy in time to help the Giants in the stretch run. Torres had the procedure Sept. 12 in San Diego and played for San Francisco again Sept. 24 — missing all of 11 games. He recovered far more quickly than any- body expected thanks to his fitness level and determina- tion. Manager Bruce Bochy had all but ruled out his cen- ter fielder and leadoff man CARDS (Continued from page 1B) second-and-9 for what turned into a touchdown run that spanned 54 yards. One more Whited score in the fourth finally put the game away for Corning. Though pleased with the outcome, Studer was well aware that his team needs to improve in vari- ous areas, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, if it intends to com- pete with West Valley next week. “We’re playing a better team that has a whole lot of speed and uses a multi- ple back offense like Oroville,” Studer said of his upcoming contest. “We need to work on our pass coverage and tackling on the perimeter. foul pole, and Cahill pitched seven sharp innings for his 18th victo- ry to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Seattle Mariners 9-0. Cahill (18-8) finished the season with career bests in wins, innings, ERA and strikeouts. His 18 victories are tied for fourth-most in the Ameri- can League and he low- ered his ERA to 2.97. Not bad for a pitcher who started the season at Triple-A Sacramento. ‘‘The biggest thing I was able to finish healthy and stay strong,’’ Cahill said. ‘‘I think the numbers are a product of a lot of things, good defense, good run support. It makes it a lot easier for me.’’ The numbers are pretty for the remainder of the reg- ular season. Bochy said he had no choice but to prepare as if he wouldn’t have Torres available. ‘‘After the surgery, I did- n’t think I’d come back,’’ Torres said. ‘‘It was a little bit frustrating to be honest with you. Thank God I’m back and with the team. ... I’ve been working my whole life to be where I am now.’’ On Friday, the Giants recognized the ever-positive Torres as this year’s ‘‘Willie Mac’’ Award winner. The We didn’t tackle well on the edges.” Nick Wilson is a sports writer for the Chico Enterprise-Record. impressive. Cahill made just one start in April, spending most of the first month with Sacramento. Despite missing a few potential starts, Cahill is the first American League pitcher 22 or younger to win 18 or more games since Bret Saberhagen won 20 games as a 21- year-old for the 1985 Kansas City Royals. His final outing was impressive. Cahill threw 96 pitches through seven innings, mowing through Seattle’s meager lineup that fea- tured a number of regu- lars. He struck out the side looking in the second inning, part of his six strikeouts on the night. Cahill allowed five hits — all singles — walked two and only once, in the Torres’ comeback provides big lift for Giants honor is named for Hall of Famer Willie McCovey and is voted on by the players, coaches and training staff to recognize the team’s most inspirational player both on the field and in the club- house. Torres was honored in a pregame ceremony, pre- sented with his award plaque by McCovey. Other past winners also took part in the festivities. Torres received a rousing ovation when he came to the plate in the bottom of the first, then he drew an 11-pitch walk from Clayton Richard. MLS WESTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA NCAA Saturday’s Top 25 games No.1 Alabama vs.No.7 Florida, 5 p.m., CBS No. 2 Ohio State at Illinois, 9 a.m. No.3 Boise State at New Mexico State, 5 p.m. No.4 Oregon vs.No.9 Stanford, 5 p.m., ABC No. 5 TCU at Colorado State, 11 a.m. No. 8 Oklahoma vs.No. 21 Texas at Dallas, 12:30 p.m., ABC No.10 Auburn vs.Louisiana-Monroe, 9 a.m. No.11 Wis.at No.24 Mich.St., 12:30 p.m., ESPN No.12 LSU vs.Tennessee, 12:30 p.m., CBS No. 16 Miami at Clemson, 9 a.m., ESPN2 No.17 Iowa vs.No.22 Penn St., 5 p.m., ESPN No.18 USC vs.Washington, 5 p.m., ESPN2 No. 19 Michigan at Indiana, 12:30 p.m. No.23 N.Caro.St.vs.Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m. No.25 Nevada at UNLV, 7 p.m. Saturday’s other televised games Kansas at Baylor, 9 a.m., CSNB Kentucky at Mississippi, 9 a.m., CSNC Northwestern at Minnesota, 9 a.m., ESPN Navy at Air Force, 11:30 a.m., VERSUS Montanta St.at Sacramento St., 1 p.m., CSNC Georgia at Colorado, 4 p.m., CSNB x-Galaxy 15 6 5 50 38 21 x-Salt Lake 13 4 9 48 39 17 FC Dallas 11 2 13 46 36 22 Colorado 11 7 8 41 37 26 Seattle 11 9 6 39 31 29 QUAKES 11 8 6 39 28 28 Houston 7 14 5 26 35 45 Chivas USA 7 14 4 25 25 34 EASTERN CONFERENCE WL T Pts GF GA Columbus 13 7 6 45 35 29 New York 13 8 5 44 34 27 Kansas City 9 10 6 33 29 30 Toronto FC 8 11 7 31 26 31 Chicago 7 10 8 29 31 32 Philadelphia 7 13 6 27 31 43 New England 7 14 5 26 28 45 D.C. 5 18 3 18 18 42 NOTE:Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth ————————————————— Saturday’s games San Jose at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Seattle FC, 12:30 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Kansas City at New York, 4:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at New England, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at FC Dallas, 5:30 p.m. D.C. United at Colorado, 6 p.m. Sunday’s game Los Angeles at Chivas USA, 5 p.m., ESPN2 MLB West Division American League WL Pct GB x-Texas 89 71 .556 — Angels 79 81 .494 10 A’s 79 81 .494 10 Seattle 61 99 .381 28 East Division WL Pct GB z-New York 94 65 .591 — z-Tampa Bay94 66 .588 .5 Boston 87 72 .547 7 Toronto 84 76 .525 10.5 Baltimore 65 95 .406 29.5 Central Division WL Pct GB x-Minnesota 93 67 .581 — Chicago 86 74 .538 7 Detroit 80 80 .500 13 Cleveland 69 91 .431 24 Kansas City 67 93 .419 26 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division ————————————————— Friday’s results Oakland 9, Seattle 0 Baltimore 10, Detroit 6, 1st game Baltimore 2, Detroit 1, 2nd game Cleveland 7, Chicago 3 Kansas City 7, Tampa Bay 0 Los Angeles 5, Texas 4, 11 innings Toronto 6, Minnesota 3 New York at Boston, ppd., rain Saturday’s games Oakland (Bre.Anderson 6-6) at Seattle (Pauley 4-8), 7:10 p.m.,CSNC Toronto (Marcum 13-8) at Minnesota (Duensing 10-3), 10:10 a.m. New York (A.J.Burnett 10-15) at Boston (C.Buchholz 17-7), 1:10 p.m. Cleveland (C.Carrasco 2-1) at Chicago (Buehrle 12-13), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Galarraga 4-8) at Baltimore (Matusz 9-12), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (W.Davis 12-10) at Kansas City (Davies 8-11), 4:10 p.m., MLBN Los Angeles (E.Santana 17-9) at Texas (C.Wilson 14-8), 5:05 p.m. Sunday’s games Oakland at Seattle, 1:10 p.m.,CSNC Detroit at Baltimore, 10:35 a.m. New York at Boston, 10:35 a.m., TBS Cleveland at Chicago, 11:05 a.m., WGN Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Toronto at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m. Los Angeles at Texas, 12:05 p.m. Thursday’s result Oakland 8, Seattle 1 GIANTS MLB West Division National League WL Pct GB 91 69 .569 — Padres 89 71 .556 2 Colorado 83 77 .519 8 Dodgers 78 82 .488 13 Arizona 65 95 .406 26 East Division WL Pct GB x-Philadelphia 96 64 .600 — Atlanta 90 70 .563 6 Florida 78 82 .488 18 New York 78 82 .488 18 Washington 68 92 .425 28 Central Division WL Pct GB x-Cincinnati 89 71 .556 — St. Louis 84 76 .525 5 Milwaukee 77 83 .481 12 Houston 75 85 .469 14 Chicago 74 86 .463 15 Pittsburgh 57 103.356 32 x-clinched division ————————————————— Friday’s results San Diego 6, San Francisco 4 Arizona 7, Los Angeles 5 Chicago 2, Houston 0 Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 3, 11 innings New York 2, Washington 1, 10 innings Philadelphia 11, Atlanta 5 Pittsburgh 5, Florida 1 St. Louis 3, Colorado 0 Saturday’s games San Diego (Stauffer 5-5) at San Fran (Zito 9-13), 1:10 p.m.,FOX Colorado (Jimenez 19-8) at St. Louis (Lohse 4-8), 10:10 a.m. Milwaukee (Capuano 4-4) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 4-3), 10:10 a.m. Washington (Maya 0-3) at New York (Valdes 3-3), 10:10 a.m. Philadelphia (Undecided) at Atlanta (Hanson 10-11), 1:10 p.m. Chicago (Zambrano 10-6) at Houston (Happ 6-3), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 2-11) at Florida (Sanabia 5-3), 4:10 p.m. Arizona (J.Saunders 3-6) at Los Angeles (Billingsley 11-11), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s games San Diego at San Fran.,1:05 p.m.,CSNB Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 10:10 a.m. Pittsburgh at Florida, 10:10 a.m. Washington at New York, 10:10 a.