GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (54-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-57)

NL: ATLANTA (54-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-57)

<h3>Bonds continues pursuit of Aaron</h3>

<div class="pre">Atlanta (54-47) at San Francisco (41-57) 10:15 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - Barry Bonds continues his pursuit ofbaseball's home run record Wednesday as the San Francisco Giantsmeet the Atlanta Braves.


Bonds remains at 753 homers, two shy of tying Hank Aaron'sall-time mark.


Bonds, who turned 43 years old Tuesday, went 1-for-5 asthe Giants endured 7-5 loss. Atlanta has won the first twogames of the four-game series.


On Wednesday, Bonds will take his swings against Chuck James.Bonds has two walks in his career against the lefthander.

Edgar Renteria stroked the go-ahead two-run double in the 13thinning on Tuesday.


Noah Lowry (10-7, 3.55 ERA) takes the hill for San Francisco. Inhis last outing, Lowry battled through six strong innings tobeat Milwaukee, 8-4, at Miller Park on Friday.


The lefthander is 0-1 with a 4.61 ERA in three career startsagainst Atlanta, which took the series opener 4-2 on Monday.

James (8-7, 3.58) has been stellar in his previous two startsdespite coming away empty handed both times, yielding just onerun in 13 innings.


In his lone career start vs. the Giants, James tossed sevensolid frames for the win on August 30. He is 1-0 in threelifetime appearance against the Giants.

 

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

ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Yunel Escobar 2B .304 1 11 Dave Roberts CF .251 2 14
Edgar Renteria SS .336 10 52 Randy Winn RF .292 6 32
Chipper Jones 3B .347 17 51 Ray Durham 2B .240 8 50
Andruw Jones CF .214 19 65 Pedro Feliz 3B .249 15 47
Jeff Francoeur RF .292 10 66 Rich Aurilia 1B .238 3 24
Matt Diaz LF .349 5 23 Guillermo Rodrigue C .259 0 8
Jarrod Saltalamacc C .285 4 12 Kevin Frandsen SS .244 1 14
Julio Franco 1B .197 1 10 Fred Lewis LF .269 3 16
Chuck James LHP .182 0 2 Noah Lowry LHP .049 0 1
(8-7, 3.58) (10-7, 3.55)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES (8-7, 3.58)
SFO - NOAH LOWRY (10-7, 3.55)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE WINTERS
1B - BRIAN RUNGE
2B - MARK WEGNER
3B - BRUCE FROEMMING

WEATHER: 61 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 17 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA
SFO - NOAH LOWRY AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: Y ESCOBAR (.304, 1 HR, 11 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.336, 10 HR, 52 RBI)
C JONES (.347, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ANDRUW JONES SCORED YUNEL ESCOBAR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A JONES ON FIRST, C JONES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCOEUR (.292, 10 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.251, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
R WINN (.292, 6 HR, 32 RBI)
R DURHAM (.240, 8 HR, 50 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.60

HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: N Lowry 18-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: N Lowry 2-1. Batters faced: N Lowry 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL ATLANTA AT SAN FRANCISCO
NOTE: ATLANTA THIRD BASEMAN CHIPPER JONES EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M DIAZ (.349, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
J SALTALAMACCHIA (.285, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
J FRANCO (.197, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
M Diaz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .349
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 0 3

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Aurilia 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA - 1 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.55

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.60

HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 25-17; N Lowry 18-12.
Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-1; N Lowry 2-1. Batters faced: C James 5; N
Lowry 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 1 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: G RODRIGUEZ (.259, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.244, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
F LEWIS (.269, 3 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Aurilia 2. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.55

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.57

HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 25-17; N Lowry 26-17.
Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-1; N Lowry 3-2. Batters faced: C James 5; N
Lowry 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JAMES (.182, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.304, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
E RENTERIA (.335, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
F Lewis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Lowry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 4 4

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Aurilia 2, N Lowry 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA - 10 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.51

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.57

WP - C James. HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 42-28; N
Lowry 26-17. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-2; N Lowry 3-2. Batters faced: C
James 9; N Lowry 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ATLANTA 1 0 0 1 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.250, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.294, 1-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.239, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
F Lewis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Lowry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 4 4

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Aurilia 2, N Lowry 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.51

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.54

WP - C James. HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 42-28; N
Lowry 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 0-2; N Lowry 4-4. Batters faced: C
James 9; N Lowry 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PEDRO FELIZ SCORED RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P FELIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.238, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - CHUCK JAMES
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.349, 1-FOR-1)
A JONES (.216, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.291, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ATLANTA (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Y Escobar 2b 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .334
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .349
A Jones cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291
M Diaz lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .348
J Saltalamacchia c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .194
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - A Jones (66). GIDP - J Francoeur. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
R Winn rf 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .296
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238
P Feliz 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254
R Aurilia 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
F Lewis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
N Lowry p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .048

Totals 14 1 5 1 0 4 6

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (16, C James); R Winn (25, C James). RBI - P Feliz (48).
2-out RBI - P Feliz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 2, N
Lowry 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-R Aurilia).


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ATLANTA - 100 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 001 -- 1
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 5 1 1 0 4 0 3.56

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.54

WP - C James. HBP - Y Escobar (by N Lowry). Pitches-strikes: C James 54-37; N
Lowry 40-25. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 1-4; N Lowry 4-4. Batters faced: C
James 14; N Lowry 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Mark Wegner. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

Weather: 61 degrees, overcast. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>