MLB: San Francisco 7, Colorado 0

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DENVER, April 9 (UPI) -- Barry Zito hurled a four-hit shutout and Pablo Sandoval bashed a two-run homer Monday in the San Francisco Giants' 7-0 blanking of Colorado.

Zito (1-0) tossed his first shutout since April 18, 2003, not allowing a Rockies runner to reach third base. The Giants left-hander didn't issue a walk and fanned four in the dominating performance.

Sandoval's first-inning smash provided all the offense San Francisco would need in logging its first win of the young season after dropping three straight to Arizona.

Brandon Crawford contributed a three-run double and Hector Sanchez went 2-for-5 with an RBI single for the Giants, who spoiled the Rockies' home opener.

Colorado's Jhoulys Chacin (0-1) lasted only four innings, allowing four runs on four hits while surrendering five walks.

The game was interrupted for about 15 minutes before the fifth inning while a fan apparently hit by a foul ball was removed on a stretcher.

A motorized cart was driven onto the playing field from a left field gate at Coors Field to third base-area stands, where a stretcher was passed up into the crowd.

A fan was placed on the stretcher and driven back out through the gate as players and coaches watched.