GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (85-70) at SAN FRANCISCO (69-87)

NL: SAN DIEGO (85-70) at SAN FRANCISCO (69-87)

<h3>Padres hope to rebound against Giants</h3>

San Diego (85-70) at San Francisco (69-87) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres spent the weekendgetting swept by the Colorado Rockies. They will try to get upoff the mat when they travel to San Francisco for the opener ofa three game series against the Giants on Monday.


The Padres remain in the National league wild card lead, holdingjust a one-half game edge over the Philadelphia Phillies(85-71) and a 1 1/2 game advantage over the Rockies (84-72).But San Diego has lost three straight while Colorado seeminglycannot lose, running its winning streak to eight games with a7-3 victory on Sunday.


The Phillies are also playing well, winning three of four overthe Washington Nationals over the weekend to keep the pressureon the Padres and stay in front of the red-hot Rockies.

The Padres will limp into San Francisco after center fielderMike Cameron was forced out of Sunday's contest with a handinjury. Left fielder Milton Bradley will stay behind in SanDiego to have an MRI on his knee after manager Bud Blackwrestled him to the ground to stop a confrontation between thetemperamental outfielder and an umpire.


San Diego will send Chris Young (9-7, 2.83 ERA) to the moundlooking for his first win since July 17. The 6-10 righthanderis 0-4 with a 5.61 ERA since returning from an injury on August9.


He settled for a no decision on September 14 against the Giants,surrendering three runs and six hits in seven innings.

San Francisco will counter with Barry Zito (9-13, 4.56). Theveteran lefthander had a six-start stretch of strong outingsended last Wednesday against Arizona when he lasted just fourinnings, surrendering five runs and nine hits, to suffer a loss.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Brian Giles RF .270 11 44 Dave Roberts CF .262 2 22
Scott Hairston LF .250 8 29 Kevin Frandsen 2B .270 4 28
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .275 17 69 Randy Winn RF .290 12 59
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .274 27 91 Bengie Molina C .280 19 81
Khalil Greene SS .251 24 88 Ryan Klesko 1B .260 6 43
Josh Bard C .280 5 46 Rich Aurilia 3B .255 5 32
Geoff Blum 2B .247 5 29 Fred Lewis LF .274 3 18
Brady Clark CF .234 0 7 Omar Vizquel SS .240 3 44
Chris Young RHP .116 0 2 Barry Zito LHP .105 0 2
(9-7, 2.83) (9-13, 4.56)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-7, 2.83)
SFO - BARRY ZITO (9-13, 4.56)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM MCCLELLAND
1B - FIELDIN CULBRETH
2B - MARTY FOSTER
3B - PAUL SCHRIEBER

WEATHER: 65 Degrees, clear
WIND: 18 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG AND JOSH BARD
SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.270, 11 HR, 44 RBI)
S HAIRSTON (.250, 8 HR, 29 RBI)
K KOUZMANOF (.275, 17 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEVIN KOUZMANOFF SCORED BRIAN GILES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.274, 27 HR, 91 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.262, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.270, 4 HR, 28 RBI)
R WINN (.290, 12 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B Clark cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 5

BATTING: RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Bard 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - F Lewis (1, bobble).


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SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.83

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.58

WP - B Zito. Pitches-strikes: B Zito 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito
1-2. Batters faced: B Zito 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
SFO - BARRY ZITO</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G BLUM (.247, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
B CLARK (.234, 0 HR, 7 RBI)
C YOUNG (.116, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .249
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B Clark cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .116

Totals 5 1 2 1 1 0 5

BATTING: RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J
Bard 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (14, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: E - F Lewis (1, bobble).


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SAN DIEGO - 1 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.82

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.58

WP - B Zito. Pitches-strikes: C Young 14-10; B Zito 19-11. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Young 1-2; B Zito 1-2. Batters faced: C Young 4; B Zito 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY BRIAN GILES SCORED BRADY CLARK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B GILES ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S HAIRSTON (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.260, 6 HR, 43 RBI)
R AURILIA (.255, 5 HR, 32 RBI)
F LEWIS (.274, 3 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .271
S Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B Clark cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 0 7

BATTING: 2B - B Clark (5, B Zito). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70), B Giles (45).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (14, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: E - F Lewis (1, bobble).


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SAN DIEGO - 11 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.82

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 4.60

WP - B Zito. Pitches-strikes: C Young 14-10; B Zito 42-25. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Young 1-2; B Zito 2-4. Batters faced: C Young 4; B Zito 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY OMAR VIZQUEL SCORED FRED LEWIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, O VIZQUEL ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B ZITO (.105, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BARRY ZITO SCORED OMAR VIZQUEL.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B ZITO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.276, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.274, 0-FOR-0, BB)
K GREENE (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .271
S Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
J Bard c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B Clark cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 10 2 4 2 1 0 7

BATTING: 2B - B Clark (5, B Zito). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70), B Giles (45).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
F Lewis lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
O Vizquel ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .121

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 3B - O Vizquel (3, C Young). RBI - O Vizquel (45), B Zito (3). 2-out
RBI - O Vizquel, B Zito. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (14, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: E - F Lewis (1, bobble).


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SAN DIEGO - 11 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 02 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 2.91

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 4.60

WP - B Zito. Pitches-strikes: C Young 34-20; B Zito 42-25. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Young 1-4; B Zito 2-4. Batters faced: C Young 10; B Zito 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K FRANDSEN (.269, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.291, 1-FOR-1)
B MOLINA (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (2) VS SAN FRANCISCO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .271
S Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
K Kouzmanoff 3b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .276
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .275
K Greene ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
J Bard c 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
B Clark cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136

Totals 14 2 5 2 1 0 9

BATTING: 2B - B Clark (5, B Zito). RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70), B Giles (45).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1. Team LOB - 4.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
K Frandsen 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
F Lewis lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
O Vizquel ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .242
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .121

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 1 2

BATTING: 3B - O Vizquel (3, C Young). RBI - O Vizquel (45), B Zito (3). 2-out
RBI - O Vizquel, B Zito. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina 1.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (14, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: E - F Lewis (1, bobble).


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SAN DIEGO - 110 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 02 -- 2
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 2.91

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 5 2 2 1 0 0 4.58

WP - B Zito. Pitches-strikes: C Young 34-20; B Zito 52-32. Ground balls-fly
balls: C Young 1-4; B Zito 3-6. Batters faced: C Young 10; B Zito 15.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Fieldin Culbreth. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Paul
Schrieber.

Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN KLESKO SCORED KEVIN FRANDSEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R KLESKO ON FIRST, R WINN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 2
SAN FRANCISCO 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>