GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (41-54) at MILWAUKEE (54-43)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Gwynn Jr hit for M Parra.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, G JENKINS ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
MILWAUKEE 7 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR MILWAUKEE: T Gwynn Jr (.278, 0 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - KEVIN CORREIA
MIL - MANNY PARRA (OUT)

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.249, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
F LEWIS (.274, 0-FOR-2, BB)
K CORREIA (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (5) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .245
R Winn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
R Klesko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279
b-R Durham ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Aurilia 2b-1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .239
B Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .249
F Lewis lf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 31 5 8 5 1 6 9

a-struck out looking for S Kline in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for R
Klesko in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Klesko (15, C Vargas). HR - P Feliz (15, 7th inning off C
Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out). S - B Zito. RBI - O Vizquel 2 (25), D Roberts (14), P
Feliz (44), R Aurilia (23). 2-out RBI - O Vizquel 2, D Roberts. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1, P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (19, 2nd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 .222
J Hardy ss 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .267
R Braun 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .338
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281
K Mench rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
C Hart cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286
J Estrada c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281
T Graffanino lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .249
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
C Vargas p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .148
a-C Counsell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Parra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Gwynn Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275

Totals 35 7 11 7 3 5 19

a-singled to right for C Vargas in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for M Parra
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Weeks (16, B Zito); P Fielder (26, B Zito). HR - R Braun (15,
1st inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out), C Hart (14, 1st inning off B Zito 1 on, 2
Out). RBI - R Braun 3 (42), C Hart 2 (40), J Hardy 2 (58). 2-out RBI - C Hart
2, J Hardy 2, R Braun. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1, R
Braun 2. Team LOB - 8.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 001 020 11 -- 5
MILWAUKEE - 400 003 00 -- 7
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 5 1/3 8 7 7 2 4 2 5.00
V Chulk 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.46
S Kline 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26
K Correia 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.36

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas 6 5 3 3 1 4 0 4.47
C Villanueva 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.76
M Parra 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.86

HBP - C Hart (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 101-60; V Chulk 12-9; S
Kline 1-1; K Correia 34-23; C Vargas 87-58; C Villanueva 18-11; M Parra 13-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 3-9; V Chulk 0-1; S Kline 1-0; K Correia 4-1; C
Vargas 2-12; C Villanueva 1-1; M Parra 2-0. Batters faced: B Zito 27; V Chulk
3; S Kline 1; K Correia 8; C Vargas 24; C Villanueva 4; M Parra 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - PITCHING CHANGE
MIL: FRANCISCO CORDERO (0-2, 2.56) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5, MILWAUKEE 7

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: P FELIZ (.249, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Cordero relieved M Parra.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P Feliz (.249, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">NL AT MILWAUKEE - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Frandsen hit for K Correia.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5
MILWAUKEE 7 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K Frandsen (.252, 1 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

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

BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (6TH), STEVE KLINE (6TH), KEVIN
CORREIA (7TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), MANNY
PARRA (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA

HOME RUNS: SFO - PEDRO FELIZ (15) OFF CARLOS VILLANUEVA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

MIL - RYAN BRAUN (15) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
COREY HART (14) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 1ST, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

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

BATTERIES: SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (6TH), STEVE KLINE (6TH), KEVIN
CORREIA (7TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

MIL - CLAUDIO VARGAS, CARLOS VILLANUEVA (7TH), MANNY
PARRA (8TH), FRANCISCO CORDERO (9TH) AND JOHNNY ESTRADA


WP - CLAUDIO VARGAS (8-2)
LP - BARRY ZITO (7-10)
SAVE - FRANCISCO CORDERO (31)

HOME RUNS: SFO - PEDRO FELIZ (15) OFF CARLOS VILLANUEVA IN THE 7TH, 0 ON

MIL - RYAN BRAUN (15) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
COREY HART (14) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 1ST, 1 ON


TIME: 2:43 ATT: 42,554

PROBABLES: MIL - CHRIS CAPUANO (5-6, 4.96)
CIN - AARON HARANG (10-2, 3.63)

PROBABLES: ATL - JOHN SMOLTZ (9-5, 2.88)
SFO - MATT CAIN (3-11, 3.87)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (5) VS MILWAUKEE (7) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .249
O Vizquel ss 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .245
R Winn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .294
R Klesko 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .279
b-R Durham ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244
R Aurilia 2b-1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .239
B Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248
F Lewis lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .272
B Zito p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-K Frandsen ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250

Totals 34 5 8 5 1 7 9

a-struck out looking for S Kline in the 7th; b-struck out swinging for R
Klesko in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for K Correia in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Klesko (15, C Vargas). HR - P Feliz (15, 7th inning off C
Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out). S - B Zito. RBI - O Vizquel 2 (25), D Roberts (14), P
Feliz (44), R Aurilia (23). 2-out RBI - O Vizquel 2, D Roberts. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Winn 1, P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (19, 2nd base off C Vargas/J Estrada).


