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

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 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 9 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 14 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO
SFO - SCOTT ATCHISON

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.275, 1-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.276, 2-FOR-3, BB)
K GREENE (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (9) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .270
S Hairston lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .250
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .275
A Gonzalez 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .276
K Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250
J Bard c 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .280
G Blum 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .245
B Clark cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .247
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136
a-B Myrow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Robles ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 32 4 9 4 4 3 16

a-grounded to pitcher for C Young in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for C
Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Clark (5, B Zito); A Gonzalez (43, B Zito); S Hairston (17, B
Hennessey). S - C Young. RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70), B Giles 2 (46), J Bard (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1, A Gonzalez 1, K Kouzmanoff
1. Team LOB - 10.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
K Frandsen 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265
R Winn rf 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .295
B Molina c 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .278
R Klesko 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .262
R Aurilia 3b 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .255
F Lewis lf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .282
O Vizquel ss 4 1 3 4 0 0 1 .245
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .121
a-N Schierholtz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 9 14 8 4 3 15

a-struck out swinging for B Zito in the 5th; b-flied out to right for B
Hennessey in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Aurilia (19, C Meredith); R Winn (39, J Germano). 3B - O
Vizquel (3, C Young). S - B Zito. RBI - O Vizquel 4 (48), B Zito (3), R Klesko
(44), F Lewis (19), R Aurilia (33). 2-out RBI - O Vizquel, B Zito. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1, B Molina 1, D Roberts 1, K Frandsen
1, N Schierholtz 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (14, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard), K Frandsen (4,
2nd base off C Young/J Bard), F Lewis (5, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

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


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 110 110 00 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 025 000 20 -- 9
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 5 8 7 7 4 3 0 3.13
C Meredith 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 3.52
J Germano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.45

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 5 8 4 4 3 1 0 4.63
B Hennessey 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
S Atchison 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.30

WP - B Zito, C Young. HBP - K Kouzmanoff (by B Hennessey). Pitches-strikes: C
Young 105-60; C Meredith 22-16; J Germano 10-6; B Zito 93-56; B Hennessey
27-16; S Atchison 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 3-9; C Meredith 3-3; J
Germano 1-2; B Zito 7-7; B Hennessey 2-4; S Atchison 1-0. Batters faced: C
Young 27; C Meredith 11; J Germano 4; B Zito 26; B Hennessey 8; S Atchison 4.


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 - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: JACK TASCHNER (3-1, 5.40) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 9

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.276, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Taschner relieved S Atchison.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, K KOUZMANOFF ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4
SAN FRANCISCO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A Gonzalez (.276, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: TYLER WALKER (2-0, 1.59) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, K KOUZMANOFF ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 9

DUE UP FOR SANDIEGO: K GREENE (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Walker relieved J Taschner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, K KOUZMANOFF ON SECOND, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 4
SAN FRANCISCO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K Greene (.250, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 x 9 14 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), JUSTIN GERMANO (8TH) AND JOSH
BARD

SFO - BARRY ZITO, BRAD HENNESSEY (6TH), SCOTT ATCHISON
(8TH), JACK TASCHNER (9TH), TYLER WALKER (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

SFO - NONE</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 x 9 14 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), JUSTIN GERMANO (8TH) AND JOSH
BARD

SFO - BARRY ZITO, BRAD HENNESSEY (6TH), SCOTT ATCHISON
(8TH), JACK TASCHNER (9TH), TYLER WALKER (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA


WP - BARRY ZITO (10-13)
LP - CHRIS YOUNG (9-8)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

SFO - NONE


TIME: 2:45 ATT: 35,650

PROBABLES: SDG - BRETT TOMKO (4-11, 5.36)
SFO - MATT CAIN (7-16, 3.68)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (4) VS SAN FRANCISCO (9) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .270
S Hairston lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .250
K Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .277
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 .277
K Greene ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .249
J Bard c 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .282
G Blum 2b 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .244
B Clark cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .244
C Young p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136
a-B Myrow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-O Robles ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227
J Germano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .156

