Pierzynski's 3 hits power Giants' win

Teammates have criticized the catcher's work ethic.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A.J. Pierzynski hit a tie-breaking, two-run single and also had a triple among his three hits in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Saturday.
Pierzynski was criticized anonymously by several teammates in recent days for his work ethic and it showed up in a newspaper Friday. It appears to have motivated the fiery catcher, who pumped his fist when he stepped on first base following his seventh-inning single.
Jason Schmidt (2-2) struck out nine in seven innings and earned his second win this week. Matt Herges got four outs for his ninth save in 10 chances.
The Giants added two runs in the eighth on Marquis Grissom's double that right fielder Damion Easley chased down but couldn't keep in his glove.
Schmidt wins
Schmidt earned his first win of the season in the Giants' 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. The right-hander won 17 games last season and led the NL in ERA, but the Giants have struggled to score runs for him.
He fell behind 2-0 Saturday in the first inning, when the Marlins scored one run on a passed ball and another on Mike Lowell's RBI double.
Carl Pavano (2-1) pitched 72/3 effective innings and hit his first career home run, a solo shot into the left-field seats off Schmidt in the fifth to give the Marlins a 3-2 lead.
This was certainly a different game than a night earlier when the teams combined to score 21 runs, a 12-9 win for the Giants.
The Marlins had won each of Pavano's previous five starts. They are 9-3 in his last 12 turns, and 14-4 in his last 18 games dating to July 22, 2003.
Bonds
He didn't give Barry Bonds many chances.
Bonds went 0-for-1 with a flyout and four intentional walks. Bonds came up in the seventh with two outs and J.T. Snow on third. Edgardo Alfonzo then drew a walk to load the bases for Pierzynski, who lined his single to left.
Brian Dallimore, a 30-year-old rookie, started for San Francisco for the second straight day after earning his first major league start Friday and getting a grand slam for his first big league hit. He drove in a run Saturday with a single in the fourth.
FLORIDASAN FRAN
abrhbiabrhbi
Pierre cf3120Tucker rf4210
Easley 2b4130Snow 1b3200
Cbrera rf4000Grssom cf5013
Lowell 3b4021Bonds lf1100
Choi 1b3000Hmnds lf0000
WCdero lf3000Alfonzo 2b4010
Nunez lf0000Przyns c4132
LCstillo 2b1000Dllmre 3b4011
Benitez p0000Chrstns p0000
RCstro c4000Herges p0000
AGnzlz ss4000DCruz ss3000
Pavano p3111NPerez ss0000
Grcsqui p0000Schmdt p3000
Mrdcai 2b1000Feliz 3b1000
Totals34382Totals32676
Florida200010000--3
San Francisco00110022x--6
E--Lowell (3). LOB--Florida 6, San Francisco 11. 2B--Easley (2), Lowell (5), Tucker (5), Grissom (5). 3B--Pierzynski (1). HR--Pavano (1). SB--Pierre (7), Easley (1), Lowell (3), Snow (2). CS--Pierre (3).
IPHRERBBSO
Florida
Pavano L,2-17 2-365573
Gracesqui001110
Benitez1-310011
San Francisco
Schmidt W,2-2773219
Christiansen2-310001
Herges S,91 1-300001
Gracesqui pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. HBP--by Christiansen (Choi). PB--Pierzynski. Umpires--Home, Tim Tschida; First, Jeff Nelson; Second, Marty Foster; Third, Joe Brinkman. T--2:42. A--41,203.
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