GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (45-66) at SAN FRANCISCO (49-64)

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Roberts hit for J Taschner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8
SAN FRANCISCO 7 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D Roberts (.263, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Lowry ran for D Roberts.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N LOWRY ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8
SAN FRANCISCO 7 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Klesko (.264, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 8 13 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - MATT MORRIS, MASUMI KUWATA (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (7TH), SALOMON
TORRES (8TH), MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

SFO - RUSS ORTIZ, SCOTT ATCHISON (6TH), RANDY MESSENGER
(7TH), JONATHAN SANCHEZ (8TH), VINNIE CHULK (8TH), STEVE KLINE
(8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (8TH), JACK TASCHNER (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

HOME RUNS: PIT - ADAM LAROCHE (16) OFF RUSS ORTIZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

SFO - BARRY BONDS (24) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 8 13 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 11 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - MATT MORRIS, MASUMI KUWATA (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (7TH), SALOMON
TORRES (8TH), MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

SFO - RUSS ORTIZ, SCOTT ATCHISON (6TH), RANDY MESSENGER
(7TH), JONATHAN SANCHEZ (8TH), VINNIE CHULK (8TH), STEVE KLINE
(8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (8TH), JACK TASCHNER (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA


WP - JOHN GRABOW (2-1)
LP - VINNIE CHULK (4-4)
SAVE - MATT CAPPS (10)

HOME RUNS: PIT - ADAM LAROCHE (16) OFF RUSS ORTIZ IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

SFO - BARRY BONDS (24) OFF MATT MORRIS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON


TIME: 3:00 ATT: 41,923

PROBABLES: PIT - TONY ARMAS (1-3, 6.31)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (6-2, 3.59)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (8) VS SAN FRANCISCO (7) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .236
J Bautista 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .256
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .302
A LaRoche 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .250
J Bay lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256
R Doumit rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .282
R Paulino c 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .266
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
a-C Izturis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-X Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
I Snell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 39 8 13 8 3 3 19

a-singled to left for M Morris in the 7th; b-reached on error for J Grabow in
the 8th; c-flied out to center for S Torres in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Wilson (19, R Ortiz); N McLouth (12, S Kline); R Doumit (19, J
Taschner). 3B - R Doumit (1, R Ortiz). HR - A Laroche (16, 4th inning off R
Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Morris. SF - J Wilson. RBI - R Paulino 2 (37), A
LaRoche (62), R Doumit (32), J Wilson (34), N McLouth (19), F Sanchez 2 (43).
2-out RBI - R Paulino, F Sanchez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
LaRoche 2, J Phelps 1, F Sanchez 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - N McLouth (7, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Molina).

FIELDING: E - S Torres (1, ground ball). Outfield assists - R Doumit (P Feliz
at Home). DP: 3 (R Doumit-R Paulino, J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, J Wilson-A
LaRoche).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 4 3 0 1 0 2 .329
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .258
R Durham 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .230
B Bonds lf 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 .280
J Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Roberts ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
N Lowry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042
R Klesko 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263
B Molina c 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .254
D Ortmeier rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268
R Ortiz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Winn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .220

Totals 33 7 11 7 6 2 21

a-grounded to second for S Atchison in the 6th; b-reached on infield single to
first for J Taschner in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (19, M Morris); R Davis (5, M Morris). 3B - R Davis (2, M
Morris). HR - B Bonds (24, 3rd inning off M Morris 1 on, 2 Out). S - O Vizquel.
SF - B Bonds , P Feliz. RBI - R Durham (58), B Bonds 3 (56), O Vizquel (32), P
Feliz (56), K Frandsen (17). 2-out RBI - B Bonds 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Klesko 1, B Molina 2, R Winn 1. GIDP - R
Durham, D Ortmeier. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (10, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - R Durham (9, ground ball).


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PITTSBURGH - 010 100 060 -- 8
SAN FRANCISCO - 102 011 110 -- 7
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 6 7 5 5 5 0 1 4.53
M Kuwata 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.65
J Grabow (W, 2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33
S Torres (H, 4) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5.14
M Capps (S, 10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 5.17
S Atchison (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17
R Messenger (H, 12) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
J Sanchez 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 5.30
V Chulk (L, 4-4; H, 9) 1/3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.72
S Kline (B, 2) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.25
B Hennessey 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.21
J Taschner 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.13

