Giants get 15 hits in 13-0 rout of Astros

By JANIE MCCAULEY AP SPORTS WRITER San Francisco Giants' Ryan Sadowski works against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game Friday, July 3, 2009, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) SAN FRANCISCO -- Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer to boost his bid for an All-Star spot and stake rookie Ryan Sadowski to an early lead, and the San Francisco Giants routed the Houston Astros 13-0 on Friday night. Travis Ishikawa added a three-run homer that was initially ruled a double before the umpire crew went to the replay booth, at the urging of San Francisco skipper Bruce Bochy. The ball hit off the railing of the right-field arcade and Ishikawa stayed at second until getting to finish his trot about 3 minutes later. The reviewed hit was the first this season at AT&T Park, where there was one in late September... [read full story]                    

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