GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (35-46) at CINCINNATI (32-51)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: MARCUS MCBETH (2-2, 6.30) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: R MESSENGER (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M McBeth relieved M Gosling.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 7
CINCINNATI 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Messenger (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Sweeney hit for R Messenger.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 7
CINCINNATI 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: M Sweeney (.191, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MARK SWEENEY (2) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF MARCUS MCBETH.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 8, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.219, 1-FOR-3, SAC)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: BRAD SALMON (0-1, 3.98) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R KLESKO ON FIRST, R WINN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 8, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: R DURHAM (.253, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Salmon relieved M McBeth.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R KLESKO ON FIRST, R WINN ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 8
CINCINNATI 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Durham (.253, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RAY DURHAM SCORED RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R DURHAM ON FIRST, R KLESKO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
CINCINNATI 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.241, 2-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 9 13 1
CINCINNATI 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - RANDY MESSENGER (OUT)
CIN - BRAD SALMON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.292, 1-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)
A DUNN (.260, 1-FOR-4)
E ENCARNACION (.273, 2-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (9) VS CINCINNATI (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218
O Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230
R Winn rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .283
R Klesko 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .293
R Durham 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .256
R Aurilia 3b 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .240
F Lewis lf 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .273
G Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .033
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-K Frandsen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
P Misch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Sweeney ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203

Totals 38 9 13 9 3 6 11

a-singled to left for S Kline in the 7th; b-homered to right for R Messenger
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (21, M McBeth). HR - F Lewis (3, 4th inning off M Belisle
3 on, 2 Out), R Durham (8, 6th inning off R Stone 0 on, 2 Out), R Aurilia (3,
6th inning off R Stone 0 on, 2 Out), M Sweeney (2, 9th inning off M McBeth 0
on, 0 Out). S - D Roberts. RBI - R Winn (24), F Lewis 4 (16), R Durham 2 (45),
R Aurilia (20), M Sweeney (6). 2-out RBI - F Lewis 4, R Durham 2, R Aurilia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1, R Klesko 2. GIDP - G
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - O Vizquel (5, ground ball).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302
B Phillips 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .292
A Dunn lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .273
J Hamilton cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .273
J Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .259
J Castro ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .180
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Freel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .120
a-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Gonzalez ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Totals 36 4 11 4 2 7 21

a-grounded to second for M Belisle in the 4th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop for R Stone in the 6th; c-fouled out to first for M
Gosling in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (13, M Cain). RBI - J Castro (5), K Griffey Jr 2 (55),
S Hatteberg (25). 2-out RBI - J Castro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- J Hamilton 1, K Griffey Jr 1, J Valentin 1, M Belisle 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castro-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 502 002 -- 9
CINCINNATI - 012 001 00 -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 5 2/3 9 4 4 2 6 0 3.53
S Kline 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07
P Misch 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R Messenger 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.23

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 4 6 5 5 0 0 1 5.28
R Stone 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 8.10
M Gosling 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 5.68
M McBeth 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 7.59
B Salmon 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.92

IBB - R Winn (by M Gosling). Pitches-strikes: M Cain 111-77; S Kline 7-4; P
Misch 14-9; R Messenger 11-9; M Belisle 61-42; R Stone 24-16; M Gosling 45-24;
M McBeth 30-15; B Salmon 10-5. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain 5-6; S Kline 0-1;
P Misch 2-0; R Messenger 0-3; M Belisle 6-6; R Stone 0-5; M Gosling 2-1; M
McBeth 0-1; B Salmon 0-0. Batters faced: M Cain 29; S Kline 1; P Misch 4; R
Messenger 4; M Belisle 17; R Stone 8; M Gosling 10; M McBeth 5; B Salmon 2.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 51 minutes in the 8th). Weather: 85 degrees, partly
cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: JACK TASCHNER (1-0, 4.91) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K GRIFFEY JR (.292, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Taschner relieved R Messenger.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: K Griffey Jr (.292, 1-FOR-3, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY EDWIN ENCARNACION SCORED KEN GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.273, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 9 13 1
CINCINNATI 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, STEVE KLINE (6TH), PATRICK MISCH (7TH), RANDY
MESSENGER (8TH), JACK TASCHNER (9TH) AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

