GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (26-29) at PHILADELPHIA (28-28)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at PHILADELPHIA

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SAN FRANCISCO (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: K Frandsen singled to center. B Zito sacrificed to
pitcher, K Frandsen to second. R Winn reached on infield single to third,
K Frandsen to third. F Lewis grounded into fielder's choice to first,
K Frandsen out at home, R Winn to second. R Klesko homered to right center,
R Winn and F Lewis scored. B Bonds walked. R Durham doubled to deep right
center, B Bonds to third. B Molina intentionally walked. P Feliz singled
to right, B Bonds scored, R Durham to third, B Molina to second. K Frandsen
reached on infield single to third, R Durham scored, B Molina to third,
P Feliz to second. B Zito grounded out to second. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins reached on infield single to shortstop.
R Howard flied out to left. A Rowand fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 5, PHILADELPHIA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: Y Hernandez relieved M Zagurski. R Durham popped out to
third. B Molina doubled to deep right center. P Feliz singled to right,
B Molina to third. K Frandsen singled to center, B Molina scored, P Feliz
to second. M Sweeney fouled out to left. R Winn grounded out to first.
(1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 6, PHILADELPHIA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: F Lewis reached on infield single to second. R Klesko
flied out to center. B Bonds struck out swinging. R Durham homered to center,
F Lewis scored. B Molina grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1.</div>

 

Zito battles through six innings to beat Phils

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Barry Zito worked his way out oftrouble better than Jon Lieber.

Zito battled through six innings and Ryan Klesko launched athree-run homer as the San Francisco Giants posted an 8-1victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

In winning his third straight start, Zito (6-5) showed some ofthe toughness that made him a Cy Young Award winner with Oaklandin 2002.

Zito worked his way in and out of jams for much of the afternoonand wound up allowing just an unearned run and six hits. Thelefthander walked four, struck out five and departed afterthrowing 112 pitches.

In the first, third and fifth innings, the Phillies put theirfirst two runners on. However, they managed very little againstZito, who was having trouble locating pitches.

Zito's best work may have come in the third when he workedthrough the heart of the Philadelphia order by striking outChase Utley and slugger Ryan Howard before getting Wes Helms tofly out to shallow center field.

Lieber matched Zito for the first four innings before the Giantsreached him for five runs in the fifth.

With runners on the corners and one out, Lieber induced a hardgrounder from rookie Fred Lewis. Howard fielded the ball atfirst base and threw to the plate, where Kevin Frandsen wastagged out by catcher Rod Barajas.

But Klesko made sure Lieber would not escape the jam as he sentthe first pitch he saw from the veteran righthander off thefacing of the upper deck in right field for his second homer ofthe season, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead.

The Giants added to their lead in the inning. Barry Bonds drewa walk and, after Ray Durham doubled, Bengie Molina was walkedintentionally. Pedro Feliz and Frandsen then deliveredrun-scoring singles to make it 5-0.

In the bottom of the inning, the Phillies again threatenedagainst Zito. But after loading the bases with none out, theyonly managed one run, which came on an RBI groundout by JaysonWerth.

The Phillies left 12 runners on overall.

Lieber (2-3) was roughed up for five runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. The veteran righthander walked three and struck outtwo.

Frandsen added an RBI single in the seventh and Durham hit atwo-run homer in the eighth for the Giants, who gained a splitof the four-game series.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at PHILADELPHIA