M Kuwata pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
J Sanchez pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
S Kline pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Torres. HBP - F Sanchez (by R Ortiz). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 93-45;
M Kuwata 8-3; J Grabow 13-8; S Torres 23-16; M Capps 16-11; R Ortiz 61-32; S
Atchison 12-7; R Messenger 24-14; J Sanchez 17-11; V Chulk 6-4; S Kline 6-3; B
Hennessey 11-7; J Taschner 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 11-6; M
Kuwata 0-0; J Grabow 1-2; S Torres 1-1; M Capps 0-2; R Ortiz 6-8; S Atchison
1-2; R Messenger 1-1; J Sanchez 0-0; V Chulk 0-1; S Kline 0-0; B Hennessey 1-1;
J Taschner 1-1. Batters faced: M Morris 27; M Kuwata 2; J Grabow 3; S Torres 6;
M Capps 4; R Ortiz 22; S Atchison 3; R Messenger 5; J Sanchez 4; V Chulk 2; S
Kline 1; B Hennessey 3; J Taschner 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

T--3:00. Att--41,923.
Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

Bonds hits No. 758, but Giants fall to Pirates

<h3>PITTSBURGH 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


San Francisco (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds continued to make history,but the Pittsburgh Pirates ended up spoiling the party.

Bonds hit home run No. 758 against former teammate Matt Morris,but the Pirates scored six times in the eighth off four SanFrancisco Giants relievers en route to an 8-7 victory Fridaynight.


The Giants slugger has homered three times this week, includingmilestone No. 756 on Tuesday to pass Hall of Famer Hank Aaronfor the all-time record.


Bonds, who made Morris his 448th different victim, homered,walked, scored twice and knocked in three runs.


But Pittsburgh weathered Bonds' blast and started its comebackfrom a 6-2 deficit in the eighth with four consecutive singlesoff reliever Jonathan Sanchez, including RBI base hits by RyanDoumit and Ronny Paulino.


Vinnie Chulk (4-4) then yielded a sacrifice fly to Jack Wilsonbefore Xavier Nady reached on an error by second baseman RayDurham, putting runners on the corners with one out.

Steve Kline entered for the Giants and fellow lefthander NateMcLouth doubled over right fielder Dan Ortmeier's head, tyingthe game at 6-6 and putting runners on second and third. AfterBrad Hennessey got Jose Bautista to ground out, Freddy Sanchezlined a two-run single up the middle to cap the frame andprovide an 8-6 edge.


John Grabow (2-1), who pitched a scoreless seventh, picked upthe win. Former Giant Salomon Torres allowed a run in theeighth before escaping a second and third, one-out jam and MattCapps logged the ninth for his 10th save.


The loss spoiled another potential storyline, as the Giants gotthe better of the trade-deadline deal between the clubs in whichMorris went to the Pirates for speedy outfielder Rajai Davis.

Morris, who has lost his last five decisions and has not posteda victory since June 11 when he was pitching for San Francisco,allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings.


Davis batted leadoff for San Francisco and was 3-for-4 with asingle, double, triple and four runs scored.


Adam LaRoche homered for the Pirates, who had lost four of fiveand are 6-18 since the All-Star break.

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 8
SAN FRANCISCO 7 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

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PITTSBURGH (8) AT SAN FRANCISCO (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis singled to right. R Davis stole second.
O Vizquel bunt popped out to pitcher. R Durham singled to center, R Davis
scored. B Bonds walked, R Durham to second. R Klesko grounded out to first,
R Durham to third, B Bonds to second. B Molina grounded out to second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: A LaRoche flied out to left. J Bay struck out looking.
R Doumit tripled to deep center. R Paulino singled to right center, R Doumit
scored. J Wilson flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Davis doubled to left. O Vizquel walked. R Durham
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O Vizquel out at
second, R Davis to third. B Bonds homered to right, R Davis scored. R Klesko
popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: A LaRoche homered to left center. J Bay grounded out to
third. R Doumit grounded out to first. R Paulino grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Ortiz grounded out to third. R Davis tripled to deep
left center. O Vizquel sacrificed to pitcher, R Davis scored. R Durham
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds walked. R Klesko walked, B Bonds to second.
B Molina singled to left, B Bonds to third, R Klesko to second. P Feliz hit
sacrifice fly to left, B Bonds scored. D Ortmeier flied out to center,
R Klesko to third. R Winn hit for S Atchison. R Winn grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 5.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: M Kuwata relieved M Morris. R Davis walked. O Vizquel
singled to right, R Davis to third. J Grabow relieved M Kuwata. R Durham lined
out to third. B Bonds hit sacrifice fly to left, R Davis scored, O Vizquel to
second. R Klesko grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 6.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Sanchez relieved R Messenger. K Frandsen in left field.
A LaRoche reached on infield single to second. J Bay singled to right, A LaRoche
to third. R Doumit singled to right, A LaRoche scored, J Bay to second.
R Paulino singled to center, J Bay scored, R Doumit to third, R Paulino to second
advancing on throw. V Chulk relieved J Sanchez. J Wilson hit sacrifice fly to
left, R Doumit scored. X Nady hit for J Grabow. X Nady safe at first on error
by second baseman R Durham, R Paulino to third. I Snell ran for X Nady.
S Kline relieved V Chulk. N McLouth doubled to deep right center, R Paulino
scored, I Snell to third. B Hennessey relieved S Kline. J Bautista grounded
out to shortstop. F Sanchez singled to center, I Snell and N McLouth scored.
A LaRoche flied out to center. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 8,
SAN FRANCISCO 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: S Torres relieved J Grabow. B Molina flied out to
center. P Feliz safe at first on error by pitcher S Torres. D Ortmeier
singled to center, P Feliz to second. K Frandsen singled to center, P Feliz
scored, D Ortmeier to second. D Ortmeier to third, K Frandsen to second on
wild pitch by S Torres. R Davis grounded into fielder's choice to third,
D Ortmeier out at home. O Vizquel struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

