San Francisco Giants

Giants second baseman Marco Scutaro is back in the starting lineup and batting second Tuesday against the Padres after sitting out six straight games due to mallet finger.

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt managed his second straight multi-hit game Monday against the Padres. Belt singled twice Monday, while adding one run, one RBI and one stolen base.

Belt is batting .316 (12 for 38) with one double, one home run, two RBI, two walks and three runs in his last 10 games (nine starts). It comes on the heels of Belt being mired in a 7-for-40 slump over a 14-game stretch from May 21-June 5.

Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was moved into the third spot in the lineup Monday against the Padres for the first time this season, finishing 1 for 6 with one run and one strikeout. 

Manager Bruce Bochy was asked before the game why he used Crawford there.

"Crawford asked me the same thing," Bochy said. "I just said, 'Maybe I got into the wine too much last night.'"

Crawford is batting .314 (11 for 35) with two doubles, three RBI, three walks and five runs in his last nine games. He's batting .285 and slugging .421 through 68 games.

Giants starting pitcher Matt Cain enters Tuesday's start against the Padres pitching more like his past All-Star form in recent outings. Cain is 1-0 with a 0.66 ERA and .140 opponents' batting average in his last two starts since getting tagged for seven runs June 1 against the Cardinals.

"I feel like I'm throwing the ball like I want," Cain said, per MLB.com. "I'm just trying to eliminate the big inning."

Cain has allowed six or more runs in four starts and owns a 4.70 ERA through 14 starts.

Giants starting pitcher Barry Zito surrendered two earned runs on six hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings against the Padres Monday, striking out a season-high eight batters in a no-decision.

Zito hadn't struck out more than five batters in a start this season before ringing up eight Monday. It was his best one-game strikeout total since racking up 10 Ks against the Braves on Aug. 6, 2010. He'll face the Marlins at home Saturday.