GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-70) at ATLANTA (64-56)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (9) VS ATLANTA (3) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .323
D Roberts lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .272
R Winn rf 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 .289
B Molina c 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 .272
R Durham 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273
K Frandsen ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .215
T Lincecum p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .086
a-R Klesko ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
P Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 9 10 9 4 3 8

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for T Lincecum in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Davis (9, O Villarreal); D Ortmeier (5, O Villarreal). HR - B
Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out), D Ortmeier (4, 2nd inning off
C James 0 on, 0 Out), R Winn (8, 3rd inning off C James 0 on, 1 Out), K
Frandsen (2, 4th inning off C James 0 on, 2 Out). SF - R Klesko , B Molina , R
Winn. RBI - B Molina 4 (67), D Ortmeier (9), R Winn 2 (41), K Frandsen (18), R
Klesko (39). 2-out RBI - K Frandsen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Davis 1. GIDP - P Feliz. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (24, 2nd base off O Villarreal/B McCann).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .326
K Johnson 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
b-C Woodward ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250
B McCann c 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
A Jones cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .216
Y Escobar ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .319
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 28 3 5 2 1 4 9

a-struck out swinging for T Yates in the 4th; b-grounded to third for K
Johnson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (31, T Lincecum). 3B - W Harris (6, T Lincecum). SF - Y
Escobar. RBI - M Teixeira (15), Y Escobar (20). Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - B McCann (10, throw). Outfield assists - W Harris (B Molina at
2nd base). DP: 1 (C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 311 111 10 -- 9
ATLANTA - 200 100 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 5 5 3 3 1 4 0 3.95
P Misch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 2/3 5 6 6 1 2 4 4.22
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.12
O Villarreal 2 1/3 5 3 2 3 0 0 3.69
M Acosta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

WP - T Lincecum, O Villarreal. IBB - K Frandsen (by O Villarreal).
Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 89-52; P Misch 24-15; C James 57-36; T Yates 7-4; O
Villarreal 41-21; M Acosta 12-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 5-6; P
Misch 4-5; C James 2-7; T Yates 0-0; O Villarreal 2-4; M Acosta 5-0. Batters
faced: T Lincecum 21; P Misch 9; C James 17; T Yates 1; O Villarreal 14; M
Acosta 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Woodward at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
ATLANTA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Davis (.323, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
ATL: PETER MOYLAN (4-2, 1.95) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3

DUE UP FOR SANFRNCSCO: R DAVIS (.323, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: P Moylan relieved M Acosta.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
ATLANTA 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Davis (.323, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - PATRICK MISCH
ATL - PETER MOYLAN

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.250, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
P MOYLAN (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.305, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .330
D Roberts lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .271
R Winn rf 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 .288
B Molina c 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 .272
R Durham 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273
K Frandsen ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .215
T Lincecum p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .086
a-R Klesko ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
P Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 9 11 9 4 3 10

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for T Lincecum in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Davis (9, O Villarreal); D Ortmeier (5, O Villarreal). HR - B
Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out), D Ortmeier (4, 2nd inning off
C James 0 on, 0 Out), R Winn (8, 3rd inning off C James 0 on, 1 Out), K
Frandsen (2, 4th inning off C James 0 on, 2 Out). SF - R Klesko , B Molina , R
Winn. RBI - B Molina 4 (67), D Ortmeier (9), R Winn 2 (41), K Frandsen (18), R
Klesko (39). 2-out RBI - K Frandsen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Davis 1. GIDP - P Feliz, R Winn. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (24, 2nd base off O Villarreal/B McCann).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .326
K Johnson 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
b-C Woodward ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .250
B McCann c 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Francoeur rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .305
A Jones cf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .216
Y Escobar ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .319
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 28 3 5 2 1 4 9

a-struck out swinging for T Yates in the 4th; b-grounded to third for K
Johnson in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (31, T Lincecum). 3B - W Harris (6, T Lincecum). SF - Y
Escobar. RBI - M Teixeira (15), Y Escobar (20). Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - B McCann (10, throw). Outfield assists - W Harris (B Molina at
2nd base). DP: 2 (C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira, C Woodward-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 311 111 100 -- 9
ATLANTA - 200 100 00 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 5 5 3 3 1 4 0 3.95
P Misch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 3 2/3 5 6 6 1 2 4 4.22
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.12
O Villarreal 2 1/3 5 3 2 3 0 0 3.69
M Acosta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.92

