SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 (UPI) -- Jonathan Sanchez produced his second consecutive strong start Friday in lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-1 victory over Cincinnati.
Sanchez (2-1) gave up a run on four hits over eight-plus innings. He threw five shutout innings against St. Louis in an 8-2 win Sunday.
After Sanchez gave up a leadoff homer to Brandon Phillips and a single to Ryan Freel in the ninth, Brian Wilson came on to retire the only three men he faced to pick up his eighth save.
Aaron Harang (1-3) took the loss despite allowing just two runs on eight hits in 7 1/3.
San Francisco broke up a scoreless tie in the fourth when Eugenio Velez doubled with one out and came in to score on a double by Bengie Molina.
The Giants added two runs in the eighth, with Velez scoring on a throwing error by right fielder Ken Griffey Jr. and Molina driving in another with a sacrifice fly.
