GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (54-48) at SAN FRANCISCO (42-57)

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Renteria hit for C Woodward.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: E Renteria (.335, 10 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Jones hit for O Villarreal.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 2
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C Jones (.346, 17 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (7TH) AND
BRIAN MCCANN, JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (8TH)

SFO - TIM LINCECUM, KEVIN CORREIA (7TH), JACK TASCHNER
(8TH), VINNIE CHULK (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

HOME RUNS: ATL - JEFF FRANCOEUR (11) OFF TIM LINCECUM IN THE 4TH, 1 ON

SFO - NONE</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: ATL - BUDDY CARLYLE, PETER MOYLAN (6TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL (7TH) AND
BRIAN MCCANN, JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA (8TH)

SFO - TIM LINCECUM, KEVIN CORREIA (7TH), JACK TASCHNER
(8TH), VINNIE CHULK (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA


WP - TIM LINCECUM (6-2)
LP - BUDDY CARLYLE (5-3)
SAVE - BRAD HENNESSEY (8)

HOME RUNS: ATL - JEFF FRANCOEUR (11) OFF TIM LINCECUM IN THE 4TH, 1 ON

SFO - NONE


TIME: 2:33 ATT: 42,366

PROBABLES: FLA - RICK VANDEN HURK (3-2, 6.53)
SFO - BARRY ZITO (7-10, 5.00)

PROBABLES: ATL - JO-JO REYES (0-1, 6.14)
ARI - YUSMEIRO PETIT (2-2, 2.54)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .319
Y Escobar ss 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .313
K Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .289
A Jones cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .215
B McCann c 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .269
C James pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
J Saltalamacchia c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Francoeur rf 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .294
S Thorman 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215
C Woodward 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .217
b-E Renteria ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .334
B Carlyle p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .136
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-C Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344

Totals 34 2 8 2 2 10 13

a-flied out to center for P Moylan in the 7th; b-struck out looking for C
Woodward in the 9th; c-flied out to center for O Villarreal in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - W Harris (11, T Lincecum); A Jones (19, T Lincecum); S Thorman
(16, T Lincecum); B McCann (24, T Lincecum). HR - J Francoeur (11, 4th inning
off T Lincecum 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Francoeur 2 (68). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - K Johnson 1, S Thorman 1, J Francoeur 1. GIDP - B Carlyle.
Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Francoeur (D Roberts at Home). PB - B McCann.



SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .258
R Winn rf 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .295
R Durham 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .236
B Bonds lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278
F Lewis pr-lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Klesko 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .281
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .252
B Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .265
O Vizquel ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .246
T Lincecum p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .074
a-M Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-K Frandsen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 4 12 4 4 5 17

a-walked for T Lincecum in the 6th; b-singled to shallow right for V Chulk in
the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (26, B Carlyle); P Feliz (17, B Carlyle); D Roberts (7, B
Carlyle); R Klesko (16, B Carlyle); O Vizquel (10, B Carlyle); B Bonds (11, O
Villarreal). S - T Lincecum. RBI - D Roberts 2 (16), R Durham (51), O Vizquel
(26). 2-out RBI - D Roberts 2, R Durham, O Vizquel. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Durham 1, B Bonds 1, B Molina 1, R Winn 2. Team LOB - 11.


BASERUNNING: SB - K Frandsen (1, 2nd base off O Villarreal/J Saltalamacchia).


FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Durham-O Vizquel-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 000 200 000 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 031 00x -- 4
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Carlyle (L, 5-3) 5 2/3 9 4 4 2 4 0 4.25
P Moylan 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.15
O Villarreal 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 3.77

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum (W, 6-2) 6 6 2 2 2 5 1 3.90
K Correia (H, 8) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.14
J Taschner (H, 14) 2/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.88
V Chulk (H, 6) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.40
B Hennessey (S, 8) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.14

K Correia pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB - R Klesko (by O Villarreal). Pitches-strikes: B Carlyle 96-61; P Moylan
3-3; O Villarreal 32-17; T Lincecum 99-64; K Correia 13-9; J Taschner 12-8; V
Chulk 5-3; B Hennessey 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: B Carlyle 3-9; P Moylan
1-0; O Villarreal 1-4; T Lincecum 5-8; K Correia 0-2; J Taschner 0-0; V Chulk
0-0; B Hennessey 1-1. Batters faced: B Carlyle 27; P Moylan 2; O Villarreal 10;
T Lincecum 25; K Correia 4; J Taschner 3; V Chulk 1; B Hennessey 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Jeff Kellogg. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

T--2:33. Att--42,366.
Weather: 66 degrees, sunny. Wind: 21 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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ATLANTA (2) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ATLANTA 4TH: A Jones doubled to right. B McCann flied out to left.
J Francoeur homered to left, A Jones scored. S Thorman doubled to deep right.
C Woodward walked. B Carlyle grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, C Woodward out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz doubled to deep center. B Molina struck out
swinging. O Vizquel reached on infield single to pitcher, P Feliz to third.
T Lincecum sacrificed to pitcher, O Vizquel to second. D Roberts doubled to
center, P Feliz and O Vizquel scored. D Roberts to third on wild pitch by
B Carlyle. R Winn walked. R Durham singled to center, D Roberts scored, R Winn
to second. B Bonds flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Klesko doubled to right. P Feliz grounded out to
second, R Klesko to third. B Molina struck out swinging. O Vizquel doubled to
right, R Klesko scored. M Sweeney hit for T Lincecum. M Sweeney walked.
P Moylan relieved B Carlyle. D Roberts reached on infield single to shortstop,
O Vizquel to third, M Sweeney to second. R Winn grounded into fielder's choice
to second, D Roberts out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

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ATLANTA (2) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - EVENT LOG
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Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, Y Escobar SS, K Johnson 2B, A Jones CF,
B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, S Thorman 1B, C Woodward 3B, B Carlyle RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, R Winn RF, R Durham 2B, B Bonds LF,
R Klesko 1B, P Feliz 3B, B Molina C, O Vizquel SS, T Lincecum RHP.

Umpires -- Andy Fletcher (HP), Mike Reilly (1B), Jeff Kellogg (2B), Eric Cooper (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Sunny, wind out to center at 21 mph.


ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris struck out swinging. Y Escobar singled to center.
K Johnson fouled out to third. A Jones flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts grounded out to second. R Winn struck out
swinging. R Durham popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

ATLANTA 2ND: B McCann flied out to left. J Francoeur struck out swinging.
S Thorman flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Bonds popped out to third. R Klesko singled to left.
P Feliz flied out to center. B Molina flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

ATLANTA 3RD: C Woodward struck out swinging. B Carlyle flied out to
center. W Harris hit a ground rule double to deep left center. Y Escobar
walked. K Johnson struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: O Vizquel popped out to shortstop. T Lincecum struck
out swinging. D Roberts singled to right. R Winn doubled to right, D Roberts
thrown out at home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

ATLANTA 4TH: A Jones doubled to right. B McCann flied out to left.
J Francoeur homered to left, A Jones scored. S Thorman doubled to deep right.
C Woodward walked. B Carlyle grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, C Woodward out at second.(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Durham popped out to second. B Bonds fouled out to
catcher. R Klesko popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Harris grounded out to second. Y Escobar struck out
looking. K Johnson flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: P Feliz doubled to deep center. B Molina struck out
swinging. O Vizquel reached on infield single to pitcher, P Feliz to third.
T Lincecum sacrificed to pitcher, O Vizquel to second. D Roberts doubled to
center, P Feliz and O Vizquel scored. D Roberts to third on wild pitch by
B Carlyle. R Winn walked. R Durham singled to center, D Roberts scored, R Winn
to second. B Bonds flied out to left. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