CIN - MATT BELISLE, RICKY STONE (5TH), MIKE GOSLING
(7TH), MARCUS MCBETH (9TH), BRAD SALMON (9TH) AND JAVIER
VALENTIN

HOME RUNS: SFO - FRED LEWIS (3) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 4TH, 3 ON
RAY DURHAM (8) OFF RICKY STONE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
RICH AURILIA (3) OFF RICKY STONE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MARK SWEENEY (2) OFF MARCUS MCBETH IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CIN - NONE</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 2 9 13 1
CINCINNATI 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, STEVE KLINE (6TH), PATRICK MISCH (7TH), RANDY
MESSENGER (8TH), JACK TASCHNER (9TH) AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

CIN - MATT BELISLE, RICKY STONE (5TH), MIKE GOSLING
(7TH), MARCUS MCBETH (9TH), BRAD SALMON (9TH) AND JAVIER
VALENTIN


WP - MATT CAIN (3-9)
LP - MATT BELISLE (5-6)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SFO - FRED LEWIS (3) OFF MATT BELISLE IN THE 4TH, 3 ON
RAY DURHAM (8) OFF RICKY STONE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
RICH AURILIA (3) OFF RICKY STONE IN THE 6TH, 0 ON
MARK SWEENEY (2) OFF MARCUS MCBETH IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CIN - NONE


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 24,092

PROBABLES: SFO - MATT MORRIS (7-4, 3.25)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (2-9, 4.89)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (9) VS CINCINNATI (5) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218
O Vizquel ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230
R Winn rf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .283
R Klesko 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .293
R Durham 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .256
R Aurilia 3b 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .240
F Lewis lf 4 1 3 4 0 0 0 .273
G Rodriguez c 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .250
M Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .033
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-K Frandsen ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
P Misch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-M Sweeney ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .203
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 38 9 13 9 3 6 11

a-singled to left for S Kline in the 7th; b-homered to right for R Messenger
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Winn (21, M McBeth). HR - F Lewis (3, 4th inning off M Belisle
3 on, 2 Out), R Durham (8, 6th inning off R Stone 0 on, 2 Out), R Aurilia (3,
6th inning off R Stone 0 on, 2 Out), M Sweeney (2, 9th inning off M McBeth 0
on, 0 Out). S - D Roberts. RBI - R Winn (24), F Lewis 4 (16), R Durham 2 (45),
R Aurilia (20), M Sweeney (6). 2-out RBI - F Lewis 4, R Durham 2, R Aurilia.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1, R Klesko 2. GIDP - G
Rodriguez. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (15, 2nd base off M Belisle/J Valentin).

FIELDING: E - O Vizquel (5, ground ball).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .302
B Phillips 2b 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 .294
A Dunn lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .272
J Hamilton cf 5 0 1 0 0 4 5 .271
J Valentin c 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .259
J Castro ss 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .180
M Gosling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-R Freel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M McBeth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Salmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .120
a-N Hopper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-A Gonzalez ph-ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252

Totals 40 5 12 5 2 8 22

a-grounded to second for M Belisle in the 4th; b-grounded into fielder's
choice to shortstop for R Stone in the 6th; c-fouled out to first for M
Gosling in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (13, M Cain); K Griffey Jr (11, J Taschner). RBI - J
Castro (5), K Griffey Jr 2 (55), S Hatteberg (25), E Encarnacion (32). 2-out
RBI - J Castro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hamilton 1, K
Griffey Jr 1, J Valentin 1, M Belisle 1. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castro-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 502 002 -- 9
CINCINNATI - 012 001 001 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain (W, 3-9) 5 2/3 9 4 4 2 6 0 3.53
S Kline (H, 4) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.07
P Misch (H, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R Messenger (H, 8) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.23
J Taschner 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5.06

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle (L, 5-6) 4 6 5 5 0 0 1 5.28
R Stone 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 8.10
M Gosling 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 5.68
M McBeth 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 1 7.59
B Salmon 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.92

IBB - R Winn (by M Gosling). Pitches-strikes: M Cain 111-77; S Kline 7-4; P
Misch 14-9; R Messenger 11-9; J Taschner 15-11; M Belisle 61-42; R Stone 24-16;
M Gosling 45-24; M McBeth 30-15; B Salmon 10-5. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
5-6; S Kline 0-1; P Misch 2-0; R Messenger 0-3; J Taschner 1-1; M Belisle 6-6;
R Stone 0-5; M Gosling 2-1; M McBeth 0-1; B Salmon 0-0. Batters faced: M Cain
29; S Kline 1; P Misch 4; R Messenger 4; J Taschner 4; M Belisle 17; R Stone 8;
M Gosling 10; M McBeth 5; B Salmon 2.