WP - T Lincecum, O Villarreal. IBB - K Frandsen (by O Villarreal).
Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 89-52; P Misch 24-15; C James 57-36; T Yates 7-4; O
Villarreal 41-21; M Acosta 12-7; P Moylan 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Lincecum 5-6; P Misch 4-5; C James 2-7; T Yates 0-0; O Villarreal 2-4; M Acosta
5-0; P Moylan 3-0. Batters faced: T Lincecum 21; P Misch 9; C James 17; T Yates
1; O Villarreal 14; M Acosta 4; P Moylan 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: BRIAN WILSON (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M TEIXEIRA (.250, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wilson relieved P Misch.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Teixeira (.250, 0-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Diaz hit for P Moylan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 9
ATLANTA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: M Diaz (.344, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: SFO - TIM LINCECUM, PATRICK MISCH (6TH), BRIAN WILSON (9TH) AND
BENGIE MOLINA

ATL - CHUCK JAMES, TYLER YATES (4TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL
(5TH), MANNY ACOSTA (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN, CORKY MILLER (7TH)

HOME RUNS: SFO - BENGIE MOLINA (13) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
DANIEL ORTMEIER (4) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RANDY WINN (8) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
KEVIN FRANDSEN (2) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

BATTERIES: SFO - TIM LINCECUM, PATRICK MISCH (6TH), BRIAN WILSON (9TH) AND
BENGIE MOLINA

ATL - CHUCK JAMES, TYLER YATES (4TH), OSCAR VILLARREAL
(5TH), MANNY ACOSTA (7TH), PETER MOYLAN (9TH) AND BRIAN
MCCANN, CORKY MILLER (7TH)


WP - TIM LINCECUM (7-3)
LP - CHUCK JAMES (9-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SFO - BENGIE MOLINA (13) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
DANIEL ORTMEIER (4) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
RANDY WINN (8) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
KEVIN FRANDSEN (2) OFF CHUCK JAMES IN THE 4TH, 0 ON

ATL - NONE


TIME: 2:31 ATT: 36,419

PROBABLES: ARI - BRANDON WEBB (12-8, 2.77)
ATL - LANCE CORMIER (0-2, 13.50)

PROBABLES: SFO - BARRY ZITO (8-11, 5.13)
FLA - SCOTT OLSEN (9-9, 5.39)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (9) VS ATLANTA (3) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .330
D Roberts lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .271
R Winn rf 2 2 1 2 2 0 1 .288
B Molina c 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 .272
R Durham 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .224
P Feliz 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273
K Frandsen ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .215
T Lincecum p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .086
a-R Klesko ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .268
P Misch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 32 9 11 9 4 3 10

a-hit sacrifice fly to left for T Lincecum in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - R Davis (9, O Villarreal); D Ortmeier (5, O Villarreal). HR - B
Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out), D Ortmeier (4, 2nd inning off
C James 0 on, 0 Out), R Winn (8, 3rd inning off C James 0 on, 1 Out), K
Frandsen (2, 4th inning off C James 0 on, 2 Out). SF - R Klesko , B Molina , R
Winn. RBI - B Molina 4 (67), D Ortmeier (9), R Winn 2 (41), K Frandsen (18), R
Klesko (39). 2-out RBI - K Frandsen. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
R Davis 1. GIDP - P Feliz, R Winn. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Roberts (24, 2nd base off O Villarreal/B McCann).


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .326
K Johnson 2b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .291
b-C Woodward ph-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
C Jones 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .337
M Teixeira 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .263
B McCann c 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273
M Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-M Diaz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343
J Francoeur rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .304
A Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .215
Y Escobar ss 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .319
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140
T Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Thorman ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
O Villarreal p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
C Miller c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 32 3 6 2 1 5 12

a-struck out swinging for T Yates in the 4th; b-grounded to third for K
Johnson in the 8th; c-struck out swinging for P Moylan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - B McCann (31, T Lincecum). 3B - W Harris (6, T Lincecum). SF - Y
Escobar. RBI - M Teixeira (15), Y Escobar (20). Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: E - B McCann (10, throw). Outfield assists - W Harris (B Molina at
2nd base). DP: 2 (C Jones-K Johnson-M Teixeira, C Woodward-M Teixeira).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 311 111 100 -- 9
ATLANTA - 200 100 000 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum (W, 7-3) 5 5 3 3 1 4 0 3.95
P Misch 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92
B Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James (L, 9-9) 3 2/3 5 6 6 1 2 4 4.22
T Yates 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.12
O Villarreal 2 1/3 5 3 2 3 0 0 3.69
M Acosta 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
P Moylan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.92

WP - T Lincecum, O Villarreal. IBB - K Frandsen (by O Villarreal).
Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 89-52; P Misch 24-15; B Wilson 17-13; C James
57-36; T Yates 7-4; O Villarreal 41-21; M Acosta 12-7; P Moylan 12-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 5-6; P Misch 4-5; B Wilson 0-2; C James 2-7; T
Yates 0-0; O Villarreal 2-4; M Acosta 5-0; P Moylan 3-0. Batters faced: T
Lincecum 21; P Misch 9; B Wilson 4; C James 17; T Yates 1; O Villarreal 14; M
Acosta 4; P Moylan 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