Totals 38 4 12 4 4 3 24

a-grounded to pitcher for C Young in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for C
Meredith in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Clark (5, B Zito); A Gonzalez (43, B Zito); S Hairston (17, B
Hennessey). S - C Young. RBI - K Kouzmanoff (70), B Giles 2 (46), J Bard (47).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bard 1, A Gonzalez 1, B Clark 2, K
Kouzmanoff 1. Team LOB - 13.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261
K Frandsen 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .265
R Winn rf 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .295
B Molina c 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .278
R Klesko 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .262
R Aurilia 3b 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .255
F Lewis lf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .282
O Vizquel ss 4 1 3 4 0 0 1 .245
B Zito p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .121
a-N Schierholtz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 9 14 8 4 3 15

a-struck out swinging for B Zito in the 5th; b-flied out to right for B
Hennessey in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Aurilia (19, C Meredith); R Winn (39, J Germano). 3B - O
Vizquel (3, C Young). S - B Zito. RBI - O Vizquel 4 (48), B Zito (3), R Klesko
(44), F Lewis (19), R Aurilia (33). 2-out RBI - O Vizquel, B Zito. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1, B Molina 1, D Roberts 1, K Frandsen
1, N Schierholtz 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn (14, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard), K Frandsen (4,
2nd base off C Young/J Bard), F Lewis (5, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

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


----------------------------------------------------
SAN DIEGO - 110 110 000 -- 4
SAN FRANCISCO - 025 000 20x -- 9
----------------------------------------------------

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young (L, 9-8) 5 8 7 7 4 3 0 3.13
C Meredith 2 5 2 2 0 0 0 3.52
J Germano 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.45

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito (W, 10-13) 5 8 4 4 3 1 0 4.63
B Hennessey (H, 15) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.53
S Atchison 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.30
J Taschner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.40
T Walker 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.46

S Atchison pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
J Taschner pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP - B Zito, C Young. HBP - K Kouzmanoff (by B Hennessey). Pitches-strikes: C
Young 105-60; C Meredith 22-16; J Germano 10-6; B Zito 93-56; B Hennessey
27-16; S Atchison 21-14; J Taschner 5-2; T Walker 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls:
C Young 3-9; C Meredith 3-3; J Germano 1-2; B Zito 7-7; B Hennessey 2-4; S
Atchison 1-0; J Taschner 0-0; T Walker 1-2. Batters faced: C Young 27; C
Meredith 11; J Germano 4; B Zito 26; B Hennessey 8; S Atchison 5; J Taschner 1;
T Walker 4.

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

T--2:45. Att--35,650.
Weather: 65 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 4
SAN FRANCISCO 9 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (4) AT SAN FRANCISCO (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles singled to left center, B Giles to second on error
by left fielder F Lewis. B Giles to third on wild pitch by B Zito. S Hairston
popped out to shortstop. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, B Giles scored.
A Gonzalez walked, K Kouzmanoff to second. K Greene lined out to left. J Bard
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Blum popped out to second. B Clark doubled to deep left.
C Young singled to left, B Clark to third. B Giles grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, B Clark scored, C Young out at second. S Hairston flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Klesko fouled out to catcher. R Aurilia struck out
swinging. F Lewis walked. O Vizquel tripled to deep right center, F Lewis
scored. B Zito singled to left, O Vizquel scored. D Roberts flied out to
left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: K Frandsen walked. K Frandsen stole second. R Winn
singled to center, K Frandsen to third. B Molina popped out to second.
R Klesko singled to left, K Frandsen scored, R Winn to third. R Aurilia walked,
R Klesko to second. F Lewis singled to right, R Winn scored, R Klesko to
third, R Aurilia to second. R Klesko scored, R Aurilia to third, F Lewis to
second on wild pitch by C Young. O Vizquel singled to right center, R Aurilia
and F Lewis scored. B Zito sacrificed to pitcher, O Vizquel to second.
D Roberts struck out looking. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: G Blum walked. B Clark singled to center, G Blum to second.
C Young sacrificed to third, G Blum to third, B Clark to second. B Giles
grounded out to second, G Blum scored, B Clark to third. S Hairston walked.
K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: A Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to deep left. K Greene
flied out to center, A Gonzalez to third. J Bard singled to right, A Gonzalez
scored. G Blum struck out swinging. B Clark grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Bard out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Klesko singled to left. R Aurilia doubled to right
center, R Klesko scored. F Lewis grounded out to second, R Aurilia to third.
O Vizquel reached on bunt single to third, R Aurilia scored. R Durham hit for
B Hennessey. R Durham flied out to right. D Roberts singled to center,
O Vizquel to second. K Frandsen grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 9.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN DIEGO (4) AT SAN FRANCISCO (9) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, S Hairston LF, K Kouzmanoff 3B,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, J Bard C, G Blum 2B, B Clark CF, C Young RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, K Frandsen 2B, R Winn RF,
B Molina C, R Klesko 1B, R Aurilia 3B, F Lewis LF, O Vizquel SS, B Zito LHP.