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

T--3:03. (Plus rain delay totaling 51 minutes in the 8th). Att--24,092.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 9
CINCINNATI 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (9) AT CINCINNATI (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn struck out swinging. E Encarnacion walked.
J Hamilton singled to right, E Encarnacion to second. J Valentin flied out
to right. J Castro singled to center, E Encarnacion scored, J Hamilton to
second. M Belisle grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Castro out at
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 1.

CINCINNATI 3RD: S Hatteberg singled to right. B Phillips doubled to left,
S Hatteberg to third. K Griffey Jr singled to center, S Hatteberg and
B Phillips scored. A Dunn flied out to right. E Encarnacion singled to left
center, K Griffey Jr to second. J Hamilton struck out looking. J Valentin
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: D Roberts singled to center. D Roberts stole second.
O Vizquel flied out to right, D Roberts to third. R Winn singled to left,
D Roberts scored. R Klesko singled to right, R Winn to second. R Durham flied
out to right. R Aurilia reached on infield single to third, R Winn to third,
R Klesko to second. F Lewis homered to right, R Winn, R Klesko and R Aurilia
scored. G Rodriguez grounded out to catcher. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, CINCINNATI 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn popped out to shortstop. R Klesko popped out to
shortstop. R Durham homered to center. R Aurilia homered to left center.
F Lewis flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7,
CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Valentin singled to right. J Castro singled to shallow
right, J Valentin to second. A Gonzalez hit for R Stone. A Gonzalez grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Castro out at second, J Valentin to
third. S Hatteberg safe at first on error by shortstop O Vizquel, J Valentin
scored, A Gonzalez to second. B Phillips struck out looking. S Kline relieved
M Cain. K Griffey Jr flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: M McBeth relieved M Gosling. M Sweeney hit for
R Messenger. M Sweeney homered to right. D Roberts flied out to center.
O Vizquel struck out looking. R Winn doubled to left. R Klesko walked.
B Salmon relieved M McBeth. R Durham singled to right, R Winn scored, R Klesko
to second. R Aurilia struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 9TH: J Taschner relieved R Messenger. K Griffey Jr doubled to
deep right. K Griffey Jr to third on fielder's indifference. A Dunn flied
out to right. E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop, K Griffey Jr scored.
J Hamilton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 9,
CINCINNATI 5.</div>

 

Lewis' grand slam propels Giants past Reds

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 5</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds had a good seat to watchFred Lewis' heroics.

Playing in place of Bonds, Lewis' grand slam in the five-runfourth inning enabled the San Francisco Giants to defeat theCincinnati Reds, 9-5, on Wednesday.

Lewis certainly makes the most of his blasts, as two of histhree home runs this season have been grand slams. Lewis hit agrand slam off Philadelphia's Adam Eaton on June 1 and his otherhomer came as part of a cycle that he turned in on May 13 atColorado.

Since returning from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, Lewisis 5-for-9 with four runs scored.

Bonds, who was selected to participate in next week's All-StarGame, traditionally has been left out of the lineup forafternoon contests that follow night games.

On Tuesday night, the seven-time National League Most ValuablePlayer hit career home run No. 751 and remains five shy ofbreaking Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755.

Randy Winn started the five-run frame by plating Dave Robertswith an RBI single for the Giants, who won for the first time ineight tries on the road.

Back-to-back home runs by Ray Durham and former Red Rich Auriliain the sixth and a two-run ninth, highlighted by a pinch-hithome run by Mark Sweeney, salted the game away.

Giants starter Matt Cain (3-9) overcame a shaky start butmanaged to settle down, allowing four runs on nine hits with sixstrikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

The 22-year-old was buoyed by the Giants' run-support, which hasbeen lacking in his last few outings. Before Wednesday's game,the second-year righthander was 0-6 while his offense managedonly 12 runs of support in 53 innings since his last win on May13.

