Giants beat Angels, 5-3

San Francisco 5, Angels 3

AT THE PLATE: Leadoff batter Erick Aybar had three hits, including two singles off Giants ace Tim Lincecum and a run-scoring triple that tied the score in the seventh inning. Howie Kendrick added an RBI single in the seventh, and Brandon Wood tripled and scored on Bobby Wilson’s bloop single in the fourth.

ON THE MOUND: Top pitching prospect Trevor Reckling looked sharp in the first three innings, allowing no runs and two hits, but the 20-year-old left-hander tired in the fourth and fifth, when he walked three and gave up two runs. Reliever Jason Bulger retired the side in order and struck out one in the sixth inning.

EXTRA BASES: Hideki Matsui made his second spring start in left field and played four innings, catching the only ball that was hit to him,
Edgar Renteria’s routine fly in the third. “He read it very nicely off the bat,” Manager Mike Scioscia said. “He didn’t have to move that far. He looked fine.”

UP NEXT: Joe Saunders is scheduled to start against San Francisco left-hander Barry Zito in a 1 p.m. game in Tempe, Ariz.

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— Mike DiGiovanna