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PITTSBURGH (8) AT SAN FRANCISCO (7) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF, R Doumit RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, M Morris RHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, O Vizquel SS, R Durham 2B,
B Bonds LF, R Klesko 1B, B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, D Ortmeier RF, R Ortiz RHP.

Umpires -- Jerry Crawford (HP), James Hoye (1B), Travis Reininger (2B),
Tom Hallion (3B).

Gametime Weather: 61 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 16 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth grounded out to pitcher. J Bautista popped out
to second. F Sanchez flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis singled to right. R Davis stole second.
O Vizquel bunt popped out to pitcher. R Durham singled to center, R Davis
scored. B Bonds walked, R Durham to second. R Klesko grounded out to first,
R Durham to third, B Bonds to second. B Molina grounded out to second. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: A LaRoche flied out to left. J Bay struck out looking.
R Doumit tripled to deep center. R Paulino singled to right center, R Doumit
scored. J Wilson flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: P Feliz doubled to deep center. D Ortmeier grounded out
to first, P Feliz to third. R Ortiz flied out to right, P Feliz thrown out at
home. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: M Morris lined out to shortstop. N McLouth walked.
N McLouth stole second. J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. F Sanchez popped
out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Davis doubled to left. O Vizquel walked. R Durham
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O Vizquel out at
second, R Davis to third. B Bonds homered to right, R Davis scored. R Klesko
popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: A LaRoche homered to left center. J Bay grounded out to
third. R Doumit grounded out to first. R Paulino grounded out to shortstop.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Molina walked. P Feliz lined out to second.
D Ortmeier grounded into double play, shortstop to first, B Molina out at
second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Wilson doubled to deep left center. M Morris sacrificed
to pitcher, J Wilson to third. N McLouth walked. J Bautista popped out to
second. F Sanchez hit by pitch, N McLouth to second. A LaRoche flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Ortiz grounded out to third. R Davis tripled to deep
left center. O Vizquel sacrificed to pitcher, R Davis scored. R Durham
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: S Atchison relieved R Ortiz. J Bay flied out to left.
R Doumit lined out to third. R Paulino grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: B Bonds walked. R Klesko walked, B Bonds to second.
B Molina singled to left, B Bonds to third, R Klesko to second. P Feliz hit
sacrifice fly to left, B Bonds scored. D Ortmeier flied out to center,
R Klesko to third. R Winn hit for S Atchison. R Winn grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN FRANCISCO 5.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: R Messenger relieved S Atchison. J Wilson grounded out to
shortstop. C Izturis hit for M Morris. C Izturis singled to left. N McLouth
singled to left, C Izturis to second. J Bautista flied out to right.
F Sanchez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 5.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: M Kuwata relieved M Morris. R Davis walked. O Vizquel
singled to right, R Davis to third. J Grabow relieved M Kuwata. R Durham lined
out to third. B Bonds hit sacrifice fly to left, R Davis scored, O Vizquel to
second. R Klesko grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
SAN FRANCISCO 6.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Sanchez relieved R Messenger. K Frandsen in left field.
A LaRoche reached on infield single to second. J Bay singled to right, A LaRoche
to third. R Doumit singled to right, A LaRoche scored, J Bay to second.
R Paulino singled to center, J Bay scored, R Doumit to third, R Paulino to second
advancing on throw. V Chulk relieved J Sanchez. J Wilson hit sacrifice fly to
left, R Doumit scored. X Nady hit for J Grabow. X Nady safe at first on error
by second baseman R Durham, R Paulino to third. I Snell ran for X Nady.
S Kline relieved V Chulk. N McLouth doubled to deep right center, R Paulino
scored, I Snell to third. B Hennessey relieved S Kline. J Bautista grounded
out to shortstop. F Sanchez singled to center, I Snell and N McLouth scored.
A LaRoche flied out to center. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 8,
SAN FRANCISCO 6.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: S Torres relieved J Grabow. B Molina flied out to
center. P Feliz safe at first on error by pitcher S Torres. D Ortmeier
singled to center, P Feliz to second. K Frandsen singled to center, P Feliz
scored, D Ortmeier to second. D Ortmeier to third, K Frandsen to second on
wild pitch by S Torres. R Davis grounded into fielder's choice to third,
D Ortmeier out at home. O Vizquel struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Taschner relieved B Hennessey. J Bay struck out swinging.
R Doumit doubled to left. R Paulino grounded out to second, R Doumit to
third. J Wilson walked. J Phelps hit for S Torres. J Phelps flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: M Capps relieved S Torres. R Durham flied out to right.
D Roberts hit for J Taschner. D Roberts reached on infield single to first.
N Lowry ran for D Roberts. R Klesko fouled out to catcher. B Molina struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (8) VS SAN FRANCISCO (7) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .236
J Bautista 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .256
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .302
A LaRoche 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .250
J Bay lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256
R Doumit rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .282
R Paulino c 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .266
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
a-C Izturis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-X Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
I Snell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 39 8 13 8 3 3 19