Three relievers bridged the gap before Jack Taschner closed itout for the Giants.

While Cain was able to taste victory, Reds starter Matt Belislecontinued to struggle. Belisle (5-6), who allowed five runs onsix hits in four innings on Wednesday, has not won since May 29.

Cincinnati drew first blood in second on Juan Castro's RBIsingle and pushed its advantage to 3-0 after Ken Griffey Jr.,who is headed to the All-Star Game, singled home two runs in thethird.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (9) AT CINCINNATI (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, O Vizquel SS, R Winn RF,
R Klesko 1B, R Durham 2B, R Aurilia 3B, F Lewis LF, G Rodriguez C, M Cain RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- S Hatteberg 1B, B Phillips 2B, K Griffey Jr RF,
A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, J Hamilton CF, J Valentin C, J Castro SS,
M Belisle RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 11 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts grounded out to second. O Vizquel grounded
out to pitcher. R Winn flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 1ST: S Hatteberg flied out to left. B Phillips popped out to
first. K Griffey Jr fouled out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Klesko lined out to center. R Durham lined out to
right. R Aurilia grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn struck out swinging. E Encarnacion walked.
J Hamilton singled to right, E Encarnacion to second. J Valentin flied out to
right. J Castro singled to center, E Encarnacion scored, J Hamilton to second.
M Belisle grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Castro out at second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: F Lewis singled to center. G Rodriguez grounded into
double play, shortstop to second to first, F Lewis out at second. M Cain flied
out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 1.

CINCINNATI 3RD: S Hatteberg singled to right. B Phillips doubled to left,
S Hatteberg to third. K Griffey Jr singled to center, S Hatteberg and
B Phillips scored. A Dunn flied out to right. E Encarnacion singled to left
center, K Griffey Jr to second. J Hamilton struck out looking. J Valentin
grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: D Roberts singled to center. D Roberts stole second.
O Vizquel flied out to right, D Roberts to third. R Winn singled to left,
D Roberts scored. R Klesko singled to right, R Winn to second. R Durham flied
out to right. R Aurilia reached on infield single to third, R Winn to third,
R Klesko to second. F Lewis homered to right, R Winn, R Klesko and R Aurilia
scored. G Rodriguez grounded out to catcher. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 4TH: J Castro grounded out to shortstop. N Hopper hit for
M Belisle. N Hopper grounded out to second. S Hatteberg flied out to center.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, CINCINNATI 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Stone relieved M Belisle. M Cain struck out swinging.
D Roberts flied out to right. O Vizquel flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Phillips struck out swinging. K Griffey Jr walked.
A Dunn singled to left, K Griffey Jr to second. E Encarnacion struck out
swinging. J Hamilton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, CINCINNATI 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn popped out to shortstop. R Klesko popped out to
shortstop. R Durham homered to center. R Aurilia homered to left center.
F Lewis flied out to left. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7,
CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 6TH: J Valentin singled to right. J Castro singled to shallow
right, J Valentin to second. A Gonzalez hit for R Stone. A Gonzalez grounded
into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Castro out at second, J Valentin to
third. S Hatteberg safe at first on error by shortstop O Vizquel, J Valentin
scored, A Gonzalez to second. B Phillips struck out looking. S Kline relieved
M Cain. K Griffey Jr flied out to right. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: M Gosling relieved R Stone. A Gonzalez at shortstop.
G Rodriguez walked. K Frandsen hit for S Kline. K Frandsen singled to left,
G Rodriguez to second. D Roberts sacrificed to catcher, G Rodriguez to third,
K Frandsen to second. O Vizquel struck out swinging. R Winn intentionally
walked. R Klesko grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 7TH: P Misch relieved S Kline. A Dunn grounded out to first.
E Encarnacion singled to left. J Hamilton struck out looking. J Valentin
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Encarnacion out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: R Durham popped out to first. R Aurilia struck out
looking. F Lewis singled to center. G Rodriguez struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 8TH: R Messenger relieved P Misch. R Freel hit for M Gosling.
R Freel fouled out to first. A Gonzalez fouled out to first. S Hatteberg
singled to right center. B Phillips flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7, CINCINNATI 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: M McBeth relieved M Gosling. M Sweeney hit for
R Messenger. M Sweeney homered to right. D Roberts flied out to center.
O Vizquel struck out looking. R Winn doubled to left. R Klesko walked.
B Salmon relieved M McBeth. R Durham singled to right, R Winn scored,
R Klesko to second. R Aurilia struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 4.