T--2:31. Att--36,419.
Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 9
ATLANTA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (9) AT ATLANTA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis flied out to right. D Roberts singled to left.
R Winn walked, D Roberts to second. B Molina homered to center, D Roberts and
R Winn scored. R Durham flied out to right. P Feliz grounded out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris tripled to deep center. K Johnson walked. W Harris
scored, K Johnson to second on wild pitch by T Lincecum. C Jones singled to
right, K Johnson to third. M Teixeira grounded into fielder's choice to first,
K Johnson scored, C Jones out at second. B McCann flied out to center.
J Francoeur struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: D Ortmeier homered to center. K Frandsen flied out to
right. T Lincecum struck out swinging. R Davis fouled out to catcher. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Roberts popped out to second. R Winn homered to left.
B Molina flied out to left. R Durham struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: P Feliz grounded out to shortstop. D Ortmeier flied out
to center. K Frandsen homered to left. T Yates relieved C James. T Lincecum
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 6, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: B McCann doubled to right. J Francoeur lined out to second.
A Jones singled to center, B McCann to third. Y Escobar hit sacrifice fly to
center, B McCann scored. S Thorman hit for T Yates. S Thorman struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 6, ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: O Villarreal relieved T Yates. R Davis doubled to deep
left. R Davis to third on wild pitch by O Villarreal. D Roberts grounded out
to pitcher. R Winn hit sacrifice fly to right, R Davis scored. B Molina
singled to deep left, B Molina out stretching at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7, ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Durham grounded out to shortstop. P Feliz singled to
left. D Ortmeier doubled to left, P Feliz to third. K Frandsen intentionally
walked. R Klesko hit for T Lincecum. R Klesko hit sacrifice fly to left,
P Feliz scored. R Davis popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 8, ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: D Roberts singled to right. D Roberts stole second,
D Roberts safe at third on throwing error by catcher B McCann. R Winn walked.
B Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, D Roberts scored. R Durham walked, R Winn
to second. M Acosta relieved O Villarreal. C Miller catching. P Feliz grounded
into double play, third to second to first, R Durham out at second.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3.</div>

 

Bonds sits, but Giants bash four homers in slaughter of Braves

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Even with Barry Bonds out of the lineup,the San Francisco Giants still found a way to win with the longball.


Bengie Molina smashed a three-run homer and three other Giantshomered en route to a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves onThursday.


One night after extending his home run record by smashing his759th homer, the Giants gave their surly slugger Bonds theevening off. But Molina and the Giants offense supplied morethan enough power to avoid their first sweep at the hands of theBraves since the 2000 campaign.


Molina started the offensive onslaught by smashing a three-runhomer - his 13th of the season - over the left-center field wallin the first to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.


One frame later, it was Daniel Ortmeier's turn to go deep. Theswitch-hitting rookie smashed a 2-0 offering from Atlantastarter Chuck James (9-9) 405 feet over the left-center fieldwall to extend the advantage to 4-2.


<div class="pre">Randy Winn followed by juicing a solo shot to left field in the</div>third and light-hitting Kevin Frandsen, who entered the contestbatting a paltry .213 (79-for-169), smashed the Giants' fourthhomer of the game off the left field foul pole to give SanFrancisco a 6-2 lead and chase James.


James allowed six runs and five hits, walked one and struck outtwo in 3 2/3 frames. The Atlanta native who is prone to the flyball, became the first Braves pitcher since Lance Cormier onJune 8 to allow four long balls in a game.


The loss was a costly one for Atlanta, which fell into thirdplace in the National League East.


It looked like the Braves might have a chance to battle back inthis one when Giants starter Tim Lincecum (7-3) almostsquandered a 3-0 edge in the first.


Willie Harris led off the frame with a triple ahead of KellyJohnson, who drew a six-pitch walk. Harris scored and Johnsonadvanced to second on a wild pitch, ahead of Chipper Jones, whosingled.


Mark Teixeira plated Johnson with a fielder's choice to cut thelead to 3-2. But Lincecum retired Brian McCann on a flyout andstruck out Jeff Francoeur to end the threat.


Lincecum allowed three runs and five hits, walked one and struckout four in five frames to record his first win since July 26.The rookie improved to 2-0 with a 4.09 ERA in two startsagainst Atlanta.


The Giants added single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh -on sacrifice flies by Ryan Klesko, Winn and Molina.

Andruw Jones had two hits for the Braves, who lost for just thefourth time in 11 games.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (9) AT ATLANTA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, D Roberts LF, R Winn RF, B Molina C,
R Durham 2B, P Feliz 3B, D Ortmeier 1B, K Frandsen SS, T Lincecum RHP.

