Aubrey Huff continues surge with homer in Giants' loss

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Right-hander Brandon McCarthy pitched scoreless ball until allowing two runs in the eighth inning on Sunday, and the Oakland A's survived Aubrey Huff's fourth homer in five games to subdue the San Francisco Giants, 6-4, in Cactus League play.

McCarthy (1-0), who recorded the longest outing by an A's starter this spring, walked none and struck out five, while lasting two batters into the eighth inning.

Trailing, 6-0, the Giants roused themselves to score four runs in the eighth, when singles by Brandon Belt and Ryan Rohlinger finished McCarthy. After Freddy Sanchez's bases-loaded groundout generated San Francisco's first run later in the inning, Huff launched a drive off right-hander Fernando Cabrera that cleared the right-field wall. Two of the runs were charged to McCarthy.



(mlb.com)