"Ordinarily, Travis Hafner ripping a double to right field would not be noteworthy.

But when he did it Tuesday, in a 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants at Goodyear Ballpark, it was the first time he produced an extra-base hit this spring and only the third time he got a hit (he is batting .231) during the exhibition season.

''What I like is that he's taking pitches, close pitches, like he was before,'' manager Manny Acta said. ''We know if he's 100 percent healthy, he'll produce.''

Hafner spent most of last year getting used to the residual soreness that follows shoulder surgery. That pain finally is gone and despite the numbers in exhibition games, he appears to be swinging normally.

The Indians scored four runs off two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum with Shin-Soo Choo delivering a first-inning home run with nobody on base.

When someone teased Choo about the hit, indicating that he's not supposed to take a pitcher like Lincecum deep, he said, ''It's spring training, you know. During the season, maybe he's not throwing like that.''

''It was a nice win,'' Acta said. ''With the [two] ties, we haven't won in a week. We had some good at-bats against Lincecum; we were patient. And it wasn't his best game.''

Trevor Crowe also had a big hit, a two-run double.

Minor deal

The Indians will not be getting left-hander Chuck Lofgren back from the Milwaukee Brewers, who took him in December's Rule 5 draft.

The Brewers have been impressed by Lofgren, who has worked four scoreless innings in exhibition games, but the Brewers didn't feel they can keep him on the 25-man roster, as required by the draft rules."