--3B Pablo Sandoval tied a legend. He has hit safely in all 16 games, matching Willie Mays' San Francisco record. Mays opened the 1960 season with a 16-game hit streak. The hit that tied Mays was a first-inning homer in Game 2 of Monday's double-header. "It's exciting for me to be part of the streak, especially with Willie being one of the greatest in baseball," Sandoval said.--RHP Tim Lincecum got his first win of the year despite walking five men in five innings. It helped that he exited with a five-run lead. He was close to getting the hook in the fifth inning, but Lincecum got a boost from 2B Emmanuel Burriss, who scooped a ball backhanded and flipped it to SS Brandon Crawford, who made a nice throw to first for an inning-ending double play.--LHP Madison Bumgarner surrendered three hits in seven innings and retired nine of his final 10 batters, working the doubleheader nightcap after watching the Mets' hitters in the opener. He said, "It was a long day and a good day." Bumgarner, who recently signed a five-year, $35 million extension, has won three straight.--RF Nate Schierholtz had six hits, three in each game, including a homer and two triples. Manager Bruce Bochy vowed to...
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