GAME THREAD: NL: WASHINGTON (52-62) at SAN FRANCISCO (49-63)

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: STEVE KLINE (0-1, 3.06) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R LANGERHANS (.160, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Kline relieved K Correia.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Langerhans (.160, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Molina catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Langerhans (.160, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Jimenez hit for J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D Jimenez (.182, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: SCOTT ATCHISON (0-0, 1.42) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, D JIMENEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.270, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Atchison relieved S Kline.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, F LOPEZ ON FIRST, D JIMENEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R Zimmerman (.270, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JON RAUCH (OUT)
SFO - SCOTT ATCHISON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.273, 0-FOR-0)
K FRANDSEN (.217, 0-FOR-3)
O VIZQUEL (.256, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .251
N Logan cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .269
A Kearns rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .251
T Batista 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .262
R Belliard 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .292
J Flores c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224
R Fick lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
R Langerhans lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .159
J Hanrahan p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Church ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182

Totals 35 3 10 3 3 7 21

a-grounded to first for S Rivera in the 7th; b-walked for J Rauch in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hanrahan (2, P Misch). HR - F Lopez (8, 5th inning off P Misch
1 on, 1 Out). SF - R Belliard. RBI - R Belliard (38), F Lopez 2 (45). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Batista 1, A Kearns 1, R Langerhans 1, R
Zimmerman 1. GIDP - J Flores. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (16, 2nd base off P Misch/G Rodriguez). CS - N
Logan (3, 2nd base by P Misch).

FIELDING: E - F Lopez (11, throw). DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-T Batista).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
K Frandsen lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .217
O Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256
R Winn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .291
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .266
R Durham 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .230
P Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .254
R Davis lf-cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .303
G Rodriguez c 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .244
b-B Bonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-B Molina ph-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 30 1 10 1 4 3 21

a-singled to right for V Chulk in the 6th; b-fouled out to third for G
Rodriguez in the 8th; c-hit for P Misch in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Davis (4, J Hanrahan); R Winn (30, J Hanrahan). S - P Misch.
RBI - G Rodriguez (11). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1,
P Feliz 3, K Frandsen 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis 2 (9, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/J Flores, 3rd base
off J Hanrahan/J Flores). CS - P Feliz (2, 2nd base by J Rauch), D Roberts (4,
Home by J Hanrahan/J Flores).

FIELDING: E - R Durham (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Feliz-R Klesko).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 120 000 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 010 000 00 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan 5 1/3 7 1 1 4 2 0 2.76
R King 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76
S Rivera 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
L Ayala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33
J Rauch 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.61

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
P Misch 5 1/3 8 3 3 2 4 1 4.58
V Chulk 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74
K Correia 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
S Kline 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
S Atchison 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35

R King pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 93-54; R King 2-2; S Rivera 2-1; L Ayala 8-7; J
Rauch 19-14; P Misch 97-58; V Chulk 11-7; K Correia 29-21; S Kline 12-8; S
Atchison 3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 5-8; R King 0-0; S Rivera 2-0;
L Ayala 2-1; J Rauch 0-1; P Misch 8-3; V Chulk 1-0; K Correia 3-2; S Kline 1-0;
S Atchison 0-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 26; R King 1; S Rivera 1; L Ayala 3;
J Rauch 4; P Misch 24; V Chulk 2; K Correia 8; S Kline 4; S Atchison 1.

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

Weather: 66 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
WAS: CHAD CORDERO (2-2, 2.57) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: B MOLINA (.273, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Cordero relieved J Rauch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B Molina (.273, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, RAY KING (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (6TH), LUIS AYALA
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES

SFO - PATRICK MISCH, VINNIE CHULK (6TH), KEVIN CORREIA
(7TH), STEVE KLINE (9TH), SCOTT ATCHISON (9TH) AND GUILLERMO
RODRIGUEZ, BENGIE MOLINA (9TH)