MILWAUKEE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Weeks 2b 4 0 2 0 1 1 4 .222
J Hardy ss 5 1 1 2 0 0 5 .267
R Braun 3b 5 1 2 3 0 1 4 .338
P Fielder 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .281
K Mench rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
C Hart cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286
J Estrada c 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .281
T Graffanino lf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .249
G Jenkins lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260
C Vargas p 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .148
a-C Counsell ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246
C Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
M Parra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Gwynn Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275
F Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 7 11 7 3 5 19

a-singled to right for C Vargas in the 6th; b-struck out swinging for M Parra
in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Weeks (16, B Zito); P Fielder (26, B Zito). HR - R Braun (15,
1st inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out), C Hart (14, 1st inning off B Zito 1 on, 2
Out). RBI - R Braun 3 (42), C Hart 2 (40), J Hardy 2 (58). 2-out RBI - C Hart
2, J Hardy 2, R Braun. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - P Fielder 1, R
Braun 2. Team LOB - 8.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 001 020 110 -- 5
MILWAUKEE - 400 003 00x -- 7
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito (L, 7-10) 5 1/3 8 7 7 2 4 2 5.00
V Chulk 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.46
S Kline 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26
K Correia 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.36

MILWAUKEE ip h r er bb so hr era
C Vargas (W, 8-2) 6 5 3 3 1 4 0 4.47
C Villanueva 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.76
M Parra (H, 1) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.86
F Cordero (S, 31) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.50

HBP - C Hart (by B Zito). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 101-60; V Chulk 12-9; S
Kline 1-1; K Correia 34-23; C Vargas 87-58; C Villanueva 18-11; M Parra 13-12;
F Cordero 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 3-9; V Chulk 0-1; S Kline 1-0;
K Correia 4-1; C Vargas 2-12; C Villanueva 1-1; M Parra 2-0; F Cordero 1-1.
Batters faced: B Zito 27; V Chulk 3; S Kline 1; K Correia 8; C Vargas 24; C
Villanueva 4; M Parra 5; F Cordero 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Gary Darling. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Bruce Dreckman. 3B--Jerry
Meals.

T--2:43. Att--42,554.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 5
MILWAUKEE 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (5) AT MILWAUKEE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks doubled to right. J Hardy grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Weeks out at third. R Braun homered to left, J Hardy
scored. P Fielder doubled to deep center. K Mench popped out to shortstop.
C Hart homered to left, P Fielder scored. J Estrada struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: F Lewis fouled out to catcher. B Zito struck out
looking. D Roberts reached on bunt single to second. O Vizquel singled to
center, D Roberts scored, O Vizquel to second advancing on throw. R Winn
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz flied out to center. F Lewis walked. B Zito
sacrificed to third, F Lewis to second. D Roberts singled to center, F Lewis
scored. D Roberts stole second. O Vizquel singled to shallow left, D Roberts
scored. R Winn flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: C Hart flied out to right. J Estrada singled to left.
T Graffanino walked, J Estrada to second. C Counsell hit for C Vargas.
C Counsell singled to right, J Estrada to third, T Graffanino to second.
V Chulk relieved B Zito. R Weeks popped out to shortstop. J Hardy singled
to center, J Estrada and T Graffanino scored, C Counsell to third. R Braun
singled to center, C Counsell scored, J Hardy to second. S Kline relieved
V Chulk. P Fielder grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, MILWAUKEE 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: C Villanueva relieved C Vargas. P Feliz homered to left
center. F Lewis flied out to right. M Sweeney hit for S Kline. M Sweeney
struck out looking. D Roberts grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, MILWAUKEE 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: G Jenkins in left field. M Parra relieved C Villanueva.
O Vizquel singled to center. R Winn singled to right, O Vizquel to third.
R Durham hit for R Klesko. R Durham struck out swinging. R Aurilia grounded into
fielder's choice to second, O Vizquel scored, R Winn out at second. B Molina
grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, MILWAUKEE 7.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at MILWAUKEE

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (5) AT MILWAUKEE (7) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Milwaukee Starting Lineups -- R Weeks 2B, J Hardy SS, R Braun 3B, P Fielder 1B,
K Mench RF, C Hart CF, J Estrada C, T Graffanino LF, C Vargas RHP.

