SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ryan Vogelsong has a little running joke that he is going to plunk San Francisco teammate PabloSandoval in the World Baseball Classic to keep the Panda from a three-homer game like the one he produced in Game 1 of the World Series last fall.
As the euphoric fans in a sea of orange emphatically cheered as PabloSandoval joined the likes of Albert Pujols, Reggie Jackson and Babe Ruth as the only men to hit three home runs in a World Series game, the pitching duo of Barry Zito and Tim Lincecum baffled the surprisingly inept offense of the Tigers.