HOME RUNS: WAS - FELIPE LOPEZ (8) OFF PATRICK MISCH IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

SFO - NONE</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
WASHINGTON 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: WAS - JOEL HANRAHAN, RAY KING (6TH), SAUL RIVERA (6TH), LUIS AYALA
(7TH), JON RAUCH (8TH), CHAD CORDERO (9TH) AND JESUS FLORES

SFO - PATRICK MISCH, VINNIE CHULK (6TH), KEVIN CORREIA
(7TH), STEVE KLINE (9TH), SCOTT ATCHISON (9TH) AND GUILLERMO
RODRIGUEZ, BENGIE MOLINA (9TH)


WP - JOEL HANRAHAN (2-0)
LP - PATRICK MISCH (0-2)
SAVE - CHAD CORDERO (25)

HOME RUNS: WAS - FELIPE LOPEZ (8) OFF PATRICK MISCH IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

SFO - NONE


TIME: 2:57 ATT: 41,555

PROBABLES: PIT - MATT MORRIS (7-7, 4.41)
SFO - RUSS ORTIZ (2-2, 5.40)

PROBABLES: WAS - MATT CHICO (5-6, 4.76)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (7-7, 4.83)</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">WASHINGTON (3) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - FINAL

WASHINGTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Lopez ss 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 .251
N Logan cf 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .275
R Zimmerman 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .269
A Kearns rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 .251
T Batista 1b 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .262
R Belliard 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .292
J Flores c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224
R Fick lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188
R Langerhans lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .159
J Hanrahan p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
R King p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Rivera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Church ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
L Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Jimenez ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .182
C Cordero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 35 3 10 3 3 7 21

a-grounded to first for S Rivera in the 7th; b-walked for J Rauch in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hanrahan (2, P Misch). HR - F Lopez (8, 5th inning off P Misch
1 on, 1 Out). SF - R Belliard. RBI - R Belliard (38), F Lopez 2 (45). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - T Batista 1, A Kearns 1, R Langerhans 1, R
Zimmerman 1. GIDP - J Flores. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Logan (16, 2nd base off P Misch/G Rodriguez). CS - N
Logan (3, 2nd base by P Misch).

FIELDING: E - F Lopez (11, throw). DP: 1 (F Lopez-R Belliard-T Batista).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
K Frandsen lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215
O Vizquel ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .258
R Winn rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .291
R Klesko 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .266
R Durham 2b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .230
P Feliz 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 .254
R Davis lf-cf 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .303
G Rodriguez c 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .244
b-B Bonds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-B Molina ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272

Totals 34 1 11 1 4 4 22

a-singled to right for V Chulk in the 6th; b-fouled out to third for G
Rodriguez in the 8th; c-hit for P Misch in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Davis (4, J Hanrahan); R Winn (30, J Hanrahan); O Vizquel (15,
C Cordero). S - P Misch. RBI - G Rodriguez (11). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Winn 1, P Feliz 3, K Frandsen 1. GIDP - K
Frandsen. Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis 2 (9, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/J Flores, 3rd base
off J Hanrahan/J Flores). CS - P Feliz (2, 2nd base by J Rauch), D Roberts (4,
Home by J Hanrahan/J Flores).

FIELDING: E - R Durham (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (P Feliz-R Klesko).


----------------------------------------------------
WASHINGTON - 000 120 000 -- 3
SAN FRANCISCO - 010 000 000 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

WASHINGTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hanrahan (W, 2-0) 5 1/3 7 1 1 4 2 0 2.76
R King (H, 9) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76
S Rivera (H, 16) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.28
L Ayala (H, 4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.33
J Rauch (H, 22) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.61
C Cordero (S, 25) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.53

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
P Misch (L, 0-2) 5 1/3 8 3 3 2 4 1 4.58
V Chulk 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.74
K Correia 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.05
S Kline 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.00
S Atchison 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.35

R King pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.

