GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (69-83) at SAN FRANCISCO (67-85)

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 11 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - JARED BURTON
SFO - TYLER WALKER

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.338, 1-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.293, 0-FOR-4)
A DUNN (.265, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .340
J Keppinger ss 3 0 1 2 1 1 3 .338
B Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .293
A Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .265
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292
J Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .356
J Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .272
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Coats rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167
H Bailey p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Ellison ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .095
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cantu ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .367
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 34 4 11 4 3 6 21

a-homered to left for B Bray in the 7th; b-doubled to deep left for M Mcbeth
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (19, S Kline); J Cantu (3, T Walker). HR - J Ellison
(1, 7th inning off D Giese 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (30), J Ellison
(1), J Cantu (7). 2-out RBI - J Cantu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Dunn 1, E Encarnacion 1, N Hopper 2. GIDP - J Valentin. Team LOB - 9.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
E Velez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250
R Winn lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
a-R Aurilia ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
N Schierholtz rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248
K Frandsen ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250
G Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073
D Giese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 2 5 2 2 4 8

a-grounded to first for R Klesko in the 6th; b-grounded to third for J
Taschner in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (38, H Bailey); P Feliz (28, M McBeth); K Frandsen (11, M
McBeth). RBI - N Schierholtz (7), K Frandsen (28). 2-out RBI - N Schierholtz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, B Molina 1, P Feliz 1.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Velez (3, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - E Velez (1, throw). DP: 1 (K Frandsen-E Velez-R Klesko).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 020 11 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 000 10 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 5 2/3 3 1 1 1 3 0 6.09
B Bray 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
M McBeth 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
J Burton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.36

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 6 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.68
D Giese 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.70
J Taschner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
S Kline 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.76
T Walker 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WP - M Cain. Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 80-51; B Bray 2-2; M McBeth 17-13; J
Burton 12-7; M Cain 113-71; D Giese 12-7; J Taschner 5-3; S Kline 9-7; T Walker
5-3. Ground balls-fly balls: H Bailey 6-8; B Bray 1-0; M McBeth 1-1; J Burton
2-1; M Cain 6-8; D Giese 1-0; J Taschner 0-0; S Kline 2-0; T Walker 0-1.
Batters faced: H Bailey 21; B Bray 1; M McBeth 5; J Burton 4; M Cain 26; D
Giese 4; J Taschner 1; S Kline 4; T Walker 2.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: SCOTT ATCHISON (0-0, 4.78) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J KEPPINGER (.338, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Atchison relieved T Walker.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
SAN FRANCISCO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Keppinger (.338, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - JARED BURTON
SFO - SCOTT ATCHISON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: N SCHIERHOLTZ (.307, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
P FELIZ (.248, 1-FOR-3)
K FRANDSEN (.250, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .340
J Keppinger ss 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .341
B Phillips 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .292
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292
J Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .356
J Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .272
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Coats rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167
H Bailey p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Ellison ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .095
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cantu ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .367
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 37 4 12 4 3 6 22

a-homered to left for B Bray in the 7th; b-doubled to deep left for M Mcbeth
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (19, S Kline); J Cantu (3, T Walker). HR - J Ellison
(1, 7th inning off D Giese 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (30), J Ellison
(1), J Cantu (7). 2-out RBI - J Cantu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Dunn 1, E Encarnacion 1, N Hopper 2. GIDP - J Valentin, B Phillips. Team
LOB - 9.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
E Velez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250
R Winn lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
a-R Aurilia ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
N Schierholtz rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .307
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248
K Frandsen ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .250
G Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073
D Giese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 2 5 2 2 4 8

a-grounded to first for R Klesko in the 6th; b-grounded to third for J
Taschner in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (38, H Bailey); P Feliz (28, M McBeth); K Frandsen (11, M
McBeth). RBI - N Schierholtz (7), K Frandsen (28). 2-out RBI - N Schierholtz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, B Molina 1, P Feliz 1.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Velez (3, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - E Velez (1, throw). DP: 2 (K Frandsen-E Velez-R Klesko, K
Frandsen-E Velez-R Aurilia).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 020 110 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 000 10 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey 5 2/3 3 1 1 1 3 0 6.09
B Bray 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
M McBeth 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
J Burton 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.36

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 6 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.68
D Giese 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.70
J Taschner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
S Kline 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.76
T Walker 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S Atchison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

