GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (37-47) at ST LOUIS (39-44)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (37-47) at ST LOUIS (39-44)

<h3>Lincecum hoping to follow best career start with win</h3>

<div class="pre">San Francisco (37-47) at St Louis (39-44) 7:15 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Rookie Tim Lincecum will look to continuehis recent success when the San Francisco Giants face the St.Louis Cardinals in second of a three-game series Saturday.

After failing to record a win in six previous starts, Lincecum(3-2, 4.64 ERA) pitched seven scoreless innings, yielding justthree hits with no walks and a career-high 12 strikeouts in a13-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks last Sunday.

The 23-year-old righthander has not relinquished a run over hislast 14 innings.

Barry Bonds, who has 752 career home runs, will hope to moveanother step closer to Hank Aaron's all-time mark.

The 42-year-old slugger saw his 10-game hitting end as he went0-for-1 with three walks and a run scored in the Giants' 4-3victory over the Cardinals on Friday.

Bonds has posted a .303 batting average with 17 blasts and 42RBI this season.

Braden Looper (6-6, 4.65) will have the task of keeping Bonds inthe ball park. Bonds is 2-for-5 with no homers in his careeragainst Looper.

The 32-year-old Looper has not picked up a win since May 24.The righthander did not receive a decision after surrenderingthree runs and four hits over six innings in an 11-3 win overthe Diamondbacks on Monday.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ST LOUIS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .219 2 9 Aaron Miles SS .296 0 14
Randy Winn RF .279 5 24 Scott Spiezio RF .283 3 26
Ray Durham 2B .255 8 46 Albert Pujols 1B .308 16 51
Barry Bonds LF .302 17 42 Chris Duncan LF .284 16 44
Ryan Klesko 1B .297 5 28 Scott Rolen 3B .264 4 37
Bengie Molina C .280 8 45 Skip Schumaker CF .246 0 4
Rich Aurilia 3B .251 3 21 Yadier Molina C .275 1 15
Omar Vizquel SS .234 2 22 Adam Kennedy 2B .212 0 13
Tim Lincecum RHP .053 0 0 Braden Looper RHP .120 0 2
(3-2, 4.64) (6-6, 4.65)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (3-2, 4.64)
STL - BRADEN LOOPER (6-6, 4.65)

UMPIRES: HP - ANDY FLETCHER
1B - MIKE REILLY
2B - JEFF KELLOGG
3B - ERIC COOPER

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 2 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM AND BENGIE MOLINA
STL - BRADEN LOOPER AND YADIER MOLINA

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.219, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
R WINN (.279, 5 HR, 24 RBI)
R DURHAM (.255, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.296, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
S SPIEZIO (.283, 3 HR, 26 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.308, 16 HR, 51 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
S Spiezio rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Schumaker cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

Pitches-strikes: B Looper 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B Looper 0-2. Batters
faced: B Looper 3.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.302, 17 HR, 42 RBI)
R KLESKO (.297, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
B MOLINA (.280, 8 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Schumaker cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.57

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.60

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 14-9; B Looper 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 0-2; B Looper 0-2. Batters faced: T Lincecum 4; B Looper 3.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S ROLEN (.264, 4 HR, 37 RBI)
S SCHUMAKER (.246, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
Y MOLINA (.275, 1 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
S Schumaker cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
Y Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Kennedy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
B Looper p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .120

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.57

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.55

Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 14-9; B Looper 26-12. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 0-2; B Looper 0-5. Batters faced: T Lincecum 4; B Looper 7.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY BRADEN LOOPER SCORED SCOTT ROLEN AND SKIP
SCHUMAKER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B LOOPER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.234, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
T LINCECUM (.053, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ROBERTS (.217, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Schumaker cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
B Looper p 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154

Totals 10 2 4 2 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - B Looper (2, T Lincecum). RBI - B Looper 2 (4). 2-out RBI - B
Looper 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 02 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 4.76

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.55

WP - T Lincecum. Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 40-26; B Looper 26-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 1-3; B Looper 0-5. Batters faced: T Lincecum 10; B
Looper 7.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RANDY WINN SCORED OMAR VIZQUEL AND TIM LINCECUM.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R WINN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2
ST LOUIS 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: S SPIEZIO (.281, 0-FOR-1)
A PUJOLS (.310, 1-FOR-1)
C DUNCAN (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ST LOUIS (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216
R Winn rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .281
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
O Vizquel ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lincecum p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 11 2 3 2 1 1 5

BATTING: RBI - R Winn 2 (26). Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
S Spiezio rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .283
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .267
S Schumaker cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
B Looper p 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154

Totals 10 2 4 2 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - B Looper (2, T Lincecum). RBI - B Looper 2 (4). 2-out RBI - B
Looper 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 002 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 02 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 4.76

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.70

WP - T Lincecum. Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 40-26; B Looper 41-22. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 1-3; B Looper 1-6. Batters faced: T Lincecum 10; B
Looper 12.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.302, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R KLESKO (.296, 0-FOR-1)
B MOLINA (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (2) VS ST LOUIS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216
R Winn rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .281
R Durham 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .302
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
O Vizquel ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237
T Lincecum p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 11 2 3 2 1 1 5

BATTING: RBI - R Winn 2 (26). Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Miles ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
S Spiezio rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280
A Pujols 1b 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .313
C Duncan lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .281
S Rolen 3b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .267
S Schumaker cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254
Y Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
A Kennedy 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .211
B Looper p 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .154

Totals 14 2 5 2 1 3 7

BATTING: 2B - B Looper (2, T Lincecum). RBI - B Looper 2 (4). 2-out RBI - B
Looper 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Miles 1, S Schumaker 1.
Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Pujols).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 002 -- 2
ST LOUIS - 020 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 3 5 2 2 1 3 0 4.70

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Looper 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.70

WP - T Lincecum. Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 59-36; B Looper 41-22. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 2-4; B Looper 1-6. Batters faced: T Lincecum 15; B
Looper 12.

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

Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
STL - BRADEN LOOPER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: Y MOLINA (.273, 0-FOR-1)
A KENNEDY (.211, 0-FOR-1)
B LOOPER (.154, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>