GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (36-46) at CINCINNATI (32-52)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (36-46) at CINCINNATI (32-52)

<h3>Bonds resumes home run chase in series finale</h3>

San Francisco (36-46) at Cincinnati (32-52) 7:10 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Given the holiday off to rest his kneeand admire his most recent accomplishment, Barry Bonds and theSan Francisco Giants go for the series win against theCincinnati Reds on Thursday.

Bonds was given his usual day off after a night game onWednesday, one day after crushing homer No. 751 against Reds aceAaron Harang. The lefthanded slugger will likely resume hiscase of Hank Aaron's 755 against struggling Cincinnati starterBronson Arroyo, a pitcher Bonds does not have a hit off in fiveat-bats.

Arroyo (2-9, 4.89 ERA), who despite his success against Bonds,has not fared well against San Francisco, going 1-3 with a 4.62ERA in four starts and one relief appearance over his career.His lone win against the Giants came in his last outing againstlast September 5, in which he tossed a three-hit shutout.

The righthander had a solid turn in his last outing on Friday,yielding one run and six hits over seven innings in a 4-2 lossto St. Louis, but did not factor into the decision as thebullpen could not hold a late lead. Before that start, however,he was 0-5 with a 9.45 ERA over his last seven outings.

His opponent will be Matt Morris (7-4, 3.25), who will belooking for his first win in four starts. He has had a fairamount of success over his 21 lifetime appearances - 19 starts -against the Reds, as he is 8-5 with a 3.85 ERA.

After allowing more than seven hits in a start just three timesin his first 13 starts, the righthander has surrenderednine-plus in each of his last three, contributing to his ERArising from 2.56 it was on June 11 to the 3.25 mark it iscurrently at prior to this start.

In one of those recent outings on Friday, Morris permitted threeruns - but just one earned - and 10 hits over seven frames in a4-3, 10-inning loss to the Diamondbacks.

While his home run chase is taking a back seat to Bonds', KenGriffey Jr. is one homer away from tying Frank Robinson forsixth all-time at 586.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Randy Winn RF .283 5 24 Josh Hamilton CF .271 13 28
Fred Lewis CF .273 3 16 Brandon Phillips 2B .270 16 46
Ray Durham 2B .256 8 45 Ken Griffey Jr RF .294 22 55
Barry Bonds LF .305 17 42 Jeff Conine 1B .275 4 25
Ryan Klesko 1B .293 5 27 Adam Dunn LF .259 23 54
Bengie Molina C .285 8 45 Ryan Freel 3B .249 2 12
Rich Aurilia SS .240 3 20 Alex Gonzalez SS .252 13 40
Pedro Feliz 3B .240 12 36 David Ross C .203 13 31
Matt Morris RHP .200 0 1 Bronson Arroyo RHP .059 0 0
(7-4, 3.25) (2-9, 4.89)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: SFO - MATT MORRIS (7-4, 3.25)
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO (2-9, 4.89)

UMPIRES: HP - GARY DARLING
1B - JERRY MEALS
2B - LARRY PONCINO
3B - BRUCE DRECKMAN

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, rain
WIND: 12 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 39 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: SFO - MATT MORRIS AND BENGIE MOLINA
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.283, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
F LEWIS (.273, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
R DURHAM (.256, 8 HR, 45 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 1 0
CINCINNATI 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.271, 13 HR, 28 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.270, 16 HR, 46 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.294, 22 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
F Lewis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Freel 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: E - D Ross (4, dropped foul ball). DP: 1 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez).



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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.25

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.84

Pitches-strikes: B Arroyo 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B Arroyo 0-1.
Batters faced: B Arroyo 4.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 39 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees, rain.
Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY ADAM DUNN SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CONINE ON FIRST, K GRIFFEY JR ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.249, 2 HR, 12 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 1 0
CINCINNATI 1 1 1 1 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.293, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
B MOLINA (.285, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
R AURILIA (.240, 3 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
F Lewis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
R Freel 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 3 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: SF - A Dunn. RBI - A Dunn (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Freel 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Ross (4, dropped foul ball). DP: 1 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez).



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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.30

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.84

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 28-18; B Arroyo 24-15. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 1-1; B Arroyo 0-1. Batters faced: M Morris 6; B Arroyo 4.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 39 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees, rain.
Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</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 1 0
CINCINNATI 1 1 1 1 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.252, 13 HR, 40 RBI)
D ROSS (.203, 13 HR, 31 RBI)
B ARROYO (.059, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
F Lewis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .269
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
J Conine 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
R Freel 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203
B Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 3 1 1 1 2 1 4

BATTING: SF - A Dunn. RBI - A Dunn (55). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - R Freel 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Ross (4, dropped foul ball). DP: 1 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez).



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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 1 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 3.30

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.79

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 28-18; B Arroyo 34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 1-1; B Arroyo 0-4. Batters faced: M Morris 6; B Arroyo 7.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 39 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees, rain.
Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY BRONSON ARROYO (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF MATT MORRIS.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0, CINCINNATI 2

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J HAMILTON (.275, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED JOSH HAMILTON AND BRANDON
PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CINCINNATI 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J CONINE (.275, 0-FOR-0, BB)</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 1 0
CINCINNATI 1 3 4 4 1 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.240, 12 HR, 36 RBI)
M MORRIS (.200, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R WINN (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS CINCINNATI (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
F Lewis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 6 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .297
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
R Freel 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202
B Arroyo p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .086

Totals 9 4 4 4 2 3 5

BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (12, M Morris). HR - B Arroyo (1, 2nd inning off M
Morris 0 on, 2 Out). SF - A Dunn. RBI - A Dunn (55), B Arroyo (1), K Griffey Jr
2 (57). 2-out RBI - B Arroyo, K Griffey Jr 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Conine 1, R Freel 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - D Ross (4, dropped foul ball). DP: 1 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez).



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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 13 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 4 4 4 2 3 1 3.52

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.79

HBP - J Hamilton (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 53-35; B Arroyo
34-24. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 1-2; B Arroyo 0-4. Batters faced: M
Morris 13; B Arroyo 7.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 39 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees, rain.
Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</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 0 1 0
CINCINNATI 1 3 4 4 1 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT MORRIS
CIN - BRONSON ARROYO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.259, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
R FREEL (.247, 0-FOR-1)
A GONZALEZ (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS CINCINNATI (4) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
F Lewis cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .256
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Aurilia ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194

Totals 8 0 1 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: CS - P Feliz (1, 2nd base by B Arroyo/D Ross).


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Hamilton cf 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .275
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .297
J Conine 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
R Freel 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202
B Arroyo p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .086

Totals 9 4 4 4 2 3 5

BATTING: 2B - K Griffey Jr (12, M Morris). HR - B Arroyo (1, 2nd inning off M
Morris 0 on, 2 Out). SF - A Dunn. RBI - A Dunn (55), B Arroyo (1), K Griffey Jr
2 (57). 2-out RBI - B Arroyo, K Griffey Jr 2. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Conine 1, R Freel 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - D Ross (4, dropped foul ball). DP: 2 (B Phillips-A Gonzalez, D
Ross-A Gonzalez).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 13 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 4 4 4 2 3 1 3.52

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.75

HBP - J Hamilton (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 53-35; B Arroyo
50-33. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 1-2; B Arroyo 0-5. Batters faced: M
Morris 13; B Arroyo 10.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 39 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 73 degrees, rain.
Wind: 12 mph, out to center.</div>