Umpires -- Tim Mcclelland (HP), Fieldin Culbreth (1B), Marty Foster (2B),
Paul Schrieber (3B).

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 18 mph.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles singled to left center, B Giles to second on error
by left fielder F Lewis. B Giles to third on wild pitch by B Zito. S Hairston
popped out to shortstop. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, B Giles scored.
A Gonzalez walked, K Kouzmanoff to second. K Greene lined out to left. J Bard
grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts lined out to first. K Frandsen grounded out
to shortstop. R Winn singled to center. R Winn stole second. B Molina flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Blum popped out to second. B Clark doubled to deep left.
C Young singled to left, B Clark to third. B Giles grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, B Clark scored, C Young out at second. S Hairston flied
out to left. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Klesko fouled out to catcher. R Aurilia struck out
swinging. F Lewis walked. O Vizquel tripled to deep right center, F Lewis
scored. B Zito singled to left, O Vizquel scored. D Roberts flied out to
left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: K Kouzmanoff flied out to left. A Gonzalez singled to
center. K Greene flied out to center. J Bard grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, A Gonzalez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: K Frandsen walked. K Frandsen stole second. R Winn
singled to center, K Frandsen to third. B Molina popped out to second.
R Klesko singled to left, K Frandsen scored, R Winn to third. R Aurilia walked,
R Klesko to second. F Lewis singled to right, R Winn scored, R Klesko to
third, R Aurilia to second. R Klesko scored, R Aurilia to third, F Lewis to
second on wild pitch by C Young. O Vizquel singled to right center, R Aurilia
and F Lewis scored. B Zito sacrificed to pitcher, O Vizquel to second.
D Roberts struck out looking. (5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: G Blum walked. B Clark singled to center, G Blum to second.
C Young sacrificed to third, G Blum to third, B Clark to second. B Giles
grounded out to second, G Blum scored, B Clark to third. S Hairston walked.
K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: K Frandsen flied out to center. R Winn lined out to
shortstop. B Molina walked. R Klesko popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 3, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: A Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to deep left. K Greene
flied out to center, A Gonzalez to third. J Bard singled to right, A Gonzalez
scored. G Blum struck out swinging. B Clark grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, J Bard out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. F Lewis singled to
center. F Lewis stole second. O Vizquel flied out to left. N Schierholtz hit
for B Zito. N Schierholtz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: B Hennessey relieved B Zito. B Myrow hit for C Young.
B Myrow grounded out to pitcher. B Giles grounded out to shortstop. S Hairston
doubled to deep left center. K Kouzmanoff hit by pitch. A Gonzalez flied out
to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: C Meredith relieved C Young. D Roberts flied out to
right. K Frandsen lined out to right. R Winn singled to center. B Molina
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene lined out to third. J Bard flied out to right.
G Blum lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: R Klesko singled to left. R Aurilia doubled to right
center, R Klesko scored. F Lewis grounded out to second, R Aurilia to third.
O Vizquel reached on bunt single to third, R Aurilia scored. R Durham hit for
B Hennessey. R Durham flied out to right. D Roberts singled to center,
O Vizquel to second. K Frandsen grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 9.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: S Atchison relieved B Hennessey. B Clark grounded out to
third. O Robles hit for C Meredith. O Robles struck out swinging. B Giles
walked. S Hairston struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 9.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Germano relieved C Meredith. R Winn doubled to deep
right. B Molina grounded out to third. R Klesko lined out to second.
R Aurilia flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 9.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: K Kouzmanoff singled to right. J Taschner relieved
S Atchison. A Gonzalez singled to right, K Kouzmanoff to second. T Walker
relieved J Taschner. K Greene flied out to center. J Bard singled to right,
K Kouzmanoff to third, A Gonzalez to second. G Blum popped out to third.
B Clark grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Bard out at second.
(0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 9.</div>

 

Giants drop Padres into a tie for wild card lead

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 9, SAN DIEGO 4</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres are suddenlyfighting for their playoff lives.


Chris Young yielded five runs in the third inning as the Padrescontinued to slump in a 9-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants onMonday night.