Umpires -- Gary Darling (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Bruce Dreckman (2B),
Jerry Meals (3B).

Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 6 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts flied out to right. O Vizquel flied out to
center. R Winn fouled out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
MILWAUKEE 0.

MILWAUKEE 1ST: R Weeks doubled to right. J Hardy grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop, R Weeks out at third. R Braun homered to left, J Hardy
scored. P Fielder doubled to deep center. K Mench popped out to shortstop.
C Hart homered to left, P Fielder scored. J Estrada struck out swinging.
(4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Klesko doubled to deep left. R Aurilia flied out to
right. B Molina struck out swinging. P Feliz flied out to left. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 2ND: T Graffanino flied out to center. C Vargas singled to
center. R Weeks walked, C Vargas to second. J Hardy flied out to left.
R Braun struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: F Lewis fouled out to catcher. B Zito struck out
looking. D Roberts reached on bunt single to second. O Vizquel singled to
center, D Roberts scored, O Vizquel to second advancing on throw. R Winn
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 3RD: P Fielder fouled out to first. K Mench grounded out to
shortstop. C Hart hit by pitch. J Estrada flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Klesko struck out swinging. R Aurilia popped out to
second. B Molina flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 4TH: T Graffanino singled to left. C Vargas struck out bunting
foul. R Weeks struck out swinging. J Hardy popped out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 1, MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz flied out to center. F Lewis walked. B Zito
sacrificed to third, F Lewis to second. D Roberts singled to center, F Lewis
scored. D Roberts stole second. O Vizquel singled to shallow left, D Roberts
scored. R Winn flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 5TH: R Braun flied out to center. P Fielder lined out to right.
K Mench grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
MILWAUKEE 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Klesko flied out to center. R Aurilia struck out
looking. B Molina fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, MILWAUKEE 4.

MILWAUKEE 6TH: C Hart flied out to right. J Estrada singled to left.
T Graffanino walked, J Estrada to second. C Counsell hit for C Vargas.
C Counsell singled to right, J Estrada to third, T Graffanino to second.
V Chulk relieved B Zito. R Weeks popped out to shortstop. J Hardy singled
to center, J Estrada and T Graffanino scored, C Counsell to third. R Braun
singled to center, C Counsell scored, J Hardy to second. S Kline relieved
V Chulk. P Fielder grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 3, MILWAUKEE 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: C Villanueva relieved C Vargas. P Feliz homered to left
center. F Lewis flied out to right. M Sweeney hit for S Kline. M Sweeney
struck out looking. D Roberts grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, MILWAUKEE 7.

MILWAUKEE 7TH: K Correia relieved S Kline. K Mench flied out to left.
C Hart bunt grounded out to third. J Estrada grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, MILWAUKEE 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: G Jenkins in left field. M Parra relieved C Villanueva.
O Vizquel singled to center. R Winn singled to right, O Vizquel to third.
R Durham hit for R Klesko. R Durham struck out swinging. R Aurilia grounded into
fielder's choice to second, O Vizquel scored, R Winn out at second. B Molina
grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, MILWAUKEE 7.

MILWAUKEE 8TH: R Durham at second base. R Aurilia at first base. G Jenkins
walked. T Gwynn Jr hit for M Parra. T Gwynn Jr struck out swinging. R Weeks
singled to left, G Jenkins to second. J Hardy grounded into fielder's choice
to third, R Weeks out at second, G Jenkins to third. R Braun grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, J Hardy out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, MILWAUKEE 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: F Cordero relieved M Parra. P Feliz flied out to center.
F Lewis grounded out to shortstop. K Frandsen hit for K Correia. K Frandsen
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, MILWAUKEE 7.</div>

 

Braun leads Giants over Brewers; Bonds sits out

<h3>MILWAUKEE 7, SAN FRANCISCO 5</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds sat out for the San FranciscoGiants. The Milwaukee Brewers are glad Ryan Braun did not.

Braun had two hits and three RBI and Corey Hart knocked in tworuns as the Brewers scored four times in the first inning enroute to a 7-5 victory over the Giants in the finale of athree-game set on Sunday.


J.J. Hardy also drove in two runs for Milwaukee, which picked upits sixth win in its last nine contests, avoiding a three-gamesweep against lowly San Francisco (41-55).


Milwaukee was able to secure the victory against a club playingwithout Bonds, who was out of the starting lineup again aftermissing three contests against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Fieldearlier this week.


He went 0-for-6 in the first two games of this series andremains two homers shy of Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755.