CINCINNATI 9TH: J Taschner relieved R Messenger. K Griffey Jr doubled to
deep right. K Griffey Jr to third on fielder's indifference. A Dunn flied out
to right. E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop, K Griffey Jr scored.
J Hamilton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 9,
CINCINNATI 5.</div>

 

Lewis' grand slam propels Giants past Reds

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 9, CINCINNATI 5</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds had a good seat to watchFred Lewis' heroics.

Playing in place of Bonds, Lewis' grand slam in the five-runfourth inning enabled the San Francisco Giants to defeat theCincinnati Reds, 9-5, on Wednesday.

Lewis certainly makes the most of his blasts, as two of histhree home runs this season have been grand slams. Lewis hit agrand slam off Philadelphia's Adam Eaton on June 1 and his otherhomer came as part of a cycle that he turned in on May 13 atColorado.

"The trainer was telling me on the bench, come on Barry," Lewissaid. "I thought I am Barry today, I'm in left field."

Bonds greeted Lewis after the blast and said, "You only swingthe bat on holidays."

"I'm speechless right now," Lewis said. "Every time I get in agame, I try to show what I can do."

Since returning from the 15-day disabled list on Saturday, Lewisis 5-for-9 with four runs scored.

Bonds, who was selected to participate in next week's All-StarGame, traditionally has been left out of the lineup forafternoon contests that follow night games.

On Tuesday night, the seven-time National League Most ValuablePlayer hit career home run No. 751 and remains five shy ofbreaking Hank Aaron's all-time record of 755.

Randy Winn started the five-run frame by plating Dave Robertswith an RBI single for the Giants, who won for the first time ineight tries on the road.

Back-to-back home runs by Ray Durham and former Red Rich Auriliain the sixth and a two-run ninth, highlighted by a pinch-hithome run by Mark Sweeney, salted the game away.

Giants starter Matt Cain (3-9) overcame a shaky start butmanaged to settle down, allowing four runs on nine hits with sixstrikeouts in 5 2/3 innings.

"They ambushed me in the third," Cain said. "They tookadvantage of me trying to get the first-pitch strike. They hitpitches they don't usually put in play so we decided not tochange anything and hope things would turn our way."

They did on Lewis at bat that followed an infield hit byAurilia.

"When I saw Rich beat out the grounder with two outs, I knewthings were going to turn our way, and sure enough Freddie didit," Cain said.

The 22-year-old was buoyed by the Giants' run-support, which hasbeen lacking in his last few outings. Before Wednesday's game,the second-year righthander was 0-6 while his offense managedonly 12 runs of support in 53 innings since his last win on May13.

"We were trying hard to get Cainer some runs," San Franciscomanager Bruce Bochy said. "Matt got into some tough jams butbattled through them."

Cain's last out was an 11-pitch strikeout of Brandon Phillipsbefore Bochy looked to Steve Kline to get Ken Griffey Jr.

"It was a battle. He went through my pitch count a couple oftimes," Cain said.

"He was done after that," Bochy said. "Kline battled Griffeywho put up a good at-bat. He just got under it. He was thetying run at time and Kline got him. The bullpen did a greatjob."

Two relievers bridged the gap before Jack Taschner closed it outfor the Giants.

While Cain was able to taste victory, Reds starter Matt Belislecontinued to struggle. Belisle (5-6), who allowed five runs onsix hits in four innings on Wednesday, has not won since May 29.

"I felt very much in control," Belisle said. "I felt veryconfident about him not getting the fat part of his bat on it,but he pulled his hands in.

Cincinnati drew first blood in second on Juan Castro's RBIsingle and pushed its advantage to 3-0 after Ken Griffey Jr.,who is headed to the All-Star Game, singled home two runs in thethird.