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 10:35 a.m. Chicago at Houston, 11:05 a.m., WGN Colorado at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 1:10 p.m. West WL T Pct PF PA Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 68 38 Chargers 1 2 0 .333 72 61 Denver RAIDERS 12 0 East N.Y. Jets 2 1 0 .667 68 47 Miami 1 2 0 .333 61 65 .333 52 76 New England 2 1 0 .667 90 82 Buffalo South Houston 2 1 0 .667 77 78 Indianapolis 2 1 0 .667 89 61 Tennessee 2 1 0 .667 78 42 Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 40 83 North WL T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 72 33 Cincinnati 2 1 0 .667 59 55 Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 44 41 Cleveland 0 3 0 .000 45 57 NFC East WL T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 83 62 Washington 1 2 0 .333 56 67 Dallas 1 2 0 .333 54 53 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 55 85 South Atlanta WL T Pct PF PA 2 1 0 .667 77 46 New Orleans 2 1 0 .667 63 58 Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 50 59 Carolina 0 3 0 .000 32 71 North WL T Pct PF PA Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 66 51 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 78 47 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 43 38 Detroit West 0 3 0 .000 56 78 WL T Pct PF PA Seattle 2 1 0 .667 72 57 Arizona 2 1 0 .667 48 77 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 57 49 San Francisco0 3 0 .000 38 87 ————————————————— Sunday’s games San Francisco at Atlanta, 10 a.m.,FOX Houston at Oakland, 1:05 p.m.,CBS Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 10 a.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 10 a.m. Denver at Tennessee, 10 a.m. Detroit at Green Bay, 10 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 10 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 1:15 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 1:15 p.m., FOX Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 5:20 p.m., NBC Monday’s game New England at Miami, 5:30 p.m. WL T Pct PF PA 2 1 0 .667 52 51 0 3 0 .000 47 87 WL T Pct PF PA NFL AFC seventh, did Seattle get a runner to third base. ‘‘I think I’ll still try and get better in the offseason, come in stronger, maybe a bit more refined, a year more experience under my belt,’’ Cahill said. ‘‘Hopefully they’ll pick me up and back me up just like they did this year.’’ Seattle was handed its 99th loss and must win its final two games to avoid dropping 100 for the sec- ond time in three years. But with the defeat, the Mariners assured them- selves of having the sec- ond overall pick in next June’s amateur draft. Barton made sure of that early. With just eight homers entering Friday, Barton jumped on a 3-2 pitch from French in the first, driving it deep into the right-field seats. An inning later, French had already allowed two runs to score and received a visit from pitching coach Carl Willis when Barton hit a 1-2 fastball for just the second grand slam of the season by the A’s. Barton’s slam came after an RBI infield single by Cliff Pennington and a bases-loaded walk to Rajai Davis. Barton added an RBI double to left-cen- ter in the sixth off reliever Chris Seddon, finishing with six RBIs before leav- ing in the seventh with a sore leg. ‘‘Considering my num- bers with the bases loaded suck it feels really good,’’ said Barton, now 5 for 15 with the bases loaded this season. ‘‘I got a pitch up and put a good swing on it. Loved hitting one out.’’ Mark Ellis added an RBI single in the fourth off French (5-7), who allowed eight hits and eight earned runs in four innings, the worst of his 13 starts for the Mariners. About the only positive offensively for the Mariners was first base- man Justin Smoak extend- ing his hitting streak to eight games, the longest run of his young career. ‘‘All I can say is it was- n’t my night. It’s going to happen. It’s not very fun, not the way you want to end the season,’’ French said. NOTES: Oakland needs wins in the final two games to avoid a fourth straight losing season. MCT photo