a-singled to left for M Morris in the 7th; b-reached on error for J Grabow in
the 8th; c-flied out to center for S Torres in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Wilson (19, R Ortiz); N McLouth (12, S Kline); R Doumit (19, J
Taschner). 3B - R Doumit (1, R Ortiz). HR - A Laroche (16, 4th inning off R
Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Morris. SF - J Wilson. RBI - R Paulino 2 (37), A
LaRoche (62), R Doumit (32), J Wilson (34), N McLouth (19), F Sanchez 2 (43).
2-out RBI - R Paulino, F Sanchez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
LaRoche 2, J Phelps 1, F Sanchez 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - N McLouth (7, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Molina).

FIELDING: E - S Torres (1, ground ball). Outfield assists - R Doumit (P Feliz
at Home). DP: 3 (R Doumit-R Paulino, J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, J Wilson-A
LaRoche).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 4 3 0 1 0 2 .329
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .258
R Durham 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .230
B Bonds lf 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 .280
J Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Roberts ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
N Lowry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042
R Klesko 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263
B Molina c 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .254
D Ortmeier rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268
R Ortiz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Winn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .220

Totals 33 7 11 7 6 2 21

a-grounded to second for S Atchison in the 6th; b-reached on infield single to
first for J Taschner in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (19, M Morris); R Davis (5, M Morris). 3B - R Davis (2, M
Morris). HR - B Bonds (24, 3rd inning off M Morris 1 on, 2 Out). S - O Vizquel.
SF - B Bonds , P Feliz. RBI - R Durham (58), B Bonds 3 (56), O Vizquel (32), P
Feliz (56), K Frandsen (17). 2-out RBI - B Bonds 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Klesko 1, B Molina 2, R Winn 1. GIDP - R
Durham, D Ortmeier. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (10, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - R Durham (9, ground ball).


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PITTSBURGH - 010 100 060 -- 8
SAN FRANCISCO - 102 011 110 -- 7
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 6 7 5 5 5 0 1 4.53
M Kuwata 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.65
J Grabow (W, 2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33
S Torres (H, 4) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5.14
M Capps (S, 10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 5.17
S Atchison (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17
R Messenger (H, 12) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
J Sanchez 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 5.30
V Chulk (L, 4-4; H, 9) 1/3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.72
S Kline (B, 1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.25
B Hennessey 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.21
J Taschner 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.13

