GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (66-81) at SAN DIEGO (79-67)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (66-81) at SAN DIEGO (79-67)

<h3>Padres target seventh straight win over Giants</h3>



<div class="pre">San Francisco (66-81) at San Diego (79-67) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres used some late heroicsagainst the San Francisco Giants to pull out a much-needed win,keeping their lead in the National League wild card race.

On Saturday, the two division rivals continue a three-game setas the Padres aim to strengthen their bid on a postseason berth.

Trailing, 4-2, in the bottom of the ninth of Friday's seriesopener, San Diego plated two runs to tie the contest andeventually pulled out a 5-4 win when Khalil Greene hit a homerun in the next inning.


The Padres are holding a slim 1 1/2-game lead in the NL wildcard over the Philadelphia Phillies (78-69) and the Los AngelesAngeles (78-69). They also moved to within three games of theNL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks (83-65).


The Padres will turn to Brett Tomko (2-11, 5.70 ERA), who willmake his first start since joining the Padres on September 4.In three relief appearances with San Diego, he has permitted tworuns and five hits over five frames.


In 12 career starts and four relief appearances, the righthanderis 4-5 with a 4.96 ERA against the Giants.


The Giants will counter with Matt Cain (7-14, 3.78 ERA), whowill be looking to avoid a three-game winless streak. TheGiants rallied for three runs late after he departed followingseven innings in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Dodgers.

Cain allowed two solo homers and six hits in the no-decision.However, the righthander has been strong against the Padres inhis nine career starts, going 3-2 and holding them to a .158batting average over 61 innings and a 2.07 ERA.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO AT SAN DIEGO -- LINEUPS

SAN FRANCISCO SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .262 2 21 Brian Giles RF .282 11 43
Ray Durham 2B .217 11 65 Geoff Blum 2B .255 5 28
Randy Winn RF .295 10 52 Mike Cameron CF .244 20 75
Barry Bonds LF .277 28 66 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .272 26 86
Bengie Molina C .283 19 80 Khalil Greene SS .255 22 81
Rich Aurilia 1B .252 5 32 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .265 17 65
Pedro Feliz 3B .249 18 66 Scott Hairston LF .240 7 24
Omar Vizquel SS .240 2 41 Michael Barrett C .248 9 38
Matt Cain RHP .077 2 4 Brett Tomko RHP .000 0 1
(7-14, 3.78) (2-11, 5.70)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: SFO - MATT CAIN (7-14, 3.78)
SDG - BRETT TOMKO (2-11, 5.70)

UMPIRES: HP - PAUL NAUERT
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - GERRY DAVIS
3B - BRIAN GORMAN

WEATHER: 74 Degrees, clear
WIND: 10 mph, left to right</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA
SDG - BRETT TOMKO AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.262, 2 HR, 21 RBI)
R DURHAM (.217, 11 HR, 65 RBI)
R WINN (.295, 10 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.282, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
G BLUM (.255, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
M CAMERON (.244, 20 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.78

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.65

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Tomko 2-0. Batters
faced: B Tomko 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian Gorman.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.277, 28 HR, 66 RBI)
B MOLINA (.283, 19 HR, 80 RBI)
R AURILIA (.252, 5 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.76

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.65

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 12-7; B Tomko 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
1-1; B Tomko 2-0. Batters faced: M Cain 3; B Tomko 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian Gorman.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 2 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.272, 26 HR, 86 RBI)
K GREENE (.255, 22 HR, 81 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.265, 17 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1. Team LOB - 2.



SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.76

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.59

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 12-7; B Tomko 33-22. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
1-1; B Tomko 2-2. Batters faced: M Cain 3; B Tomko 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian Gorman.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.265, 17 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 2 0
SAN DIEGO 0 1 1 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: M CAIN (.077, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
D ROBERTS (.261, 0-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.216, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1. Team LOB - 2.



SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - A Gonzalez (3, M Cain). SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene (82). Team
LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 3.79

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.59

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 28-17; B Tomko 33-22. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
2-2; B Tomko 2-2. Batters faced: M Cain 7; B Tomko 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian Gorman.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS SAN DIEGO (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216
R Winn rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .075

Totals 12 0 3 0 0 3 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1. Team LOB - 3.



SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .244
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - A Gonzalez (3, M Cain). SF - K Greene. RBI - K Greene (82). Team
LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
SAN DIEGO - 01 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 3.79

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 3 3 0 0 0 3 0 5.54

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 28-17; B Tomko 47-31. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
2-2; B Tomko 3-3. Batters faced: M Cain 7; B Tomko 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian Gorman.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 3 0
SAN DIEGO 0 1 1 1 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.248, 9 HR, 38 RBI)
B TOMKO (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B GILES (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Winn in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M Barrett (.248, 9 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Schierholtz in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M Barrett (.248, 9 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL SAN FRANCISCO AT SAN DIEGO
NOTE: SAN FRANCISCO LEFT FIELDER BARRY BONDS LEFT THE GAME
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN APPARENT RIGHT ANKLE
INJURY.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 3 0
SAN DIEGO 0 1 0 1 1 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: N SCHIERHOLTZ (.333, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
B MOLINA (.282, 0-FOR-1)
R AURILIA (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>