ATLANTA 6TH: A Jones flied out to left. B McCann hit a ground rule double
to right. J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. S Thorman grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Klesko doubled to right. P Feliz grounded out to
second, R Klesko to third. B Molina struck out swinging. O Vizquel doubled to
right, R Klesko scored. M Sweeney hit for T Lincecum. M Sweeney walked.
P Moylan relieved B Carlyle. D Roberts reached on infield single to shortstop,
O Vizquel to third, M Sweeney to second. R Winn grounded into fielder's choice
to second, D Roberts out at second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ATLANTA 7TH: K Correia relieved T Lincecum. C Woodward flied out to left.
M Diaz hit for P Moylan. M Diaz flied out to center. W Harris struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: O Villarreal relieved P Moylan. R Durham popped out to
shortstop. B Bonds doubled to center. F Lewis ran for B Bonds. R Klesko
intentionally walked. P Feliz struck out swinging. B Molina popped out to
first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ATLANTA 8TH: F Lewis in left field. Y Escobar reached on infield single to
shortstop. J Taschner relieved K Correia. K Johnson struck out swinging.
A Jones struck out swinging. B McCann singled to right, Y Escobar to third.
V Chulk relieved J Taschner. C James ran for B McCann. J Francoeur struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Saltalamacchia catching. O Vizquel grounded out to
second. K Frandsen hit for V Chulk. K Frandsen singled to shallow right.
D Roberts popped out to shortstop. K Frandsen stole second. R Winn walked.
R Durham flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ATLANTA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ATLANTA 9TH: B Hennessey relieved V Chulk. S Thorman grounded out to
second. E Renteria hit for C Woodward. E Renteria struck out looking. C Jones
hit for O Villarreal. C Jones flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ATLANTA 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

Lincecum continues dominant stretch in Giants' victory

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, ATLANTA 2</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds returned to the lineup,but it was someone about half his age that captured thespotlight once again.


Rookie Tim Lincecum pitched six solid innings and Dave Robertshad two RBI, helping the San Francisco Giants manage a four-gamesplit with a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

Bonds doubled and finished 1-for-4 for San Francisco, whichimproved to 37-18 when it scores four or more runs in a contest.He remains two shy of tying Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755home runs.


Five of the six hits Lincecum (6-2) yielded went for extrabases, but Jeff Francoeur's two-run, fourth-inning blastaccounted for the only runs the Braves could muster.

The 23-year-old also walked two and struck out five - the eighthconsecutive outing he has collected at least that many.

The strong outing continues what has been an impressive stretchfor the righthander, who is 4-0 with a 1.34 ERA over his lastsix starts. With a strikeout of Yunel Escobar in the top of thefifth, Lincecum recorded his 100th career strikeout in his 91stinning pitched, just short of the 88 1/3 innings it tookMasanori Murakami to set the franchise record in 1964.

With the Giants trailing, 2-0, in the bottom of the fifth,Roberts sparked a three-run frame with a two-run double thatplated Omar Vizquel and Pedro Feliz and tied the contest at 2-2.After taking third base on a wild pitch from Atlanta starterBuddy Carlyle (5-3), the speedy leadoff hitter scored theGiants' third run of the inning on Ray Durham's RBI single.

Vizquel added an RBI double in the sixth to score the fourth andfinal run.


Three relievers bridged the two-inning gap between Lincecum andcloser Brad Hennessey, who set the Braves down in order in theninth for his eighth save in 10 chances for the Giants, whoimproved to 39-0 in games in which they had the lead after eightinnings.


Carlyle, who was 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA over his last five starts,turned in his worst performance since allowing seven runsagainst Boston on June 20. He was pulled from the contest infavor of reliever Peter Moylan after surrendering four runs andnine hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings.

Brian McCann and Escobar each had two hits for the Braves, whofell to 15-18 on the season in the last game of a series.

 

Lincecum continues dominant stretch in Giants' victory

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, ATLANTA 2</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds returned to the lineup,but it was someone about half his age that captured thespotlight once again.