The loss was the fourth straight after seven consecutive winsfor San Diego (85-71), which is now tied with Philadelphia(85-71) for the lead in the National League wild card. ThePadres, who led the wild card by 2 1/2 games last Wednesday,also trail the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks (88-68) by threegames in the NL West with six games remaining.


Young (9-8), who was selected to this year's All-Star game, hadanother tough second-half outing. The righthander surrenderedeight hits and seven runs in five innings and is just 1-5 with a4.97 ERA since the All-Star break.


Omar Vizquel did most of the damage for the Giants with threehits and four RBI.


Barry Zito (10-14) picked up the win despite another mediocreouting. The lefthander, who signed a seven-year, $126 millioncontract in the offseason, pitched five innings, allowing eighthits and four runs to snap a personal two-game losing streak.

Zito will finish with the first losing season of his career, but<div class="pre">he did reach double-digits in wins for the seventh straight</div>year.


The Padres scored singled runs in the first two innings on anRBI single by Kevin Kouzmanoff and a groundout by Brian Gilesfor a 2-0 lead.


The Giants answered back with two runs in the bottom half of thesecond on an RBI triple by Vizquel and a single by Zito.

San Francisco broke it open in the third with a two-run singleby Vizquel capping the frame.

 

Giants drop Padres into a tie for wild card lead

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 9, SAN DIEGO 4</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres are suddenlyfighting for their playoff lives.


Chris Young yielded five runs in the third inning as the Padrescontinued to slump in a 9-4 loss to the San Francisco Giants onMonday night.


The loss was the fourth straight after seven consecutive winsfor San Diego (85-71), which is now tied with Philadelphia(85-71) for the lead in the National League wild card. ThePadres, who led the wild card by 2 1/2 games last Wednesday,also trail the first-place Arizona Diamondbacks (88-68) by threegames in the NL West with six games remaining.


"We're not out of the division, Arizona still has to win andwe've got to win some games," Padres manager Bud Black said."We still determine our own fate. For us, the Phillies, theRockies, and the Diamondbacks, it's a six-game season. It'sgreat, it's exciting. I know our guys are excited about it.They know that they're in contention. There's a lot of teamsthat would trade places with us right now."


Young (9-8), who was selected to this year's All-Star game, hadanother tough second-half outing. The righthander surrenderedeight hits and seven runs in five innings and is just 1-5 with a4.97 ERA since the All-Star break.


"Sometimes you don't get the breaks," Young said. "I thoughtthere were some good pitches in there, a ground ball that foundthe hole. One thing that leads to the next and they got five(runs) and that was it. It sounds redundant but I thought Ithrew the ball decent. Its frustrating because its a big game,its a night we needed to win and it didn't go our way."

Omar Vizquel did most of the damage for the Giants with threehits and four RBI.


Barry Zito (10-14) picked up the win despite another mediocreouting. The lefthander, who signed a seven-year, $126 millioncontract in the offseason, pitched five innings, allowing eighthits and four runs to snap a personal two-game losing streak.

"The boys picked me up big-time tonight," Zito said. "I'd getbaserunners on before there were even outs, but I made some goodpitches and got out of some jams. Keeping the big inning awayfrom them was less scoring runs than momentum-wise. Let themkeep scratching but it never changed the momentum."

Zito will finish with the first losing season of his career, but<div class="pre">he did reach double-digits in wins for the seventh straight</div>year.


"He struggled with his command and I could tell he wasn't on topof his game," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "But he kepthis composure and not letting the game get away from us. Theplan right now is for Barry to get one more (start). Theconsistency he has shown over the years, I'm sure he wants thatone more."


The Padres scored singled runs in the first two innings on anRBI single by Kevin Kouzmanoff and a groundout by Brian Gilesfor a 2-0 lead.


The Giants answered back with two runs in the bottom half of thesecond on an RBI triple by Vizquel and a single by Zito.

San Francisco broke it open in the third with a two-run singleby Vizquel capping the frame.


Barry Bonds, who is day-to-day with a sprained big toe heinjured on September 15 at San Diego, sat out for the ninthstraight game. The Giants, who have decided not to re-signBonds to another contract, have plans to honor hisaccomplishments in the final home game on Wednesday night.

"He's doing better so I'll talk to him again tomorrow," Bochysaid. "We'll see when we can get him out there. He swung thebat well today so he's real close. I want to give him one moreday and we'll see where he's at. He may be able to pinch hittomorrow."