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SAN FRANCISCO (8) AT PHILADELPHIA (1) - EVENT LOG
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San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Winn CF, F Lewis RF, R Klesko 1B, B Bonds LF,
R Durham 2B, B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, K Frandsen SS, B Zito LHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- J Rollins SS, S Victorino RF, C Utley 2B,
R Howard 1B, J Werth LF, A Rowand CF, W Helms 3B, R Barajas C, J Lieber RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Drizzle, wind left to right at 7 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Winn flied out to right. F Lewis flied out to center.
R Klesko walked. B Bonds struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: J Rollins singled to center. S Victorino singled to
right, J Rollins to second. C Utley sacrificed to pitcher, J Rollins to third,
S Victorino to second. R Howard intentionally walked. J Werth flied out to
right. A Rowand grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Rollins out at
home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Durham flied out to left. B Molina singled to center.
P Feliz grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Molina out at second.
K Frandsen struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: W Helms flied out to right. R Barajas struck out
swinging. J Lieber flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: B Zito grounded out to third. R Winn singled to center.
F Lewis flied out to left. R Klesko flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: J Rollins singled to center. S Victorino walked,
J Rollins to second. C Utley struck out looking. R Howard struck out
swinging. J Werth flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Bonds flied out to right. R Durham lined out to
center. B Molina singled to shallow center. P Feliz grounded into
fielder's choice to shortstop, B Molina out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: A Rowand lined out to center. W Helms struck out
swinging. R Barajas doubled to deep center. J Lieber struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: K Frandsen singled to center. B Zito sacrificed to
pitcher, K Frandsen to second. R Winn reached on infield single to third,
K Frandsen to third. F Lewis grounded into fielder's choice to first,
K Frandsen out at home, R Winn to second. R Klesko homered to right center,
R Winn and F Lewis scored. B Bonds walked. R Durham doubled to deep right
center, B Bonds to third. B Molina intentionally walked. P Feliz singled
to right, B Bonds scored, R Durham to third, B Molina to second. K Frandsen
reached on infield single to third, R Durham scored, B Molina to third,
P Feliz to second. B Zito grounded out to second. (5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins reached on infield single to shortstop.
S Victorino grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Rollins safe at second
on error by second baseman R Durham. C Utley singled to right, J Rollins to
third, S Victorino to second. R Howard flied out to left. J Werth grounded
out to third, J Rollins scored, S Victorino to third, C Utley to second.
A Rowand fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 5,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn doubled to right. M Zagurski relieved J Lieber.
F Lewis grounded out to second, R Winn to third. R Klesko struck out looking.
B Bonds flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: W Helms walked. R Barajas walked, W Helms to second.
P Burrell hit for M Zagurski. P Burrell grounded out to catcher, W Helms to
third, R Barajas to second. J Rollins grounded into fielder's choice to
third, W Helms out at home. S Victorino grounded into fielder's choice to
third, J Rollins out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: Y Hernandez relieved M Zagurski. R Durham popped out
to third. B Molina doubled to deep right center. P Feliz singled to right,
B Molina to third. K Frandsen singled to center, B Molina scored, P Feliz
to second. M Sweeney hit for B Zito. M Sweeney fouled out to left. R Winn
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 6,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: S Kline relieved B Zito. C Utley grounded out to second.
R Howard flied out to center. J Werth safe at second on throwing error by
second baseman R Durham. R Ortiz relieved S Kline. A Rowand struck out
looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 6, PHILADELPHIA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: F Lewis reached on infield single to second. R Klesko
flied out to center. B Bonds struck out swinging. R Durham homered to center,
F Lewis scored. B Molina grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: D Ortmeier in left field. W Helms grounded out to third.
V Chulk relieved R Ortiz inheriting a 2-0 count. R Barajas popped out to second.
M Bourn hit for Y Hernandez. M Bourn lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: F Rosario relieved Y Hernandez. P Feliz grounded out to
third. K Frandsen hit by pitch. V Chulk grounded into double play, shortstop
to second to first, K Frandsen out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 9TH: J Rollins flied out to left. S Victorino flied out to
center. C Utley singled to left. R Howard struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (8) VS PHILADELPHIA (1) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .309
F Lewis rf 5 2 1 0 0 0 2 .263
R Klesko 1b 4 1 1 3 1 1 3 .308
B Bonds lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .270
D Ortmeier lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
R Durham 2b 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .260
B Molina c 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .320
P Feliz 3b 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .255
K Frandsen ss 4 0 3 2 0 1 1 .292
B Zito p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .196
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
V Chulk p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 40 8 15 8 3 4 19

a-fouled out to left for B Zito in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (8, J Lieber); R Winn (16, J Lieber); B Molina (12, Y
Hernandez). HR - R Klesko (2, 5th inning off J Lieber 2 on, 2 Out), R Durham
(6, 8th inning off Y Hernandez 1 on, 2 Out). S - B Zito. RBI - R Klesko 3 (16),
P Feliz (28), K Frandsen 2 (10), R Durham 2 (35). 2-out RBI - R Klesko 3, P
Feliz, K Frandsen, R Durham 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B
Bonds 1, R Winn 1, B Zito 2. GIDP - V Chulk. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - R Durham 2 (5, ground ball, throw).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .270
S Victorino rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .271
C Utley 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .304
R Howard 1b 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .217
J Werth lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 5 .258
A Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .319
W Helms 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .255
R Barajas c 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .212
J Lieber p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .063
M Zagurski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-P Burrell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
Y Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Bourn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
F Rosario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 1 7 1 4 7 24

a-grounded to catcher for M Zagurski in the 6th; b-lined out to shortstop for
Y Hernandez in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Barajas (4, B Zito). S - C Utley. RBI - J Werth (10). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 5, J Lieber 1, J Werth 1, S
Victorino 1. Team LOB - 12.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Rollins-C Utley-R Howard).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 050 120 -- 8
PHILADELPHIA - 000 010 000 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito (W, 6-5) 6 6 1 0 4 5 0 3.87
S Kline 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.07
R Ortiz 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
V Chulk 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.33