Rookie Tim Lincecum pitched six solid innings and Dave Robertshad two RBI, helping the San Francisco Giants manage a four-gamesplit with a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

Bonds doubled and finished 1-for-4 for San Francisco, whichimproved to 37-18 when it scores four or more runs in a contest.He remains two shy of tying Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755home runs.


Five of the six hits Lincecum (6-2) yielded went for extrabases, but Jeff Francoeur's two-run, fourth-inning blastaccounted for the only runs the Braves could muster.

The 23-year-old also walked two and struck out five - the eighthconsecutive outing he has collected at least that many.

"You're not going to drive in too many off that Lincecum, I'lltell you that," Atlanta manager Bobby Cox said. "We hit someballs hard off him, but he's really got outstanding pitches."

The strong outing continues what has been an impressive stretchfor the righthander, who is 4-0 with a 1.34 ERA over his lastsix starts. With a strikeout of Yunel Escobar in the top of thefifth, Lincecum recorded his 100th career strikeout in his 91stinning pitched, just short of the 88 1/3 innings it tookMasanori Murakami to set the franchise record in 1964.

"I felt that I was battling out there," said Lincecum, whodidn't even realize he was close to setting a franchise rookierecord. "I wasn't finding the zone as much as I'd like to. Youwatch that game and we played baseball. We played small ball,we got hits when we needed to with guys in scoring position withtwo outs and that was the difference in the game."

"Another great job by Timmy, another great effort," SanFrancisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "I think anytime you hold ateam to two runs, that's a great job. He had a good fastball,started mixing up his pitches as the game went on and threw verywell."


With the Giants trailing, 2-0, in the bottom of the fifth,Roberts sparked a three-run frame with a two-run double thatplated Omar Vizquel and Pedro Feliz and tied the contest at 2-2.After taking third base on a wild pitch from Atlanta starterBuddy Carlyle (5-3), the speedy leadoff hitter scored theGiants' third run of the inning on Ray Durham's RBI single.

"This is a huge win for us, especially after losing the firsttwo games in the series and coming back," Roberts said. "I feelgood right now. I am putting good at-bats together. It'staken longer than I expected, but it's nice."


Vizquel added an RBI double in the sixth to score the fourth andfinal run.


Three relievers bridged the two-inning gap between Lincecum andcloser Brad Hennessey, who set the Braves down in order in theninth for his eighth save in 10 chances for the Giants, whoimproved to 39-0 in games in which they had the lead after eightinnings.


Carlyle, who was 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA over his last five starts,turned in his worst performance since allowing seven runsagainst Boston on June 20. He was pulled from the contest infavor of reliever Peter Moylan after surrendering four runs andnine hits with two walks and four strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings.

"I thought Buddy threw fine today," Cox said. "I liked him asmuch today as I have this season. The one ball to Vizquel wasthe big mistake - to drive in the extra run. I thought wepitched great here."


"I felt pretty good, it was a frustrating game," Carlyle said."They scored four runs with two outs and if I made some betterpitches with two outs, it might have been a different ballgame."

Carlyle took no satisfaction in keeping Bonds in the park as theBraves staff allowed just three hits to the slugger during theseries.


"That's no consolation to me at all," Carlyle said. "I'd ratherwin the game and give up a homer to tell you the truth. If wewin the game and he takes me deep twice, I wouldn't care."

Bonds, who is not talking to the media during the homestandunless he homers, may be putting additional pressure on himselfto set the milestone at home, according to Ryan Klesko.

"He looks pretty good, but it looks like sometimes he'sexpanding the zone because he's anxious to do it at home,"Klesko said. "Guys are pitching him tough. He wants to do itfor the fans here. You've got to give Atlanta credit; they'recoming after him and throwing strikes too."


Brian McCann and Escobar each had two hits for the Braves, whofell to 15-18 on the season in the last game of a series.