GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (38-47) at ST LOUIS (39-45)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (38-47) at ST LOUIS (39-45)

<h3>Bonds to take hacks against Wellemeyer</h3>

<div class="pre">San Francisco (38-47) at St Louis (39-45) 2:15 pm EDT</div>

ST. LOUIS (Ticker) - Barry Bonds is set to make one moreAll-Star appearance in his storied career. Before that happens,he'll keep marching toward home run history, this time againstTodd Wellemeyer.

Wellemeyer (2-1, 4.74 ERA) takes the mound on Sunday when theSt. Louis Cardinals host the San Francisco Giants in the finalgame on the season's unofficial first half.

Bonds has no career at-bats against Wellemeyer, who was added tothe Cardinals roster in May after being claimed off waiversfrom the Kansas City Royals. The 28-year-old righthander hasbeen converted to a starter by St. Louis pitching guru DaveDuncan, and has filled the role unconvincingly.

Wellemeyer is 2-1 with a 5.19 ERA in seven starts, but has yetto make it past the sixth inning while making the move from thebullpen.

Bonds is hitting .316 with 13 of his 17 homers coming againstrighthanders this season. He is currently four homers shy oftying Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755 homers.

The Giants will send the disappointing Barry Zito (6-8, 4.65) tothe hill. The lefthander, who signed a seven-year, $126million free-agent contract in the offseason, is winless in fivestarts since June 3.

Zito's biggest problem has been an inability to find the plate.The 29-year-old has issued 48 walks in 100 2/3 innings thisseason.

San Francisco will be going for a sweep of the three-game setafter claiming one-run victories on Friday and Saturday.

 

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 .225 2 9 Brendan Ryan SS .250 2 5
Omar Vizquel SS .238 2 22 Ryan Ludwick CF .242 6 20
Ray Durham 2B .252 8 46 Albert Pujols 1B .309 16 51
Barry Bonds LF .299 17 42 Juan Encarnacion RF .263 6 27
Ryan Klesko 1B .296 5 28 Scott Rolen 3B .265 4 37
Fred Lewis RF .276 3 16 Chris Duncan LF .283 16 44
Pedro Feliz 3B .234 12 36 Gary Bennett C .230 1 10
Guillermo Rodrigue C .231 0 4 Aaron Miles 2B .289 0 14
Barry Zito LHP .129 0 0 Todd Wellemeyer RHP .100 0 1
(6-8, 4.65) (2-1, 4.74)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
WARMUPS: SFO - BARRY ZITO (6-8, 4.65)
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER (2-1, 4.74)

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

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 7 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
STARTING BATS: SFO - BARRY ZITO AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER AND GARY BENNETT

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.225, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.238, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
R DURHAM (.252, 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 1 0
ST LOUIS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: B RYAN (.250, 2 HR, 5 RBI)
R LUDWICK (.242, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
A PUJOLS (.309, 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 1 0 0 0 0 .229
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
R Ludwick cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
A Pujols 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
J Encarnacion rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
G Bennett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

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
B Zito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.65

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.62

Pitches-strikes: T Wellemeyer 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T Wellemeyer 1-2.
Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALBERT PUJOLS SCORED BRENDAN RYAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A PUJOLS ON FIRST, R LUDWICK ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ST LOUIS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: J ENCARNACION (.263, 6 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY SCOTT ROLEN SCORED RYAN LUDWICK.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A PUJOLS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ST LOUIS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: C DUNCAN (.283, 16 HR, 44 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 1 0
ST LOUIS 2 2 3 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.296, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
F LEWIS (.276, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
P FELIZ (.234, 12 HR, 36 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (10, B Zito). SF - S Rolen. RBI - A Pujols (52), S
Rolen (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Bennett 1. Team LOB -
2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.78

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.62

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 27-16; T Wellemeyer 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 0-3; T Wellemeyer 1-2. Batters faced: B Zito 7; T Wellemeyer 4.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to 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 1 0
ST LOUIS 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.289, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
T WELLEMEYER (.100, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B RYAN (.270, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 5

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
R Ludwick cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248
A Pujols 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .312
J Encarnacion rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
A Miles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 5 2 3 2 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick (10, B Zito). SF - S Rolen. RBI - A Pujols (52), S
Rolen (38). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Bennett 1. Team LOB -
2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 2 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.78

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 27-16; T Wellemeyer 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 0-3; T Wellemeyer 3-3. Batters faced: B Zito 7; T Wellemeyer 8.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY DAVE ROBERTS ALLOWED AARON MILES TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B RYAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ST LOUIS 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: R LUDWICK (.248, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">NL AT ST LOUIS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RYAN LUDWICK SCORED BRENDAN RYAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R LUDWICK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ST LOUIS 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A PUJOLS (.312, 1-FOR-1, 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 1 1
ST LOUIS 2 2 4 5 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B ZITO (.129, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
D ROBERTS (.229, 1-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.238, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .229
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .129

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 0 5

BATTING: Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - D Roberts (3, bobble).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ludwick cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .254
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .311
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
S Rolen 3b 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .265
C Duncan lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
G Bennett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .228
A Miles 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 9 4 5 3 2 2 6

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick 2 (11, B Zito 2). S - T Wellemeyer. SF - S Rolen. RBI -
A Pujols (52), S Rolen (38), R Ludwick (21). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Bennett 1, J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 22 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 5 4 4 2 2 0 4.91

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.50

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 52-31; T Wellemeyer 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 1-3; T Wellemeyer 3-3. Batters faced: B Zito 13; T Wellemeyer 8.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to 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 2 1
ST LOUIS 2 2 0 4 5 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.295, 0-FOR-1)
F LEWIS (.276, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P FELIZ (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ST LOUIS

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ST LOUIS (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .228
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
R Durham 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254
B Bonds lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .276
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .129

Totals 11 0 2 0 2 1 9

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Bonds 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - D Roberts (3, bobble).


ST LOUIS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Ryan ss 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .289
R Ludwick cf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .254
A Pujols 1b 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .311
J Encarnacion rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260
S Rolen 3b 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264
C Duncan lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
G Bennett c 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .225
A Miles 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .289
T Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 12 4 5 3 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - R Ludwick 2 (11, B Zito 2). S - T Wellemeyer. SF - S Rolen. RBI -
A Pujols (52), S Rolen (38), R Ludwick (21). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - G Bennett 1, J Encarnacion 1. Team LOB - 3.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
ST LOUIS - 220 -- 4
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 5 4 3 2 3 0 4.77

ST LOUIS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wellemeyer 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 4.39

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 62-37; T Wellemeyer 48-31. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Zito 1-5; T Wellemeyer 4-4. Batters faced: B Zito 16; T Wellemeyer 13.

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

Weather: 90 degrees, sunny. Wind: 7 mph, out to 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 2 1
ST LOUIS 2 2 0 4 5 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - BARRY ZITO
STL - TODD WELLEMEYER

DUE UP FOR ST LOUIS: A MILES (.289, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T WELLEMEYER (.100, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
B RYAN (.289, 2-FOR-2)</div>