SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Ryan Vogelsong ironed out his delivery and put the stingy San Francisco Giants in position to wrap up their third straight shutout.Vogelsong tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, Joe Panik homered and San Francisco won its fifth consecutive game by beating the San Diego Padres 6-0 Tuesday night."I just worked on some stuff in between starts and felt good about the adjustments I made," Vogelsong said. "I have to focus on mechanics and let the ball do what it wants to do. It feels like before I was trying to force the ball to places instead of just letting it work." 
The Giants threw their third shutout in a row and second against the Padres, who came to town after scoring 26 runs in a three-game sweep of Colorado last weekend.San Diego has gone 20 innings without scoring."Guys are throwing the ball well," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's good to see these guys get locked in. It's a talented staff and we're seeing who they are and how they can pitch."Brandon Crawford had three hits and an RBI for the Giants, who won their eighth straight at home and are a game over .500 (14-13) for the first time since April 10, the beginning of an eight-game losing streak. Justin Maxwell and Matt Duffy, who had two hits, also drove in runs.Vogelsong (1-2) walked two and struck out four in his longest outing of the season. He retired 11 of his first 12 hitters and pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth.George Kontos and Yusmeiro Petit each worked an inning to complete the four-hitter.Andrew Cashner (1-5) remained winless in eight games, four starts, in San Francisco. He gave up six runs -- four earned -- and seven hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out three."A little bit of a rough night for Cashner," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Fastball command wasn't there for him. He left some balls out over the plate and couldn't really gain any momentum. He had a good first inning and from there it seemed to unravel."
The Giants threw their third shutout in a row and second against the Padres, who came to town after scoring 26 runs in a three-game sweep of Colorado last weekend.San Diego has gone 20 innings without scoring."Guys are throwing the ball well," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's good to see these guys get locked in. It's a talented staff and we're seeing who they are and how they can pitch."Brandon Crawford had three hits and an RBI for the Giants, who won their eighth straight at home and are a game over .500 (14-13) for the first time since April 10, the beginning of an eight-game losing streak. Justin Maxwell and Matt Duffy, who had two hits, also drove in runs.Vogelsong (1-2) walked two and struck out four in his longest outing of the season. He retired 11 of his first 12 hitters and pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the sixth.George Kontos and Yusmeiro Petit each worked an inning to complete the four-hitter.Andrew Cashner (1-5) remained winless in eight games, four starts, in San Francisco. He gave up six runs -- four earned -- and seven hits over six innings. He walked three and struck out three."A little bit of a rough night for Cashner," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Fastball command wasn't there for him. He left some balls out over the plate and couldn't really gain any momentum. He had a good first inning and from there it seemed to unravel."
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