GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (20-27) at SAN FRANCISCO (24-22)

NL: COLORADO (20-27) at SAN FRANCISCO (24-22)

<h3>Cain, Giants go for fifth straight win vs. Rockies</h3>



Colorado (20-27) at San Francisco (24-22) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Just when Barry Bonds is struggling,the San Francisco Giants are surging.

Bonds and the Giants aim for a fifth consecutive win when theybegin a three-game home series against the Colorado Rockies onFriday.

San Francisco defeated Houston, 9-1, on Wednesday for its fourthstraight victory. Another win would give the Giants theirlongest winning streak since reeling off eight in a row fromApril 18-26.

Despite the victories, Bonds has struggled, going 0-for-10without an RBI since May 8. The veteran slugger sat outWednesday's game, but is expected back in the lineup Friday. Heis still 10 home runs shy of tying Hank Aaron's all-time recordof 755.

Matt Cain (2-4, 3.30 ERA) goes to the mound hoping for a betteroutcome than his last start. The 22-year old righthanderallowed three runs, six hits and four walks while striking out aseason-high nine in 6 1/3 innings of a 4-2 loss at the OaklandAthletics on Saturday.

Cain is 4-2 with a 2.52 ERA in eight starts against the Rockies,including 3-1 with a 1.75 ERA in four outings at AT&T Park.

The Rockies counter with Jason Hirsh (2-4, 4.28), who looks toend his three-game losing streak. The righthander allowed fourruns and six hits in five innings in Sunday's 10-5 loss to theKansas City Royals in 12 innings.

Colorado has won its last two games, including a 2-0 victory atthe Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday behind seven innings byJeff Francis and two RBI by Ryan Spilborghs.

 

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

COLORADO SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willy Taveras CF .303 0 8 Randy Winn CF .323 3 17
Kaz Matsui 2B .341 0 6 Rich Aurilia SS .236 2 18
Matt Holliday LF .337 8 33 Ryan Klesko 1B .315 1 11
Todd Helton 1B .361 5 26 Barry Bonds LF .282 11 23
Garrett Atkins 3B .228 3 18 Ray Durham 2B .255 4 28
Brad Hawpe RF .283 5 25 Bengie Molina C .308 4 28
Troy Tulowitzki SS .252 2 20 Pedro Feliz 3B .257 6 21
Yorvit Torrealba C .242 0 12 Fred Lewis RF .306 1 7
Jason Hirsh RHP .059 0 0 Matt Cain RHP .059 0 1
(2-4, 4.28) (2-4, 3.30)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: COL - JASON HIRSH (2-4, 4.28)
SFO - MATT CAIN (2-4, 3.30)

UMPIRES: HP - BILL WELKE
1B - LAZ DIAZ
2B - WALLY BELL
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: 54 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 16 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: COL - JASON HIRSH AND YORVIT TORREALBA
SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.303, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
K MATSUI (.341, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.337, 8 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.323, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
R AURILIA (.236, 2 HR, 18 RBI)
R KLESKO (.315, 1 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
R Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.28

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain 2-0. Batters
faced: M Cain 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
BARRY BONDS HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING RANDY WINN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R AURILIA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.255, 4 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY RAY DURHAM SCORED RICH AURILIA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R DURHAM ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN FRANCISCO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.308, 4 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BENGIE MOLINA SCORED RAY DURHAM.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B MOLINA ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN FRANCISCO 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.257, 6 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.361, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
G ATKINS (.228, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
B HAWPE (.283, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .361
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Hirsh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
R Aurilia ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Durham 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 5 3 3 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (7, J Hirsh). RBI - R Durham (29), B Molina (29). 2-out
RBI - R Durham, B Molina. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 3 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 4.69

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.24

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 29-15; M Cain 9-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh
2-1; M Cain 2-0. Batters faced: J Hirsh 7; M Cain 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.306, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
M CAIN (.059, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
R WINN (.327, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hirsh 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .327
R Aurilia ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Durham 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059

Totals 5 3 3 2 2 0 2

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (7, J Hirsh). RBI - R Durham (29), B Molina (29). 2-out
RBI - R Durham, B Molina. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 3 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 4.69

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 29-15; M Cain 37-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh
2-1; M Cain 3-1. Batters faced: J Hirsh 7; M Cain 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.301, 0-FOR-1)
K MATSUI (.333, 0-FOR-1)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
K Matsui 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hirsh 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .325
R Aurilia ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Durham 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056

Totals 8 3 3 2 2 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (7, J Hirsh). RBI - R Durham (29), B Molina (29). 2-out
RBI - R Durham, B Molina. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 30 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 4.61

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 3.19

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 41-25; M Cain 37-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh
3-1; M Cain 3-1. Batters faced: J Hirsh 10; M Cain 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.236, 0-FOR-0, BB)
R KLESKO (.315, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B BONDS (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Holliday lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hirsh 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .325
R Aurilia ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .236
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .315
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279
R Durham 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056

Totals 8 3 3 2 2 2 2

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (7, J Hirsh). RBI - R Durham (29), B Molina (29). 2-out
RBI - R Durham, B Molina. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 30 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 4.61

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 41-25; M Cain 53-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh
3-1; M Cain 4-2. Batters faced: J Hirsh 10; M Cain 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JASON HIRSH
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.358, 0-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.226, 0-FOR-1)
B HAWPE (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298
K Matsui 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
M Holliday lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242
J Hirsh p 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .056

Totals 10 0 1 0 2 3 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hirsh 2. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (K Matsui-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .325
R Aurilia ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .235
R Klesko 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .323
B Bonds lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
R Durham 2b 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .258
B Molina c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .056

Totals 12 3 4 2 2 3 4

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (7, J Hirsh). RBI - R Durham (29), B Molina (29). 2-out
RBI - R Durham, B Molina. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 300 -- 3
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hirsh 3 4 3 3 2 3 0 4.53

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.13

Pitches-strikes: J Hirsh 54-33; M Cain 53-31. Ground balls-fly balls: J Hirsh
4-2; M Cain 4-2. Batters faced: J Hirsh 14; M Cain 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Bill Welke. 1B--Laz Diaz. 2B--Wally Bell. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 52 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, out to right.</div>