http://0rz.tw/sh906 Sanchez reaches 1,000-hit milestone By Joe DiGiovanni / Special to MLB.com | 05/29/11 2:52 PM ET MILWAUKEE -- Freddy Sanchez singled up the middle in the first inning Sunday for his 1,000th career hit. Sanchez hit the second pitch from Milwaukee starter Yovani Gallardo into center field for a single, in his 893rd Major League game over 10 seasons. For the season, Sanchez came into Sunday's game batting .298 with two home runs and 17 RBIs. Besides the Giants, he has played for Boston and Pittsburgh. The Giants acquired him in a trade with Pittsburgh for right-hander Tim Alderson on July 29, 2009. In his career, Sanchez is batting .298 with 47 homers and 364 RBIs. Sandoval getting close to rehab games MILWAUKEE -- Pablo Sandoval may be ready to go on a rehab assignment by the end of the week and could return to the Giants near the end of their 10-game homestand in mid-June, manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday. Sandoval, who had surgery to remove a fractured hamate bone in his right hand, will begin taking batting practice when the team plays at St. Louis this week, Bochy said before the Giants' series finale against the Milwaukee Brewers. "We'll see how his progression goes," Bochy said, adding he thought Sandoval would need between 20 and 25 plate appearances in the Minors before being ready to rejoin the Giants. "At least 20, but again, we'll see how he's going," he said. "We may think he's ready before that." The Giants have struggled to score runs and now are missing both Sandoval and Buster Posey, out with a broken left leg and torn ligaments in his left ankle. "It will be nice to have Pablo back," he said. "We're missing two guys who hit in the heart of our order. That's not easy to replace." Sandoval lost about 40 pounds during the winter and arrived at Spring Training in good shape. Bochy said he has kept the weight off since being out since April 29. "He may be just a little heavier than what he was at the end of Spring Training, but he's done a good job of staying in shape," Bochy said. Sandoval is batting .313 with five home runs and 14 RBIs in 24 games. Belt gets first start in left, Burriss at third MILWAUKEE -- Brandon Belt made his first Major League start in left field Sunday after playing only first base in his first stint with the team this year. Meanwhile, Emmanuel Burriss started at third base for the first time in his career and catcher Chris Stewart made his first Major League start in more than three years in Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Belt was the Opening Day starter at first, but batted only .192 in 17 games and was sent to Triple-A Fresno. In the Minors, the left-handed-hitting Belt played a lot of outfield, so manager Bruce Bochy started him in left against right-hander Yovani Gallardo, with fellow lefty hitter Aubrey Huff at first. "We decided to put him in left and keep Huff in there," Bochy said. "Go with some left-handed bats. See if we can ignite the offense a little bit." Bochy said Burriss has been taking ground balls at third in practice and was given the starting nod in place of Miguel Tejada. Rookie Brandon Crawford started at shortstop. "I think it's fair to say Miggy's struggling, so we are giving him the day game off," Bochy said. Stewart was making his first start since April 29, 2008, when he played for the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers. Bochy said he was giving Stewart a start because he didn't want to overuse new starter Eli Whiteside, who had not played much until Buster Posey was injured Wednesday. "I want to make sure we break him in in an easy way because he hasn't been catching very often," Bochy said. Joe DiGiovanni is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs. --

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