Sabathia is too tough for Giants

SAN FRANCISCO -- CC Sabathia pitched a four-hitter to win his third consecutive start since joining Milwaukee and the Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants, 9-1, Friday night.

It was Sabathia’s 21st career complete game and second in a row. His lone blemish for much of the night was a leadoff infield single in the first inning by Fred Lewis.

Prince Fielder hit a three-run homer in the seventh to help Sabathia’s cause, then Mike Cameron added a three-run shot in the ninth.

Sabathia (3-0), pitching in his native Northern California for the first time since the Brewers acquired him in a trade with Cleveland, retired 17 consecutive batters until Lewis reached on an error to start the seventh. Aaron Rowand homered leading off the eighth for the second hit off Sabathia to end the shutout bid.

Sabathia, from nearby Vallejo, struck out 10 and didn’t walk a batter in the 110-pitch effort.

He doubled in the third, his third hit in 10 at-bats this season. All are extra-base hits, including two home runs. He scored his team’s first run on J.J. Hardy’s RBI groundout. Hardy doubled in a run in the seventh.