WP - M Cain. Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 80-51; B Bray 2-2; M McBeth 17-13; J
Burton 12-7; M Cain 113-71; D Giese 12-7; J Taschner 5-3; S Kline 9-7; T Walker
5-3; S Atchison 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: H Bailey 6-8; B Bray 1-0; M McBeth
1-1; J Burton 2-1; M Cain 6-8; D Giese 1-0; J Taschner 0-0; S Kline 2-0; T
Walker 0-1; S Atchison 3-0. Batters faced: H Bailey 21; B Bray 1; M McBeth 5; J
Burton 4; M Cain 26; D Giese 4; J Taschner 1; S Kline 4; T Walker 2; S Atchison
3.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: DAVID WEATHERS (2-6, 3.79) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: N SCHIERHOLTZ (.307, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Weathers relieved J Burton.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: N Schierholtz (.307, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - HOMER BAILEY, BILL BRAY (6TH), MARCUS MCBETH (7TH), JARED
BURTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN, DAVID
ROSS (8TH)

SFO - MATT CAIN, DAN GIESE (7TH), JACK TASCHNER (7TH),
STEVE KLINE (8TH), TYLER WALKER (8TH), SCOTT ATCHISON (9TH)
AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

HOME RUNS: CIN - JASON ELLISON (1) OFF DAN GIESE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

SFO - NONE</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 4 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: CIN - HOMER BAILEY, BILL BRAY (6TH), MARCUS MCBETH (7TH), JARED
BURTON (8TH), DAVID WEATHERS (9TH) AND JAVIER VALENTIN, DAVID
ROSS (8TH)

SFO - MATT CAIN, DAN GIESE (7TH), JACK TASCHNER (7TH),
STEVE KLINE (8TH), TYLER WALKER (8TH), SCOTT ATCHISON (9TH)
AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ


WP - HOMER BAILEY (3-2)
LP - MATT CAIN (7-16)
SAVE - DAVID WEATHERS (32)

HOME RUNS: CIN - JASON ELLISON (1) OFF DAN GIESE IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

SFO - NONE


TIME: 2:38 ATT: 35,019

PROBABLES: CIN - MATT BELISLE (8-9, 5.39)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (7-5, 4.00)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .340
J Keppinger ss 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .341
B Phillips 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .292
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292
J Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .356
J Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .272
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Coats rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167
H Bailey p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Ellison ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .095
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cantu ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .367
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 37 4 12 4 3 6 22

a-homered to left for B Bray in the 7th; b-doubled to deep left for M Mcbeth
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (19, S Kline); J Cantu (3, T Walker). HR - J Ellison
(1, 7th inning off D Giese 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (30), J Ellison
(1), J Cantu (7). 2-out RBI - J Cantu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Dunn 1, E Encarnacion 1, N Hopper 2. GIDP - J Valentin, B Phillips. Team
LOB - 9.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
E Velez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250
R Winn lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
a-R Aurilia ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
N Schierholtz rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248
K Frandsen ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .249
G Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073
D Giese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 5 2 2 4 8

a-grounded to first for R Klesko in the 6th; b-grounded to third for J
Taschner in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (38, H Bailey); P Feliz (28, M McBeth); K Frandsen (11, M
McBeth). RBI - N Schierholtz (7), K Frandsen (28). 2-out RBI - N Schierholtz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, B Molina 1, P Feliz 1.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Velez (3, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - E Velez (1, throw). DP: 2 (K Frandsen-E Velez-R Klesko, K
Frandsen-E Velez-R Aurilia).


----------------------------------------------------
CINCINNATI - 000 020 110 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 000 100 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey (W, 3-2) 5 2/3 3 1 1 1 3 0 6.09
B Bray (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
M McBeth (H, 4) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
J Burton (H, 11) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.36
D Weathers (S, 32) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain (L, 7-16) 6 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.68
D Giese 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.70
J Taschner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
S Kline 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.76
T Walker 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S Atchison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

