GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (45-35) at SAN FRANCISCO (33-44)

NL: ARIZONA (45-35) at SAN FRANCISCO (33-44)

<h3>Diamondbacks look to stay near top of division, face Giants</h3>

Arizona (45-35) at San Francisco (33-44) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- To get back on the winning track, theArizona Diamondbacks turn to struggling starter Livan Hernandez.

Hernandez and the Diamondbacks look to regain a piece of firstplace when they open a three-game series with the rival SanFrancisco Giants on Friday.

Arizona was beaten, 9-5, by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.The loss dropped them out of a first-place tie with the SanDiego Padres and a half game behind San Diego and Los AngelesDodgers in the National League West Division.

The Diamondbacks turn to Hernandez (5-5, 4.68 ERA), who is 0-3with a 7.67 ERA in his last five starts. The 32-year-oldrighthander, who has not won a game since May 27, is 3-4 with a2.82 ERA in 10 career starts versus San Francisco.

The Diamondbacks have won five of nine matchups vs. the Giants,but they were swept in the only series in San Francisco.

The Giants send Matt Morris (7-4, 3.39) to the mound, who is 0-2this season and 4-5 lifetime vs. the Diamondbacks. Therighthander allowed four runs and a career-high tying 13 hitsover 5 2/3 innings in his last start Saturday.

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Eric Byrnes LF .315 13 46 Dave Roberts CF .218 2 9
Stephen Drew SS .235 4 27 Randy Winn RF .286 5 23
Orlando Hudson 2B .296 7 45 Ray Durham 2B .253 7 42
Chad Tracy 3B .283 5 24 Barry Bonds LF .294 15 35
Conor Jackson 1B .272 5 25 Ryan Klesko 1B .287 3 22
Chris Young CF .241 11 29 Bengie Molina C .283 7 39
Miguel Montero C .218 4 19 Pedro Feliz 3B .246 12 36
Carlos Quentin RF .215 5 28 Omar Vizquel SS .236 2 22
Livan Hernandez RHP .243 0 1 Matt Morris RHP .214 0 1
(5-5, 4.68) (7-4, 3.39)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (5-5, 4.68)
SFO - MATT MORRIS (7-4, 3.39)

UMPIRES: HP - CHARLIE RELIFORD
1B - GREG GIBSON
2B - LARRY VANOVER
3B - TONY RANDAZZO

WEATHER: 62 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 21 mph, out to center</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO
SFO - MATT MORRIS AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.315, 13 HR, 46 RBI)
S DREW (.235, 4 HR, 27 RBI)
O HUDSON (.296, 7 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.218, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
R WINN (.286, 5 HR, 23 RBI)
R DURHAM (.253, 7 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.68

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.35

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 1-1.
Batters faced: M Morris 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BARRY BONDS SCORED DAVE ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BONDS ON FIRST, R WINN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.287, 3 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.272, 5 HR, 25 RBI)
C YOUNG (.241, 11 HR, 29 RBI)
M MONTERO (.218, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - B Bonds (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina
1. Team LOB - 2.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.72

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.35

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 29-18; M Morris 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 0-2; M Morris 1-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez 6; M Morris 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 0 0 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 1 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.246, 12 HR, 36 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.236, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
M MORRIS (.214, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - C Young (14, M Morris). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Quentin 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .223
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 6

BATTING: RBI - B Bonds (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina
1. Team LOB - 2.


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 1 -- 1
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.72

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.32

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 29-18; M Morris 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 0-2; M Morris 2-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 6; M Morris 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: L HERNANDEZ (.243, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
E BYRNES (.314, 0-FOR-1)
S DREW (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .314
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298
C Tracy 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 8 0 2 0 0 2 2

BATTING: 2B - C Young (14, M Morris). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
C Quentin 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 1 7

BATTING: RBI - B Bonds (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina
1, D Roberts 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Vizquel (7, 3rd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.68

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.32

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 41-27; M Morris 26-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-3; M Morris 2-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 10; M Morris 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY STEPHEN DREW SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, S DREW ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.298, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.289, 1-FOR-1)
R DURHAM (.252, 0-FOR-1)
B BONDS (.298, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .316
S Drew ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Tracy 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 3 3

BATTING: 2B - C Young (14, M Morris); S Drew (14, M Morris). RBI - S Drew (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Tracy 1, C Quentin 1. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (15, 2nd base off M Morris/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222
R Winn rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 10 1 4 1 0 1 7

BATTING: RBI - B Bonds (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina
1, D Roberts 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Vizquel (7, 3rd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 001 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 10 -- 1
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 4 1 1 0 1 0 4.68

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 3.37

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 41-27; M Morris 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-3; M Morris 4-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 10; M Morris 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.271, 0-FOR-1)
C YOUNG (.244, 1-FOR-1)
M MONTERO (.216, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .316
S Drew ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
C Tracy 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .279
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
C Young cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
C Quentin rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214
L Hernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237

Totals 13 1 4 1 0 3 3

BATTING: 2B - C Young (14, M Morris); S Drew (14, M Morris). RBI - S Drew (28).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Tracy 1, C Quentin 1. Team LOB - 3.


BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (15, 2nd base off M Morris/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .222
R Winn rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251
B Bonds lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .298
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .282
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207

Totals 13 1 4 1 1 1 8

BATTING: RBI - B Bonds (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Molina
1, D Roberts 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - O Vizquel (7, 3rd base off L Hernandez/M Montero).


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ARIZONA - 001 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 100 -- 1
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 4.63

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 4 1 1 0 3 0 3.37

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 62-39; M Morris 41-29. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 4-4; M Morris 4-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 14; M Morris 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Charlie Reliford. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Tony
Randazzo.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 21 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.282, 0-FOR-1)
P FELIZ (.245, 0-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.239, 1-FOR-1)</div>