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lieber (L, 2-4) 5 10 5 5 3 2 1 4.30
M Zagurski 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.06
Y Hernandez 2 5 3 3 0 1 1 3.72
F Rosario 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.15

J Lieber pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

IBB - R Howard (by B Zito), B Molina (by J Lieber). HBP - K Frandsen (by F
Rosario). Pitches-strikes: B Zito 112-68; S Kline 12-8; R Ortiz 18-10; V Chulk
19-15; J Lieber 81-55; M Zagurski 9-7; Y Hernandez 30-21; F Rosario 14-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 7-7; S Kline 1-1; R Ortiz 1-0; V Chulk 0-4; J
Lieber 6-7; M Zagurski 1-1; Y Hernandez 2-3; F Rosario 3-0. Batters faced: B
Zito 29; S Kline 3; R Ortiz 2; V Chulk 6; J Lieber 28; M Zagurski 3; Y
Hernandez 11; F Rosario 3.

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

T--3:01. Att--33,967.
Weather: 70 degrees, drizzle. Wind: 7 mph, left to
right.</div>

 

Zito battles through six innings to beat Phils

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Barry Zito worked his way out oftrouble better than Jon Lieber.

Zito battled through six innings and Ryan Klesko launched athree-run homer as the San Francisco Giants posted an 8-1victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

In winning his third straight start, Zito (6-5) showed some ofthe toughness that made him a Cy Young Award winner with Oaklandin 2002.

"He's always been that kind of pitcher," Giants catcher BengieMolina said. "No matter what, he's always making good pitcheswhen he needs to. That's the Barry I know."

Zito worked his way in and out of jams for much of the afternoonand wound up allowing just an unearned run and six hits. Thelefthander walked four, struck out five and departed afterthrowing 112 pitches.

"(My) fastball in was good," Zito said. "Guys kept pulling themfoul. That's a key. Let them swing at it. They're not gonna keepit fair. (I) broke a couple of bats, things like that. Morethan anything though, I got some key ground balls and some greatdefense when we needed it."

In the first, third, fifth and sixth innings, the Phillies puttheir first two runners on. However, they managed very littleagainst Zito, who was having trouble locating pitches.

"I wasn't as aggressive in the first part of some of thoseinnings," Zito said. "And then got myself into some trouble. Ijust had to get more aggressive."

Zito's best work may have come in the third when he workedthrough the heart of the Philadelphia order by striking outChase Utley and slugger Ryan Howard before getting Wes Helms tofly out to shallow center field.

"I thought that was big," Zito said. "Trying to pitch out ofsome pressure with some of the best hitters in baseball, bothjust major threats at the plate. It was big to get out of thatjam."

Lieber matched Zito for the first four innings before the Giantsreached him for five runs in the fifth.

With runners on the corners and one out, Lieber induced a hardgrounder from rookie Fred Lewis. Howard fielded the ball atfirst base and threw to the plate, where Kevin Frandsen wastagged out by catcher Rod Barajas.

But Klesko made sure Lieber would not escape the jam as he sentthe first pitch he saw from the veteran righthander off thefacing of the upper deck in right field for his second homer ofthe season, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead.

"I just got a good pitch to hit," Klesko said. "In this park,you want to try to get on a good pitch as quick as you can.Sometimes, (Lieber) quick pitches you a little bit. He's one ofthose guys that can keep you off-balance."

The Giants added to their lead in the inning. Barry Bonds drewa walk and, after Ray Durham doubled, Molina was walkedintentionally. Pedro Feliz and Frandsen then deliveredrun-scoring singles to make it 5-0.

The bottom half of the order - Durham, Molina, Feliz and Fransen<div class="pre">- combined for 10 of San Francisco's 15 hits. Molina,</div>Frandsen and Randy Winn led the way with three hits each.

"Anything that we can do is added gravy," Frandsen said. "My jobin the eight-hole, especially with two outs, is try to get thepitcher up, so he doesn't have to lead off an inning.

"The better at-bats we have down there, the better it is for thetop of our lineup."