WP - M Cain. Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 80-51; B Bray 2-2; M McBeth 17-13; J
Burton 12-7; D Weathers 9-8; M Cain 113-71; D Giese 12-7; J Taschner 5-3; S
Kline 9-7; T Walker 5-3; S Atchison 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: H Bailey 6-8;
B Bray 1-0; M McBeth 1-1; J Burton 2-1; D Weathers 2-1; M Cain 6-8; D Giese
1-0; J Taschner 0-0; S Kline 2-0; T Walker 0-1; S Atchison 3-0. Batters faced:
H Bailey 21; B Bray 1; M McBeth 5; J Burton 4; D Weathers 3; M Cain 26; D Giese
4; J Taschner 1; S Kline 4; T Walker 2; S Atchison 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--2:38. Att--35,019.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out
to left.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
CINCINNATI 4
SAN FRANCISCO 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis flied out to center. E Velez singled to center.
E Velez stole second. R Winn walked. R Klesko flied out to right.
N Schierholtz singled to left center, E Velez scored, R Winn to second. P Feliz
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Coats walked. H Bailey bunted into fielder's choice to
first, B Coats out at second. N Hopper singled to left center, H Bailey to
second. H Bailey to third, N Hopper to second on wild pitch by M Cain.
J Keppinger singled to center, H Bailey and N Hopper scored. B Phillips grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Keppinger out at second. A Dunn popped
out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 7TH: R Aurilia at first base. D Giese relieved M Cain. J Ellison
hit for B Bray. J Ellison homered to left. N Hopper grounded out to second.
J Keppinger walked. B Phillips struck out swinging. J Taschner relieved
D Giese. A Dunn struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: M McBeth relieved B Bray. N Schierholtz flied out to
center. P Feliz doubled to deep left. K Frandsen doubled to deep left center,
P Feliz scored. G Rodriguez struck out swinging. B Molina hit for J Taschner.
B Molina grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 2.

CINCINNATI 8TH: S Kline relieved J Taschner. E Encarnacion grounded out to
shortstop. J Votto grounded out to second. J Valentin doubled to left.
B Coats singled to center, J Valentin to third. J Cantu hit for M McBeth.
T Walker relieved S Kline. J Cantu doubled to deep left, J Valentin scored,
B Coats to third. N Hopper flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CINCINNATI (4) AT SAN FRANCISCO (2) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- N Hopper CF, J Keppinger SS, B Phillips 2B,
A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Votto 1B, J Valentin C, B Coats RF, H Bailey RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, E Velez 2B, R Winn LF, R Klesko 1B,
N Schierholtz RF, P Feliz 3B, K Frandsen SS, G Rodriguez C, M Cain RHP.

Umpires -- Randy Marsh (HP), Bob Davidson (1B), Angel Campos (2B), Sam Holbrook (3B).

Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 16 mph.


CINCINNATI 1ST: N Hopper singled to right. J Keppinger struck out looking.
B Phillips popped out to first. A Dunn walked, N Hopper to second.
E Encarnacion flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis flied out to center. E Velez singled to center.
E Velez stole second. R Winn walked. R Klesko flied out to right.
N Schierholtz singled to left center, E Velez scored, R Winn to second. P Feliz
grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 2ND: J Votto struck out swinging. J Valentin grounded out to
shortstop. B Coats flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: K Frandsen struck out looking. G Rodriguez lined out to
right. M Cain struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 3RD: H Bailey reached on infield single to second, H Bailey to
second on throwing error by second baseman E Velez. N Hopper singled to center,
H Bailey to third. J Keppinger flied out to right. B Phillips struck out
swinging. A Dunn grounded into fielder's choice to first, N Hopper out at
second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Davis flied out to left. E Velez lined out to third.
R Winn grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 4TH: E Encarnacion flied out to left. J Votto reached on
infield single to second. J Valentin grounded into double play, shortstop to
second to first, J Votto out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Klesko grounded out to shortstop. N Schierholtz
grounded out to second. P Feliz flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Coats walked. H Bailey bunted into fielder's choice to
first, B Coats out at second. N Hopper singled to left center, H Bailey to
second. H Bailey to third, N Hopper to second on wild pitch by M Cain.
J Keppinger singled to center, H Bailey and N Hopper scored. B Phillips grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Keppinger out at second. A Dunn popped
out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: K Frandsen lined out to shortstop. G Rodriguez fouled
out to first. M Cain grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 6TH: E Encarnacion singled to center. J Votto flied out to
left. J Valentin flied out to center. B Coats struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Davis grounded out to shortstop. E Velez struck out
swinging. R Winn doubled to deep left. B Bray relieved H Bailey. R Aurilia
hit for R Klesko. R Aurilia grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

CINCINNATI 7TH: R Aurilia at first base. D Giese relieved M Cain. J Ellison
hit for B Bray. J Ellison homered to left. N Hopper grounded out to second.
J Keppinger walked. B Phillips struck out swinging. J Taschner relieved D
Giese. A Dunn struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: M McBeth relieved B Bray. N Schierholtz flied out to
center. P Feliz doubled to deep left. K Frandsen doubled to deep left center,
P Feliz scored. G Rodriguez struck out swinging. B Molina hit for J Taschner.
B Molina grounded out to third. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 2.

