http://0rz.tw/uiY4Y Giants get Panda back for NL West clash By Doug Miller / MLB.com | 6/13/2011 12:32 AM ET The Giants are slated to get a big boost to their lineup, with third baseman Pablo Sandoval scheduled to return Tuesday. D-backs rookie Josh Collmenter will be waiting for him. A key matchup of the top two teams in the National League West is on tap in the opener of a three-game series between San Francisco and Arizona at Chase Field, and there's no lack of intrigue. For the Giants, it's the sorely needed offensive production and presence of the man they call "Kung Fu Panda." Sandoval was batting .313 with five homers and 14 RBIs when he went down with a fractured hamate bone in his right hand, and he hasn't played since April 29. Considering that he had dropped weight and started hitting again after a tough 2010 at the plate, the Giants are eagerly awaiting his re-arrival. And then there's his production in Phoenix: In 23 career games at Chase Field, Sandoval has a slash line of .371/.436/.596 with four homers and 18 RBIs in 89 at-bats. Naturally, Giants skipper Bruce Bochy said Sandoval's return should give the team a big boost. "Sure, I think so," Bochy said. "His teammates, really a lot of us, see Pablo as an impact-type player with how he plays, the energy that he brings. Just having him around laughing. He pulls for all the guys during the game in the dugout. It doesn't matter how he's doing." Sandoval figures to have a large challenge on his hands in Collmenter, the 25-year-old who brings a 4-1 record and 1.12 ERA to this outing. Matt Cain starts for the Giants. Collmenter was impressive yet again in his last start, throwing five-plus innings of shutout ball and surrendering four hits while throwing 102 pitches against the Pirates. Even so, he said he would have preferred to have been more economical with his pitches. "That's where another out pitch would probably come in handy," Collmenter said. "They fouled off some good pitches and they were just waiting for me to make a mistake. Fortunately, I didn't, but definitely a way to get through it more efficiently would be nice and hopefully get into the sixth or maybe the seventh." Giants: Cain continues to carve Cain will simply try to repeat what he did in his last start, when he dominated the Washington Nationals, striking out 11 and allowing five hits while only giving up one run in a complete game, the 13th of his career. Cain is 8-4 with a 3.15 ERA in his career against Arizona. ‧ San Francisco's starting staff did not receive more than three runs of support in any game during the recently completed homestand (nine games). The Giants are 22-5 when they give their starters three or more runs of support and 15-24 when they score two runs or fewer. ‧ First baseman Aubrey Huff went 3-for-4 with two RBIs on Sunday to snap out of a 6-for-34 (.176) funk that started the day after he hit three homers on June 2 at St. Louis. D-backs: Close call kings After Sunday's game, the D-backs had 46 of their last 54 games decided by four runs or less (25-21). Overall, they had 46 games decided by three runs or less, going 14-8 in one-run decisions, 7-7 in two-run games and 4-6 in three-run decisions. ‧ Entering Monday, the D-backs had battled until the end in most of their losses, either stranding the winning or tying run(s) on base or having the winning or tying run at the plate in 17 of 24 losses decided by four runs or less. ‧ Entering Monday, outfielder Chris Young is one of 26 players in the Majors who has not committed an error this season. Worth noting ‧ The Giants are hitting .188 (12-for-64) with runners in scoring position over their last nine games. ‧ Entering Monday, the D-backs were 21-13 (.606) vs. teams with a .500 or better winning percentage and 15-17 (.469) vs. clubs with a sub-.500 mark. --

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