Giants top Phillies 2-0

SAN FRANCISCO - Andrew Suarez combined with two relievers to pitch a three-hitter, lifting the Giants over the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0 on Saturday night.

Suarez (2-4) shined in his eighth career start, his best by far. The 25-year-old left-hander struck out five and walked none in seven innings of three-hit ball.

Tony Watson pitched the eighth, and Hunter Strickland handled the ninth for his 12th save.

Phillies starter Vince Velasquez (4-6) struck out nine and walked one in 6? innings of five-hit ball.

Joe Panik was 2 for 4 with a triple and scored both runs in his second game back from the disabled list with a left thumb sprain.

The Giants scored the game's first run in the sixth when Panik beat a throw at the plate on Andrew McCutchen's fielder's choice grounder. The Giants added a run in the eighth when Panik scored on McCutchen's sacrifice fly.

The Phillies were 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position. They failed to score after Jorge Alfaro's first career triple with one out in the third.

Suarez pitched out of a first-and-second no-outs situation in the fifth.

CLUTCH CATCH

The Phillies had a runner at third with two outs in the third when McCutchen made an over- the-shoulder running catch at the edge of the warning track in right-center, robbing the Phillies of at least a run and Cesar Hernandez of extra bases.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Phillies: SS J.P. Crawford (right forearm strain) was 2 for 5 with an RBI and two runs in his fourth rehab game with Class A Clearwater. ... RHP Pat Neshek (right shoulder strain) threw his second bullpen session this week.

Giants: Giants 1B Brandon Belt had an appendectomy and was placed on the 10-day disabled list. He is expected to miss about three weeks, manager Bruce Bochy said. ... C Buster Posey suffered an elbow contusion when he was hit by a pitch in Friday's game. He wasn't in Saturday's starting lineup and is day-to-day. ... OF Hunter Pence (right thumb strain) and INF Alen Hanson (left hamstring) came off rehab assignments and were activated from the DL on Saturday. ... OF Gregor Blanco was designated for assignment. He will be outrighted Sunday and will report to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.