CINCINNATI 8TH: S Kline relieved J Taschner. E Encarnacion grounded out to
shortstop. J Votto grounded out to second. J Valentin doubled to left.
B Coats singled to center, J Valentin to third. J Cantu hit for M McBeth.
T Walker relieved S Kline. J Cantu doubled to deep left, J Valentin scored,
B Coats to third. N Hopper flied out to center. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Burton relieved M McBeth. D Ross catching. R Davis
flied out to left. E Velez walked. R Winn grounded out to third, E Velez to
second. R Aurilia grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

CINCINNATI 9TH: S Atchison relieved T Walker. J Keppinger singled to
center. B Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
J Keppinger out at second. A Dunn grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: D Weathers relieved J Burton. N Schierholtz flied out to
right. P Feliz grounded out to shortstop. K Frandsen grounded out to pitcher.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2.</div>

 

Bailey notches win as Reds triumph over Giants

<h3>CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- In a meaningless September game betweentwo teams playing only for pride, the Cincinnati Reds defeatedthe San Francisco Giants, 4-2, on Thursday night.


Rookie Homer Bailey (3-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing a runand three hits in his first start for the Reds since July 7.

Bailey has split time between the major league club, Class AAALouisville and Class A Sarasota this season. He missed over amonth with a strained right groin while in Louisville beforebeing sent to Sarasota, where he made two prior to joining theReds earlier Thursday.


The last time Bailey won a game also occurred in the Bay Areaduring interleague play, when Cincinnati beat the Athletics,5-2, at Oakland on June 19.


With injuries to Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr., there was nomatchup of two legendary home run sluggers. Bonds is theall-time leader with 762 blasts, while Griffey has 593, good forsixth place.


Bonds has been out since Saturday with a sprained big toe on hisright foot and is expected to miss five to seven more days.Griffey is done for the season after straining his groin onWednesday night against the Chicago Cubs.


The Giants were the victim of a questionable call in the top ofthe fifth inning. Buck Coats led off the frame with a walk andwas erased at second on a forceout after a failed sacrificeattempt by Bailey.


Bailey advanced to second on a single to center by NorrisHopper. While Jeff Keppinger was at the plate, Giants starterMatt Cain threw a pitch in the dirt, allowing both runners tomove up 90 feet.


Catcher Guillermo Rodriguez quickly retrieved the ball and firedit to third base, but umpire Sam Holbrook called Bailey safe.Replays showed the throw was in time and Pedro Feliz had blockedthe bag, making a swipe tag before Bailey's right leg reachedthe base.


The Reds took advantage as Keppinger singled up the middle. Theball deflected off second baseman Eugenio Velez, who was movingto his left, giving Cincinnati a 2-0 lead.


Cain (7-16) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. Therighthander walked two and struck out four in dropping histhird straight decision.


In the seventh, pinch hitter Jason Ellison - a former Giant -homered to left on the first pitch from reliever Dan Giese.

Cincinnati added another run in the eighth.


Steve Kline got two outs but allowed hits to the next twobatters as Javier Valentin doubled to left and Coats singled tocenter, putting runners at the corners. After a pitchingchange, Tyler Walker gave up a broken-bat double to left byJorge Cantu that plated Valentin.


The Giants scored single runs in the first and seventh. In thebottom of the first, Velez singled to center and stole secondbefore scoring on Nate Schierholtz's two-out single toleft-center.


From there, Bailey was sharp, retiring 15 in a row. That streakwas broken when Randy Winn doubled to left with two outs in thesixth.


Reds manager Pete Mackanin pulled Bailey for reliever Bill Bray,who retired pinch hitter Rich Aurilia to end the inning.

Marcus McBeth pitched the seventh for Cincinnati, allowingback-to-back doubles by Feliz and Kevin Frandsen as SanFrancisco drew within 3-2.