M Kuwata pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
J Sanchez pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
S Kline pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Torres. HBP - F Sanchez (by R Ortiz). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 93-45;
M Kuwata 8-3; J Grabow 13-8; S Torres 23-16; M Capps 16-11; R Ortiz 61-32; S
Atchison 12-7; R Messenger 24-14; J Sanchez 17-11; V Chulk 6-4; S Kline 6-3; B
Hennessey 11-7; J Taschner 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 11-6; M
Kuwata 0-0; J Grabow 1-2; S Torres 1-1; M Capps 0-2; R Ortiz 6-8; S Atchison
1-2; R Messenger 1-1; J Sanchez 0-0; V Chulk 0-1; S Kline 0-0; B Hennessey 1-1;
J Taschner 1-1. Batters faced: M Morris 27; M Kuwata 2; J Grabow 3; S Torres 6;
M Capps 4; R Ortiz 22; S Atchison 3; R Messenger 5; J Sanchez 4; V Chulk 2; S
Kline 1; B Hennessey 3; J Taschner 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

T--3:00. Att--41,923.
Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (8) VS SAN FRANCISCO (7) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .236
J Bautista 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 .256
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .302
A LaRoche 1b 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 .250
J Bay lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .256
R Doumit rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .282
R Paulino c 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .266
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
a-C Izturis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-X Nady ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
I Snell pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .308
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 39 8 13 8 3 3 19

a-singled to left for M Morris in the 7th; b-reached on error for J Grabow in
the 8th; c-flied out to center for S Torres in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Wilson (19, R Ortiz); N McLouth (12, S Kline); R Doumit (19, J
Taschner). 3B - R Doumit (1, R Ortiz). HR - A Laroche (16, 4th inning off R
Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Morris. SF - J Wilson. RBI - R Paulino 2 (37), A
LaRoche (62), R Doumit (32), J Wilson (34), N McLouth (19), F Sanchez 2 (43).
2-out RBI - R Paulino, F Sanchez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A
LaRoche 2, J Phelps 1, F Sanchez 2. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - N McLouth (7, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Molina).

FIELDING: E - S Torres (1, ground ball). Outfield assists - R Doumit (P Feliz
at Home). DP: 3 (R Doumit-R Paulino, J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, J Wilson-A
LaRoche).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 4 3 0 1 0 2 .329
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 .258
R Durham 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .230
B Bonds lf 1 2 1 3 2 0 0 .280
J Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-D Roberts ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .266
N Lowry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .042
R Klesko 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .263
B Molina c 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .272
P Feliz 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .254
D Ortmeier rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268
R Ortiz p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .154
S Atchison p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Winn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
R Messenger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .220

Totals 33 7 11 7 6 2 21

a-grounded to second for S Atchison in the 6th; b-reached on infield single to
first for J Taschner in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (19, M Morris); R Davis (5, M Morris). 3B - R Davis (2, M
Morris). HR - B Bonds (24, 3rd inning off M Morris 1 on, 2 Out). S - O Vizquel.
SF - B Bonds , P Feliz. RBI - R Durham (58), B Bonds 3 (56), O Vizquel (32), P
Feliz (56), K Frandsen (17). 2-out RBI - B Bonds 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - O Vizquel 1, R Klesko 1, B Molina 2, R Winn 1. GIDP - R
Durham, D Ortmeier. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (10, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - R Durham (9, ground ball).


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PITTSBURGH - 010 100 060 -- 8
SAN FRANCISCO - 102 011 110 -- 7
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 6 7 5 5 5 0 1 4.53
M Kuwata 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.65
J Grabow (W, 2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.33
S Torres (H, 4) 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 5.14
M Capps (S, 10) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.48

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
R Ortiz 5 4 2 2 2 1 1 5.17
S Atchison (H, 1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.17
R Messenger (H, 11) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.70
J Sanchez 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 5.30
V Chulk (L, 4-4; H, 9) 1/3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.72
S Kline (B, 1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.25
B Hennessey 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.21
J Taschner 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.13

M Kuwata pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
J Sanchez pitched to 4 batters in the 8th.
S Kline pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP - S Torres. HBP - F Sanchez (by R Ortiz). Pitches-strikes: M Morris 93-45;
M Kuwata 8-3; J Grabow 13-8; S Torres 23-16; M Capps 16-11; R Ortiz 61-32; S
Atchison 12-7; R Messenger 24-14; J Sanchez 17-11; V Chulk 6-4; S Kline 6-3; B
Hennessey 11-7; J Taschner 19-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 11-6; M
Kuwata 0-0; J Grabow 1-2; S Torres 1-1; M Capps 0-2; R Ortiz 6-8; S Atchison
1-2; R Messenger 1-1; J Sanchez 0-0; V Chulk 0-1; S Kline 0-0; B Hennessey 1-1;
J Taschner 1-1. Batters faced: M Morris 27; M Kuwata 2; J Grabow 3; S Torres 6;
M Capps 4; R Ortiz 22; S Atchison 3; R Messenger 5; J Sanchez 4; V Chulk 2; S
Kline 1; B Hennessey 3; J Taschner 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Crawford. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Travis Reininger. 3B--Tom
Hallion.