Pitches-strikes: J Hanrahan 93-54; R King 2-2; S Rivera 2-1; L Ayala 8-7; J
Rauch 19-14; C Cordero 17-12; P Misch 97-58; V Chulk 11-7; K Correia 29-21; S
Kline 12-8; S Atchison 3-2. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hanrahan 5-8; R King 0-0;
S Rivera 2-0; L Ayala 2-1; J Rauch 0-1; C Cordero 2-0; P Misch 8-3; V Chulk
1-0; K Correia 3-2; S Kline 1-0; S Atchison 0-1. Batters faced: J Hanrahan 26;
R King 1; S Rivera 1; L Ayala 3; J Rauch 4; C Cordero 4; P Misch 24; V Chulk 2;
K Correia 8; S Kline 4; S Atchison 1.

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

T--2:57. Att--41,555.
Weather: 66 degrees, sunny. Wind: 13 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
WASHINGTON 3
SAN FRANCISCO 1 FINAL</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (3) AT SAN FRANCISCO (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Davis reached on bunt single to third. R Davis stole
second. G Rodriguez singled to left, R Davis scored. P Misch sacrificed to
pitcher, G Rodriguez to second. K Frandsen flied out to right, G Rodriguez to
third. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman walked. A Kearns singled to left, R Zimmerman
to second. T Batista singled to center, R Zimmerman to third, A Kearns to
second. R Belliard hit sacrifice fly to left, R Zimmerman scored. J Flores
grounded into double play, third to first, A Kearns out at third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Fick grounded out to first. J Hanrahan doubled to deep
left. F Lopez homered to left, J Hanrahan scored. N Logan singled to center.
N Logan stole second. N Logan caught stealing third, pitcher to shortstop to
third. R Zimmerman struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.</div>

 

NL: WASHINGTON at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WASHINGTON (3) AT SAN FRANCISCO (1) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Washington Starting Lineups -- F Lopez SS, N Logan CF, R Zimmerman 3B, A Kearns RF,
T Batista 1B, R Belliard 2B, J Flores C, R Fick LF, J Hanrahan RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, O Vizquel SS, R Winn RF,
R Klesko 1B, R Durham 2B, P Feliz 3B, R Davis LF, G Rodriguez C, P Misch LHP.

Umpires -- Laz Diaz (HP), Bill Welke (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Wally Bell (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Sunny, wind right to left at 13 mph.


WASHINGTON 1ST: F Lopez grounded out to second. N Logan struck out
swinging. R Zimmerman singled to left center. A Kearns singled to shallow
left, R Zimmerman to second. T Batista flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts reached on infield single to shortstop,
D Roberts to second on throwing error by shortstop F Lopez. O Vizquel reached
on bunt single to third, D Roberts to third. R Winn popped out to third.
D Roberts caught stealing home, catcher to shortstop to catcher, O Vizquel
to second on runner's fielder's choice. R Klesko walked. R Durham walked,
O Vizquel to third, R Klesko to second. P Feliz lined out to left. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

WASHINGTON 2ND: K Frandsen in left field. R Davis in center field.
R Belliard grounded out to second. J Flores grounded out to second.
R Fick grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: R Davis reached on bunt single to third. R Davis stole
second. G Rodriguez singled to left, R Davis scored. P Misch sacrificed to
pitcher, G Rodriguez to second. K Frandsen flied out to right, G Rodriguez to
third. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 3RD: J Hanrahan fouled out to first. F Lopez struck out
swinging. N Logan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Winn grounded out to second. R Klesko walked.
R Durham fouled out to catcher. P Feliz flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 4TH: R Zimmerman walked. A Kearns singled to left, R Zimmerman
to second. T Batista singled to center, R Zimmerman to third, A Kearns to
second. R Belliard hit sacrifice fly to left, R Zimmerman scored. J Flores
grounded into double play, third to first, A Kearns out at third. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Davis doubled to left. G Rodriguez struck out
swinging. R Davis stole third. P Misch grounded out to shortstop. K Frandsen
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 5TH: R Fick grounded out to first. J Hanrahan doubled to deep
left. F Lopez homered to left, J Hanrahan scored. N Logan singled to center.
N Logan stole second. N Logan caught stealing third, pitcher to shortstop to
third. R Zimmerman struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Langerhans in left field. O Vizquel lined out to
center. R Winn doubled to deep left. R Klesko flied out to center. R Durham
walked. P Feliz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 6TH: A Kearns walked. T Batista singled to left, A Kearns to
second. R Belliard struck out swinging. V Chulk relieved P Misch. J Flores
struck out swinging. R Langerhans grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Davis singled to center. G Rodriguez flied out to
right. M Sweeney hit for V Chulk. R King relieved J Hanrahan. M Sweeney
singled to right, R Davis to third. S Rivera relieved R King. K Frandsen
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Sweeney out at
second.(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 7TH: K Correia relieved V Chulk. R Church hit for S Rivera.
R Church grounded out to first. F Lopez safe at first on error by second
baseman R Durham. N Logan singled to right center, F Lopez to second.
R Zimmerman lined out to left. A Kearns grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, N Logan out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) WASHINGTON 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: L Ayala relieved S Rivera. O Vizquel flied out to right.
R Winn grounded out to third. R Klesko grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 8TH: T Batista struck out swinging. R Belliard flied out
to center. J Flores grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Rauch relieved L Ayala. R Durham singled to center.
P Feliz singled to right, R Durham to third. R Davis struck out swinging.
B Bonds hit for G Rodriguez. B Bonds fouled out to third. B Molina hit for
K Correia. P Feliz caught stealing second, pitcher to shortstop.(0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