The Giants (67-86), who fell 19 games under .500, have losteight of their last 10 games.

 

Bailey notches win as Reds triumph over Giants

<h3>CINCINNATI 4, SAN FRANCISCO 2</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- In a meaningless September game betweentwo teams playing only for pride, the Cincinnati Reds defeatedthe San Francisco Giants, 4-2, on Thursday night.


Rookie Homer Bailey (3-2) pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing a runand three hits in his first start for the Reds since July 7.

The bullpen preserved the win for Bailey, as three relieversbridged the gap to closer David Weathers, who pitched a perfectninth to pick up his 32nd save of the season.


Bailey has split time between the major league club, Class AAALouisville and Class A Sarasota this season. He missed over amonth with a strained right groin while in Louisville beforebeing sent to Sarasota, where he made two prior to joining theReds earlier Thursday.


"I would like to end the year on a good note, and this is a goodway to start it," said Bailey, who pitched in a simulated gamelast Saturday at the club's minor league complex in Sarasota."It's a lot different. You don't have the adrenalin, you don'thave the fans and you don't have the guys around you. It's alot different, but not being in a game for as long as I was,you're just trying to make sure you feel OK."


The last time Bailey won a game also occurred in the Bay Areaduring interleague play, when Cincinnati beat the Athletics,5-2, at Oakland on June 19.


"It's a little chilly, but that said, we got the win. That'sall that matters," Bailey said. "Just to make it back up and tobe with the guys again and start things off right. It's theend of the season, so just to finish it off on a good note, andluckily, I had a lot of help behind me tonight."


With injuries to Barry Bonds and Ken Griffey Jr., there was nomatchup of two legendary home run sluggers. Bonds is theall-time leader with 762 blasts, while Griffey has 593, good forsixth place.


Bonds has been out since Saturday with a sprained big toe on hisright foot and is expected to miss five to seven more days.Griffey is done for the season after straining his groin onWednesday night against the Chicago Cubs.


"I don't know what's going to happen," Giants manager BruceBochy said about Bonds playing in this final homestand. "I knowthe fans want to see Barry and Barry wants to get out there forthe fans.


"He wants to play, you could tell. He was out there in thedugout, he's getting a little bored not playing. I think he'sanxious to get healthy. He wants to get back on the field andplay baseball. We'll wait and see what happens, but it'simportant, regardless, that Barry gets out there and plays."

The Giants were the victim of a questionable call in the top ofthe fifth inning. Buck Coats led off the frame with a walk andwas erased at second on a forceout after a failed sacrificeattempt by Bailey.


Bailey advanced to second on a single to center by NorrisHopper. While Jeff Keppinger was at the plate, Giants starterMatt Cain threw a pitch in the dirt, allowing both runners tomove up 90 feet.


Catcher Guillermo Rodriguez quickly retrieved the ball and firedit to third base, but umpire Sam Holbrook called Bailey safe.Replays showed the throw was in time and Pedro Feliz had blockedthe bag, making a swipe tag before Bailey's right leg reachedthe base.


"He was out... We looked at it and I just thought he was clearlyout," Cain said.


The Reds took advantage as Keppinger singled up the middle. Theball deflected off second baseman Eugenio Velez, who was movingto his left, giving Cincinnati a 2-0 lead.


Cain (7-16) allowed two runs and seven hits in six innings. Therighthander walked two and struck out four in dropping histhird straight decision.


"I got in good situations where I got in 0-2 counts and I wastedpitches and wasted pitches instead of going ahead and gettingguys out," said Cain, who threw 113 pitches - 71 for strikes."I can think of probably four times where I went 0-2 to 3-2, andthat's just wasting four or five pitches. It cost me an inningor two to get deeper into the game."


In the seventh, pinch hitter Jason Ellison - a former Giant -homered to left on the first pitch from reliever Dan Giese.

"It felt pretty good to come in here, and obviously, there is alittle more adrenalin when you're facing your old team, so itwas nice to do something," said Ellison, who was 1-for-20 sincebeing claimed off waivers from the Seattle Mariners on August 8."I get to play, finally, which will be nice. I just thinkit's been lack of opportunity because I've had three starts in amonth and a half since I've been here."


Cincinnati added another run in the eighth.


Steve Kline got two outs but allowed hits to the next twobatters as Javier Valentin doubled to left and Coats singled tocenter, putting runners at the corners. After a pitchingchange, Tyler Walker gave up a broken-bat double to left byJorge Cantu that plated Valentin.


