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PHOTO GALLERY: San Jose Giants vs. Stockton Ports

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The Ports defeated the Giants 4-3 as San Francisco Giants 3B Pablo Sandoval started at third base in his final rehab stint with Class A San Jose and catcher Andrew Susac went 2-for-4 with a home run.

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Sandoval going about business amidst distractions, criticism

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Pablo Sandoval doesn't seem to be phased by the distractions. (Conner Penfold/Working Titles)

Pablo Sandoval was smiley and cheery on Monday night. He joked with fellow Latino teammate, Edward Concepcion, like it was just another day at the yard. Observing his demeanor, one wouldn’t think Sandoval could possibly have a recovering hand, an unconditioned body and a sexual assault investigation raging through his mind.

Maybe none of those things are on his mind.

Maybe he’s too focused.

It sure seemed that way Monday night in Stockton where the Class A San Jose Giants finished out a three game set with the Ports, ending Sandoval’s stint with the club.

Sandoval will join the Grizzlies tonight in Fresno.

Sandoval taking ground balls before Monday night's game. (Conner Penfold/Working Titles)

Sandoval spoke to reporters after batting practice, saying his left hand felt fine during pregame warm-ups, in which he took swings from both sides of the plate but limited right-handed swings to about 10-15.

Stockton starting pitcher Jake Brown, a lefty, faced Sandoval batting left-handed, however.

Maybe he isn’t ready to test the hand in game situations.

Sandoval went 0-for-3 with a walk in his final game with San Jose, finishing the three-game set going 3-for-12 with a home run and an RBI. He was in the lineup as the designated hitter for Saturday and Sunday’s game, and occupied third base for the first time since the injury in Monday’s finale.

He steered clear of questions regarding the ongoing sexual assault investigation, ending the press conference once questions became non-baseball related.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy complained earlier this week of Sandoval’s overall condition, making it clear that Pablo would have to work harder in the coming weeks to prove he has remained in shape.

One thing we do know is that the Kung Fu Panda has kept his mind in shape, seemingly brushing aside all the distractions biting at his heels.

Maybe that’s a good sign for Giants fans.

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Check out photos from Sandoval’s final rehab start with San Jose.

RAINY-DAY NOTES: Lincecum’s chance at redemption postponed

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Officials called the game more than an hour before first pitch. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

  • Well, that’s too bad. I’m sure a lot of us were looking forward to Lincecum’s possible resurrection from the dead. Plus, what’s better than breakfast with the Giants two straight days?
  • Lincecum will pitch game one of the doubleheader tomorrow, according to Andrew Baggarly of CSN Bay Area
  • Aubrey Huff spent the ninth inning at second base yesterday…which makes perfect sense because you’d figure, “Hey, if the guy is playing great over at first base, let’s try him in the middle of the diamond!” Obviously, Bochy didn’t really have any other options with the presented situation. Huff, in all likelihood, was the best option at that point. But still, his error at first in the 8th let Murphy score and his Mr. Freeze impression on the Justin Turner groundball/double play possibility prolonged the inning, setting up the game-winning groundout. Oh, and he went 0-for-4 with two popouts, a GIDP and a groundout, almost all of which were completely useless outs, with the exception of the little tapper he hit back to Frank Francisco in the ninth that advanced Buster to second, who eventually scored
  • Huff had this to say to Andrew Baggarly after the game: “I’ll play catcher if they want me to…It’s not something I can say no to.”
  • Huff’s .182 batting average would not have been in the lineup today, as Belt would have played 1B and batted 6th
  • #FreeBelt
  • Tomorrow’s getaway game was scheduled to slate Bumgarner against fellow southpaw Johan Santana, but today’s rainout will bump Santana back in the rotation and the Giants will instead face RHP Miguel Batista and RHP Dillon Gee, who was supposed to be today’s starter against Timmy
  • Through 14 games last year, the Giants were 8-6 with 57 runs scored and had already played the Dodgers 7 times. They’ve scored 58 this year (an average of just over 4 a game) and have played the Dodgers 0 times
  • Monday, May 7 in LA will be the first time they face each other, which is the furthest into the season since 1999 when they didn’t meet until June 25
  • Buster Posey is riding a 5-game hit streak in which he is batting .550 (11-20). Surprisingly, though, only 1 RBI in the span
  • Pablo Sandoval’s current 14-game hit streak is the 2nd longest to start a season by a Giant in the SF era, second only to Willie Mays who started off the 1960 season with 16 in a row