WASHINGTON 9TH: S Kline relieved K Correia. B Molina catching. R Langerhans
grounded out to third. D Jimenez hit for J Rauch. D Jimenez walked. F Lopez
singled to right, D Jimenez to second. N Logan struck out swinging.
S Atchison relieved S Kline. R Zimmerman popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: C Cordero relieved J Rauch. B Molina grounded out to
second. K Frandsen struck out swinging. O Vizquel doubled to right. R Winn
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1.</div>

 

Lopez's home run downs Giants, Bonds

<h3>WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds did not start the game,but he still managed to provide the most exciting moment of theday.


Felipe Lopez hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to leadthe Washington Nationals to a 3-1 victory over the San FranciscoGiants on Thursday.


After becoming baseball's all-time home run leader on Tuesdayand hitting No. 757 on Wednesday, Bonds came to plate as a pinchhitter representing the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.

In an otherwise trivial game between two struggling teams,Bonds' at-bat - a popout into foul territory - was the highlightof the day for the fans at AT&T Park.


With the Nationals holding a 3-1 lead, reliever Jon Rauch statedthe inning and immediately found himself in a bind afterallowing back-to-back singles by Ray Durham and Pedro Feliz,putting runners on the corners.


Rauch rebounded to strike out Rajai Davis before getting Bondsout on a 1-0 pitch. The inning ended moments later when Felizwas picked off trying to advance to second base.


Washington rookie John Hanrahan (2-0) notched his second win inas many starts after allowing one run, seven hits and four walkswhile striking out two in 5 1/3 innings. Four relieversbridged the gap to closer Chad Cordero, who pitched around atwo-out double in the ninth by Omar Vizquel to secure his 25thsave of the season.


Lopez's eighth home run of the season in the fifth snapped a 1-1tie and proved to be all the support Washington's pitchingstaff needed.


With their biggest offensive threat regulated to pinch-hittingduties, the Giants' offense struggled. The team stranded 11baserunners and squandered nearly every scoring opportunity ithad, including a chance in the sixth.


With Davis on first and one out, Hanrahan was replaced byreliever Ray King. Pinch hitter Mark Sweeney greeted King witha single that moved Davis to third.


However, Saul Rivera took over and extinguished the threat bygetting Kevin Frandsen to ground into a 6-4-3 double play.

In his second career start, Patrick Misch (0-2) was denied hisfirst win after allowing three runs, eight hits and two walkswhile striking out four in 5 1/3 innings.


Davis had three hits and scored a run for the Giants, who fellto 6-15 when Bonds does not start.


In addition to being without Bonds, the Giants also lost DaveRoberts to an injury early on. The center fielder left the gamein the second inning after injuring his right leg in ahome-plate collision with Washington catcher Jesus Flores.