The Giants scored single runs in the first and seventh. In thebottom of the first, Velez singled to center and stole secondbefore scoring on Nate Schierholtz's two-out single toleft-center.


From there, Bailey was sharp, retiring 15 in a row. That streakwas broken when Randy Winn doubled to left with two outs in thesixth.


Reds manager Pete Mackanin pulled Bailey for reliever Bill Bray,who retired pinch hitter Rich Aurilia to end the inning.

"I was very happy with what I saw tonight, and I'm sure (Bailey)came out of it with a positive attitude, and it bodes well forthe rest of the season," Mackanin said. "It's like any otherpitcher - if you have command of your stuff and you have thekind of stuff that Homer Bailey has, you're going to besuccessful."


Marcus McBeth pitched the seventh for Cincinnati, allowingback-to-back doubles by Feliz and Kevin Frandsen as SanFrancisco drew within 3-2.


The Giants (67-86), who fell 19 games under .500, have losteight of their last 10 games.


"You're hoping to finish strong, and we're not doing it," Bochysaid. "Matt pitched well enough to win a game again, and we'vegot to get the bats going here. The kids are getting out there,but we were quiet today with them. It's frustrating.Everybody is at home getting beat like this and we let anotherone get away from us."

 

NL: CINCINNATI at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - FINAL

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Hopper cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .340
J Keppinger ss 4 0 2 2 1 1 3 .341
B Phillips 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .292
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .264
E Encarnacion 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .292
J Votto 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .356
J Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .272
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Coats rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .167
H Bailey p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
B Bray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Ellison ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .095
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Cantu ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .367
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .199

Totals 37 4 12 4 3 6 22

a-homered to left for B Bray in the 7th; b-doubled to deep left for M Mcbeth
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Valentin (19, S Kline); J Cantu (3, T Walker). HR - J Ellison
(1, 7th inning off D Giese 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (30), J Ellison
(1), J Cantu (7). 2-out RBI - J Cantu. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- A Dunn 1, E Encarnacion 1, N Hopper 2. GIDP - J Valentin, B Phillips. Team
LOB - 9.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
E Velez 2b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250
R Winn lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .293
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
a-R Aurilia ph-1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
N Schierholtz rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .303
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .248
K Frandsen ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .249
G Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073
D Giese p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Molina ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 2 5 2 2 4 8

a-grounded to first for R Klesko in the 6th; b-grounded to third for J
Taschner in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (38, H Bailey); P Feliz (28, M McBeth); K Frandsen (11, M
McBeth). RBI - N Schierholtz (7), K Frandsen (28). 2-out RBI - N Schierholtz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, B Molina 1, P Feliz 1.
Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Velez (3, 2nd base off H Bailey/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - E Velez (1, throw). DP: 2 (K Frandsen-E Velez-R Klesko, K
Frandsen-E Velez-R Aurilia).


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CINCINNATI - 000 020 110 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 000 100 -- 2
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
H Bailey (W, 3-2) 5 2/3 3 1 1 1 3 0 6.09
B Bray (H, 3) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00
M McBeth (H, 4) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
J Burton (H, 11) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.36
D Weathers (S, 32) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.74

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain (L, 7-16) 6 7 2 2 2 4 0 3.68
D Giese 2/3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4.70
J Taschner 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.56
S Kline 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.76
T Walker 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S Atchison 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.61

WP - M Cain. Pitches-strikes: H Bailey 80-51; B Bray 2-2; M McBeth 17-13; J
Burton 12-7; D Weathers 9-8; M Cain 113-71; D Giese 12-7; J Taschner 5-3; S
Kline 9-7; T Walker 5-3; S Atchison 8-5. Ground balls-fly balls: H Bailey 6-8;
B Bray 1-0; M McBeth 1-1; J Burton 2-1; D Weathers 2-1; M Cain 6-8; D Giese
1-0; J Taschner 0-0; S Kline 2-0; T Walker 0-1; S Atchison 3-0. Batters faced:
H Bailey 21; B Bray 1; M McBeth 5; J Burton 4; D Weathers 3; M Cain 26; D Giese
4; J Taschner 1; S Kline 4; T Walker 2; S Atchison 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

T--2:38. Att--35,019.
Weather: 63 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out
to left.</div>