In the bottom of the inning, the Phillies again threatenedagainst Zito. But after loading the bases with none out, theyonly managed one run, which came on an RBI groundout by JaysonWerth.

"(Zito) pitched well in traffic," Giants manager Bruce Bochysaid. "He had to, because he had traffic out there all day andmade the pitches when we needed him to. Great job of getting outof some tight jams."

The Phillies left 12 runners on overall.

"We had a chance to score early," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said. "We couldn't knock nobody in."

Lieber (2-3) was roughed up for five runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. The veteran righthander walked three and struck outtwo.

Frandsen added an RBI single in the seventh and Durham hit atwo-run homer in the eighth for the Giants, who gained a splitof the four-game series.

 

Zito battles through six innings to beat Phils

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 8, PHILADELPHIA 1</h3>PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- Barry Zito worked his way out oftrouble better than Jon Lieber.

Zito battled through six innings and Ryan Klesko launched athree-run homer as the San Francisco Giants posted an 8-1victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

In winning his third straight start, Zito (6-5) showed some ofthe toughness that made him a Cy Young Award winner with Oaklandin 2002.

"He's always been that kind of pitcher," Giants catcher BengieMolina said. "No matter what, he's always making good pitcheswhen he needs to. That's the Barry I know."

Zito worked his way in and out of jams for much of the afternoonand wound up allowing just an unearned run and six hits. Thelefthander walked four, struck out five and departed afterthrowing 112 pitches.

"(My) fastball in was good," Zito said. "Guys kept pulling themfoul. That's a key. Let them swing at it. They're not gonna keepit fair. (I) broke a couple of bats, things like that. Morethan anything though, I got some key ground balls and some greatdefense when we needed it."

In the first, third, fifth and sixth innings, the Phillies puttheir first two runners on. However, they managed very littleagainst Zito, who was having trouble locating pitches.

"I wasn't as aggressive in the first part of some of thoseinnings," Zito said. "And then got myself into some trouble. Ijust had to get more aggressive."

Zito's best work may have come in the third when he workedthrough the heart of the Philadelphia order by striking outChase Utley and slugger Ryan Howard before getting Wes Helms tofly out to shallow center field.

"I thought that was big," Zito said. "Trying to pitch out ofsome pressure with some of the best hitters in baseball, bothjust major threats at the plate. It was big to get out of thatjam."

Lieber matched Zito for the first four innings before the Giantsreached him for five runs in the fifth.

With runners on the corners and one out, Lieber induced a hardgrounder from rookie Fred Lewis. Howard fielded the ball atfirst base and threw to the plate, where Kevin Frandsen wastagged out by catcher Rod Barajas.

But Klesko made sure Lieber would not escape the jam as he sentthe first pitch he saw from the veteran righthander off thefacing of the upper deck in right field for his second homer ofthe season, giving the Giants a 3-0 lead.

"I just got a good pitch to hit," Klesko said. "In this park,you want to try to get on a good pitch as quick as you can.Sometimes, (Lieber) quick pitches you a little bit. He's one ofthose guys that can keep you off-balance."

The Giants added to their lead in the inning. Barry Bonds drewa walk and, after Ray Durham doubled, Molina was walkedintentionally. Pedro Feliz and Frandsen then deliveredrun-scoring singles to make it 5-0.

The bottom half of the order - Durham, Molina, Feliz and Fransen<div class="pre">- combined for 10 of San Francisco's 15 hits. Molina,</div>Frandsen and Randy Winn led the way with three hits each.

"Anything that we can do is added gravy," Frandsen said. "My jobin the eight-hole, especially with two outs, is try to get thepitcher up, so he doesn't have to lead off an inning.

"The better at-bats we have down there, the better it is for thetop of our lineup."

In the bottom of the inning, the Phillies again threatenedagainst Zito. But after loading the bases with none out, theyonly managed one run, which came on an RBI groundout by JaysonWerth.

"(Zito) pitched well in traffic," Giants manager Bruce Bochysaid. "He had to, because he had traffic out there all day andmade the pitches when we needed him to. Great job of getting outof some tight jams."

The Phillies left 12 runners on overall.

"We had a chance to score early," Phillies manager CharlieManuel said. "We couldn't knock nobody in."

Lieber (2-3) was roughed up for five runs and 10 hits in fiveinnings. The veteran righthander walked three and struck outtwo.

Frandsen added an RBI single in the seventh and Durham hit atwo-run homer in the eighth for the Giants, who gained a splitof the four-game series.