T--3:00. Att--41,923.
Weather: 61 degrees, clear. Wind: 16 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

Bonds hits No. 758, but Giants fall to Pirates

<h3>PITTSBURGH 8, SAN FRANCISCO 7</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


San Francisco (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds continued to provide a festive atmosphere, but the Pittsburgh Pirates ended up spoiling the party.

Bonds hit home run No. 758 against former teammate Matt Morris,but the Pirates scored six times in the eighth inning off four SanFrancisco Giants relievers en route to an 8-7 victory Fridaynight.


The Giants slugger has homered three times this week, includingmilestone No. 756 on Tuesday to pass Hall of Famer Hank Aaronfor the all-time record.


"He's swinging well but overall we swung it well tonight, hitsome balls hard and did some good things there," Giants managerBruce Bochy said. "But we need to shut them down there and wedidn't do it."


Bonds, who made Morris his 448th different victim, homered,walked, scored twice and knocked in three runs.


"I got caught up in the moment to challenge him and it didn'tpay off," Morris said. "I've seen it a ton of times being onhis team. I threw him a curveball in the zone at that point andhe took me deep. I tip my hat to him. He's an unbelievablehitter, very intelligent and he probably knew it was coming."

But Pittsburgh weathered Bonds' blast and started its comebackfrom a 6-2 deficit in the eighth with four consecutive singlesoff reliever Jonathan Sanchez, including RBI base hits by RyanDoumit and Ronny Paulino.


"I don't know if that's related or not but at the same timewe're not worried about what (Bonds) does individually," Piratesleft fielder Jason Bay said. "If its a situation where he'sgoing to beat us then yeah it hurts but as long as you try tokeep him at bay and it wasn't the most ideal path but yeah itworked."


Vinnie Chulk (4-4) then yielded a sacrifice fly to Jack Wilsonbefore Xavier Nady reached on an error by second baseman RayDurham, putting runners on the corners with one out.

Steve Kline entered for the Giants and fellow lefthander NateMcLouth doubled over right fielder Dan Ortmeier's head, tyingthe game at 6-6 and putting runners on second and third. AfterBrad Hennessey got Jose Bautista to ground out, Freddy Sanchezlined a two-run single up the middle to cap the frame andprovide an 8-6 edge.


"We have done it too many times, that's why we are where we'reat, not closing these games out when we have the lead andtonight was one we let get away," Bochy said. "We had some badluck with some bleeders but we also made some bad pitches atthe wrong time. You've got to finish the game. It's nineinnings and we played well there until the eighth and we let itget away."


"With (Bonds) doing what he's done, there's a ton of electricityin the stadium and to deflate that with all those runs in theeighth inning was nice," McLouth said.


John Grabow (2-1), who pitched a scoreless seventh, picked upthe win. Former Giant Salomon Torres allowed a run in theeighth before escaping a second and third, one-out jam and MattCapps logged the ninth for his 10th save.


"Our bullpen's been pretty solid all year and like anythingwe've had our ups and downs but we're able to come together,"Capps said. "The guys put up the six runs in the eighthinning. That was huge and we fed off their energy and went outthere and finished it up."


The loss spoiled another potential storyline, as the Giants gotthe better of the trade-deadline deal between the clubs in whichMorris went to the Pirates for speedy outfielder Rajai Davis.

"Oh geez, he was unbelievable," Morris said. "Every ball Ithrew he was taking a good whack at. He singled, doubled,tripled and scored four runs today and was really impressive.I'm trying to get these guys back on my side in this clubhousefor giving him up - but he was good tonight."


Morris, who has lost his last five decisions and has not posteda victory since June 11 when he was pitching for San Francisco,allowed five runs on seven hits in six innings.


Davis admitted he was thinking about the cycle.


"I did realize it after my third at-bat," Davis said of hisopportunity for the cycle. "My fourth at-bat I was thinkingabout it."


"He played well, the kid had a great game," Bochy said.

Adam LaRoche homered for the Pirates, who had lost four of fiveand are 6-18 since the All-Star break.


"I have to give our guys an awful lot of credit to come back inthe manner they did," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. "That'sbeen an Achilles' heel for us. We turned it around with a hugeinning."