GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (51-61) at SAN FRANCISCO (48-62)

NL: WASHINGTON (51-61) at SAN FRANCISCO (48-62)

<h3>Bonds takes second shot at becoming homer king vs. Nationals</h3>

<div class="pre">Washington (51-61) at San Francisco (48-62) 10:15 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- It took seven games for Barry Bonds tohit the necessary home run to tie Hank Aaron's all-time homermark of 755. He would like to make the record breaker come muchsooner as the San Francisco Giants continue their four-game setwith the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.


On Monday, Bonds went 0-for-3 with a walk in his first gameafter clubbing homer No. 755 on Saturday. The 43-year-oldslugger was replaced in the field after striking out for thelast out in the seventh in the Giants' 3-2, 11-inning victory.

Bonds is 0-for-2 in his career against Mike Bacsik (5-6, 4.19ERA), who has been a big part of the Nationals' recent surge.Since his win on July 21 to start his personal three-gamewinning streak, the lefthander has carried a tidy 2.18 ERA.

His last outing - a 7-3 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds -Bacsik allowed three runs and seven hits, striking out six overseven frames. He has not faced San Francisco in nearly fiveyears and just once in his career, taking a loss on August 22,2002 when he allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings as a memberof the New Yor Mets.


After suffering through a rough July, Barry Zito (8-10, 5.08)has started August much better. Last month, the lefthander went1-2 with a 7.82 ERA but has turned it around so far in August,yielding one run over 5 2/3 innings in Thursday's 5-4 win overthe the Los Angeles Dodgers before tossing a scoreless frame inrelief on Sunday against the San Diego Padres.


The 2002 American League Cy Young Award winner has facedWashington just once in his career, taking the loss afterpermitting two runs over seven frames on June 7, 2005 while hewas still playing for the Oakland Athletics.

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

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

WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .242 6 41 Rajai Davis CF .263 0 2
Ronnie Belliard 2B .298 6 37 Omar Vizquel SS .256 2 30
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .272 17 61 Randy Winn RF .295 6 35
Dmitri Young 1B .339 10 62 Barry Bonds LF .269 21 50
Austin Kearns RF .248 8 44 Bengie Molina C .270 11 59
Ryan Church LF .264 8 45 Ray Durham 2B .231 9 57
Brian Schneider C .234 5 39 Pedro Feliz 1B .249 16 55
Nook Logan CF .271 0 10 Kevin Frandsen 3B .233 1 16
Mike Bacsik LHP .150 0 1 Barry Zito LHP .103 0 0
(5-6, 4.19) (8-10, 5.08)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Felipe Lopez SS .242 6 41 Rajai Davis CF .263 0 2
Ronnie Belliard 2B .298 6 37 Ryan Klesko 1B .274 5 31
Ryan Zimmerman 3B .272 17 61 Randy Winn RF .295 6 35
Dmitri Young 1B .339 10 62 Barry Bonds LF .269 21 50
Austin Kearns RF .248 8 44 Bengie Molina C .270 11 59
Ryan Church LF .264 8 45 Ray Durham 2B .231 9 57
Brian Schneider C .234 5 39 Pedro Feliz 3B .249 16 55
Nook Logan CF .271 0 10 Kevin Frandsen SS .233 1 16
Mike Bacsik LHP .150 0 1 Barry Zito LHP .103 0 0
(5-6, 4.19) (8-10, 5.08)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK (5-6, 4.19)
SFO - BARRY ZITO (8-10, 5.08)

UMPIRES: HP - JOHN HIRSCHBECK
1B - WALLY BELL
2B - LAZ DIAZ
3B - BILL WELKE

WEATHER: 62 Degrees, clear
WIND: 18 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
SFO - BARRY ZITO AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.242, 6 HR, 41 RBI)
R BELLIARD (.298, 6 HR, 37 RBI)
R ZIMMERMAN (.272, 17 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.263, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R KLESKO (.274, 5 HR, 31 RBI)
R WINN (.295, 6 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (16, 3rd base off B Zito/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.19

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.04

Pitches-strikes: B Zito 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: B Zito 1-1. Batters
faced: B Zito 5.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 62 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
SFO - BARRY ZITO</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.264, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
B SCHNEIDER (.234, 5 HR, 39 RBI)
N LOGAN (.271, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
R Church lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
N Logan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
M Bacsik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150

Totals 5 0 2 0 0 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (16, 3rd base off B Zito/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.14

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.04

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 11-7; B Zito 21-13. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 2-0; B Zito 1-1. Batters faced: M Bacsik 3; B Zito 5.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 62 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 2 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.269, 21 HR, 50 RBI)
B MOLINA (.270, 11 HR, 59 RBI)
R DURHAM (.231, 9 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (16, 3rd base off B Zito/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.14

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 5.00

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 11-7; B Zito 38-23. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 2-0; B Zito 1-3. Batters faced: M Bacsik 3; B Zito 9.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 62 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BENGIE MOLINA SCORED BARRY BONDS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B MOLINA ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.231, 9 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY BARRY ZITO SCORED RAY DURHAM.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K FRANDSEN ON SECOND, P FELIZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 0
SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: F LOPEZ (.244, 1-FOR-1)
R BELLIARD (.300, 1-FOR-1)
R ZIMMERMAN (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244
R Belliard 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300
R Zimmerman 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271
D Young 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .338
A Kearns rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247
R Church lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .263
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 2 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (16, 3rd base off B Zito/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272
R Durham 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
B Zito p 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - B Bonds (12, M Bacsik). RBI - B Molina (60), B Zito (1). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Davis 2. Team LOB - 2.


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WASHINGTON - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 02 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.30

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 5.00

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 42-26; B Zito 38-23. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 4-0; B Zito 1-3. Batters faced: M Bacsik 10; B Zito 9.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 62 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY FELIPE LOPEZ (7) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF BARRY ZITO.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R BELLIARD (.300, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY AUSTIN KEARNS (9) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF BARRY ZITO SCORED RONNIE BELLIARD.
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 2

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R CHURCH (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - MIKE BACSIK
SFO - BARRY ZITO

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.273, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.294, 0-FOR-1)
B BONDS (.272, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .246
R Belliard 2b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300
R Zimmerman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .271
D Young 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .337
A Kearns rf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .249
R Church lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
B Schneider c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .234
N Logan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
M Bacsik p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143

Totals 13 3 4 3 2 2 9

BATTING: HR - F Lopez (7, 3rd inning off B Zito 0 on, 0 Out), A Kearns (9, 3rd
inning off B Zito 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - F Lopez (42), A Kearns 2 (46). 2-out RBI
- A Kearns 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Kearns 1. Team LOB -
3.

BASERUNNING: SB - F Lopez (16, 3rd base off B Zito/B Molina), R Belliard (2,
2nd base off B Zito/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Bonds lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272
R Durham 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231
P Feliz 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
B Zito p 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .100

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - B Bonds (12, M Bacsik). RBI - B Molina (60), B Zito (1). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - R Davis 2. Team LOB - 2.


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WASHINGTON - 003 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 02 -- 2
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WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
M Bacsik 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 4.30

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 3 4 3 3 2 2 2 5.17

Pitches-strikes: M Bacsik 42-26; B Zito 64-37. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Bacsik 4-0; B Zito 2-5. Batters faced: M Bacsik 10; B Zito 15.

UMPIRES: HP--John Hirschbeck. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Laz Diaz. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 62 degrees, clear. Wind: 18 mph, out to center.</div>