Braun's 15th homer of the season came in the first-inninguprising. He became the fastest player in team history toreach the 15-homer plateau, doing it in just 50 games to makehimself one of the frontrunners for the National League Rookieof the Year.


After the Brewers mustered four total runs in the first twogames of the series, manager Ned Yost shuffled his lineup.Rickie Weeks was inserted back into the leadoff spot and Hartmoved to the sixth position.


The move appeared to pay dividends for both players early asWeeks led off the game with a double, and Hart blasted a homerto left field off Giants starter Barry Zito (7-10). Brewersstarter Claudio Vargas (8-2) chalked up his sixth home victoryof the season at home. The righthander is 8-0 with a 3.69 ERAin 13 career appearances at Miller Park.


On Sunday, he allowed three runs and five hits in six innings,while striking out four and walking one. Three relievers tossedthe final three frames, including Francisco Cordero, whorecorded his 31st save of the season with a scoreless ninth.

After giving up four runs and a pair of homers in the first,Zito seemed to settle down until loading the bases in the sixth.

Vinnie Chulk came in to try and get out of the one-out,bases-loaded jam. After getting Weeks to pop out shortstop,Hardy and Braun had back-to-back singles to clear the bases andextend the lead to 7-3.


Zito yielded seven runs and eight hits, while striking out fourand walking two in 5 1/3 frames.


Pedro Feliz extended his career-high hitting streak to 10 gamesand Dave Roberts had two hits and an RBI for the Giants.

 

Braun leads Giants over Brewers; Bonds sits out

<h3>MILWAUKEE 7, SAN FRANCISCO 5</h3>MILWAUKEE (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds sat out for the San FranciscoGiants. The Milwaukee Brewers are glad Ryan Braun did not.

Braun had two hits and three RBI and Corey Hart knocked in tworuns as the Brewers scored four times in the first inning enroute to a 7-5 victory over the Giants in the finale of athree-game set on Sunday.


J.J. Hardy also drove in two runs for Milwaukee, which picked upits sixth win in its last nine contests, avoiding a three-gamesweep against lowly San Francisco (41-55).


Milwaukee was able to secure the victory against a club playingwithout Bonds, who was out of the starting lineup again aftermissing three contests against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Fieldearlier this week.


He went 0-for-6 in the first two games of this series andremains two homers shy of Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755.Bonds declined to speak to the media after Sunday's game.

Braun's 15th homer of the season came in the first-inninguprising. He became the fastest player in team history to reachthe 15-homer plateau, doing it in just 50 games to make himselfone of the frontrunners for the National League Rookie of theYear.


"I don't feel like I'm the 'guy' at all, we're allcontributing," Braun said. "We haven't played as well as wewould've liked to the last couple days, so it was nice to tack acouple on early and go on to get the win."


After the Brewers mustered four total runs in the first twogames of the series, manager Ned Yost shuffled his lineup.Rickie Weeks was inserted back into the leadoff spot and Hartmoved to the sixth position.


"There's no foresight in any of this stuff, you try this stuff,it works or it doesn't work," Yost said. "It's just baseball,there's no scientific things to it, you try to put the playersin a position where they can succeed."


The move appeared to pay dividends for both players early asWeeks led off the game with a double, and Hart blasted a homerto left field off Giants starter Barry Zito (7-10).

Brewers starter Claudio Vargas (8-2) chalked up his sixth homevictory of the season. The righthander is 8-0 with a 3.69 ERAin 13 career appearances at Miller Park.


"We got a little breathing room, Brauny got us the two-run leadand then Corey comes up and gives us a four-run lead, andClaudio's been pretty good in this park with a lead," Yost said.

On Sunday, he allowed three runs and five hits in six innings,while striking out four and walking one. Three relievers tossedthe final three frames, including Francisco Cordero, whorecorded his 31st save of the season with a scoreless ninth.

"I don't know, I'm lucky here and I've pitched good here,"Vargas said of his success at Miller Park. "I was able tolocate my pitches and throw well, just have to keep trying toplay like we did today."


After giving up four runs and a pair of homers in the first,Zito seemed to settle down until loading the bases in the sixth.

"I was trying to hold them down but a couple of base hits wasthe difference in the sixth," Zito said.


Vinnie Chulk came in to try and get out of the one-out,bases-loaded jam. After getting Weeks to pop out shortstop,Hardy and Braun had back-to-back singles to clear the bases andextend the lead to 7-3.


Zito yielded seven runs and eight hits, while striking out fourand walking two in 5 1/3 frames.


Pedro Feliz extended his career-high hitting streak to 10 gamesand Dave Roberts had two hits and an RBI for the Giants.