The Nationals were missing their strongest hitter as All-StarDmitri Young sat out with a strained left hamstring, an injuryhe sustained Wednesday.

 

Lopez's home run downs Giants, Bonds

<h3>WASHINGTON 3, SAN FRANCISCO 1</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds did not start the game,but he still managed to provide the most exciting moment of theday.


Felipe Lopez hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning to leadthe Washington Nationals to a 3-1 victory over the San FranciscoGiants on Thursday.


After becoming baseball's all-time home run leader on Tuesdayand hitting No. 757 on Wednesday, Bonds came to plate as a pinchhitter representing the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.

"We just sent (pitching coach Randy St. Claire) out to the moundand just told (reliever Jon Rauch) to make sure that he hits itout to the opposite field," Nationals manager Manny Acta said."Don't try to be macho or try to trick him inside. Make himhit it to left field, and Jon did a good job."


In an otherwise trivial game between two struggling teams,Bonds' at-bat - a popout into foul territory - was the highlightof the day for the fans at AT&T Park.


With the Nationals holding a 3-1 lead, Rauch started the inningand immediately found himself in a bind after allowingback-to-back singles by Ray Durham and Pedro Feliz, puttingrunners on the corners.


Rauch rebounded to strike out Rajai Davis before getting Bondsout on a 1-0 pitch. The inning ended moments later when Felizwas picked off trying to advance to second base.


"(Bonds) comes up arguably right now the best hitter in thegame, and I just tried to make quality pitches and make him beatme to the opposite field," Rauch said. "Luckily, he hit thatball up, and obviously, I'm pretty pumped at that point. Itgives you a little more determination to get the next guys, butI knew it was huge."


Washington rookie John Hanrahan (2-0) notched his second win inas many starts after allowing one run, seven hits and four walkswhile striking out two in 5 1/3 innings.


"You've got to battle sometimes, and it's not always going to beeasy," Hanrahan said. "I didn't have my great command todayand my off-speed stuff wasn't locating very well, but I had somebig plays behind me, and that really helped out a lot."

Perhaps the most impressive play behind Hanrahan was centerfielder Nook Logan's diving catch to rob Omar Vizquel of a hitin the fifth.


Four relievers bridged the gap to closer Chad Cordero, whopitched around a two-out double in the ninth by Vizquel tosecure his 25th save of the season.


"It's definitely one of the best bullpens in the league, I'dsay," Hanrahan said. "I've seen these guys before ontelevision, and the seventh-, eighth- and ninth-inning guys, assoon as you come out with the lead, I felt confident."

Lopez's eighth home run of the season in the fifth snapped a 1-1tie and proved to be all the support Washington's pitchingstaff needed.


"I was just looking for something to drive, like all the otherat-bats," Lopez said. "I was looking fastball, but I think hethrew a changeup, and I just stayed back and hit it."

With their biggest offensive threat regulated to pinch-hittingduties, the Giants' offense struggled. The team stranded 11baserunners and squandered nearly every scoring opportunity ithad, including a chance in the sixth.


With Davis on first and one out, Hanrahan was replaced byreliever Ray King. Pinch hitter Mark Sweeney greeted King witha single that moved Davis to third.


However, Saul Rivera took over and extinguished the threat bygetting Kevin Frandsen to ground into a 6-4-3 double play.

In his second career start, Patrick Misch (0-2) was denied hisfirst win after allowing three runs, eight hits and two walkswhile striking out four in 5 1/3 innings.


"I got through the first couple of innings and then I kind oflost my mechanics a little bit, but I seemed to battle throughit today the best I could, and Lopez hit a changeup that wasup," Misch said. "I gave them the lead, and it was tough togive it up right there."


Davis had three hits and scored a run for the Giants, who fellto 6-15 when Bonds does not start.


In addition to being without Bonds, the Giants also lost DaveRoberts to an injury early on. The center fielder left the gamein the second inning after injuring his right leg in ahome-plate collision with Washington catcher Jesus Flores.

The Nationals were missing their strongest hitter as All-StarDmitri Young sat out with a strained left hamstring, an injuryhe sustained Wednesday.