Atlanta Starting Lineups -- W Harris LF, K Johnson 2B, C Jones 3B, M Teixeira 1B,
B McCann C, J Francoeur RF, A Jones CF, Y Escobar SS, C James LHP.

Umpires -- Derryl Cousins (HP), Ted Barrett (1B), Scott Barry (2B),
Mark Carlson (3B).

Gametime Weather: 95 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 9 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis flied out to right. D Roberts singled to left.
R Winn walked, D Roberts to second. B Molina homered to center, D Roberts and
R Winn scored. R Durham flied out to right. P Feliz grounded out to
shortstop. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 0.

ATLANTA 1ST: W Harris tripled to deep center. K Johnson walked. W Harris
scored, K Johnson to second on wild pitch by T Lincecum. C Jones singled to
right, K Johnson to third. M Teixeira grounded into fielder's choice to first,
K Johnson scored, C Jones out at second. B McCann flied out to center.
J Francoeur struck out looking. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 3,
ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: D Ortmeier homered to center. K Frandsen flied out to
right. T Lincecum struck out swinging. R Davis fouled out to catcher. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 2ND: A Jones singled to left. Y Escobar flied out to center.
C James struck out swinging. W Harris grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: D Roberts popped out to second. R Winn homered to left.
B Molina flied out to left. R Durham struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 5, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 3RD: K Johnson grounded out to second. C Jones grounded out to
shortstop. M Teixeira struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 5, ATLANTA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: P Feliz grounded out to shortstop. D Ortmeier flied out
to center. K Frandsen homered to left. T Yates relieved C James. T Lincecum
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 6, ATLANTA 2.

ATLANTA 4TH: B McCann doubled to right. J Francoeur lined out to second.
A Jones singled to center, B McCann to third. Y Escobar hit sacrifice fly to
center, B McCann scored. S Thorman hit for T Yates. S Thorman struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 6, ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: O Villarreal relieved T Yates. R Davis doubled to deep
left. R Davis to third on wild pitch by O Villarreal. D Roberts grounded out
to pitcher. R Winn hit sacrifice fly to right, R Davis scored. B Molina
singled to deep left, B Molina out stretching at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 5TH: W Harris grounded out to pitcher. K Johnson flied out to
center. C Jones flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 7,
ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Durham grounded out to shortstop. P Feliz singled to
left. D Ortmeier doubled to left, P Feliz to third. K Frandsen intentionally
walked. R Klesko hit for T Lincecum. R Klesko hit sacrifice fly to left,
P Feliz scored. R Davis popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 8, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 6TH: P Misch relieved T Lincecum. M Teixeira grounded out to
pitcher. B McCann flied out to right. J Francoeur grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 8, ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: D Roberts singled to right. D Roberts stole second,
D Roberts safe at third on throwing error by catcher B McCann. R Winn walked.
B Molina hit sacrifice fly to right, D Roberts scored. R Durham walked, R Winn
to second. M Acosta relieved O Villarreal. C Miller catching. P Feliz grounded
into double play, third to second to first, R Durham out at second.(1 Run,
1 Hit, 1 Error) SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 7TH: A Jones flied out to center. Y Escobar flied out to center.
C Miller grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 9,
ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: D Ortmeier grounded out to third. K Frandsen grounded
out to shortstop. P Misch grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 8TH: W Harris flied out to left. C Woodward hit for K Johnson.
C Woodward grounded out to third. C Jones flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: C Woodward at second base. P Moylan relieved M Acosta.
R Davis singled to center. D Roberts grounded into fielder's choice to
shortstop, R Davis out at second. R Winn grounded into double play, second to
first, D Roberts out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 9,
ATLANTA 3.

ATLANTA 9TH: B Wilson relieved P Misch. M Teixeira reached on infield
single to third. M Diaz hit for P Moylan. M Diaz struck out swinging.
J Francoeur popped out to first. A Jones flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3.</div>

 

Bonds sits, but Giants bash four homers in slaughter of Braves

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 9, ATLANTA 3</h3>ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Even with Barry Bonds out of the lineup,the San Francisco Giants still found a way to win with the longball.


Bengie Molina smashed a three-run homer and three other Giantshomered en route to a 9-3 rout of the Atlanta Braves onThursday.


One night after extending his home run record by smashing his759th homer, San Francisco gave its surly slugger Bonds theevening off. But Molina and the Giants offense supplied morethan enough power to avoid their first sweep at the hands of theBraves since the 2000 campaign.


Molina started the offensive onslaught by smashing a three-runhomer - his 13th of the season - over the left-center field wallin the first to give the Giants a 3-0 lead.


"It was a changeup," Molina said. "It stayed up over the middle.The way we're playing right now and the way we're losing rightnow, (the outburst was) big."


One frame later, it was Daniel Ortmeier's turn to go deep. Theswitch-hitting rookie smashed a 2-0 offering from Atlantastarter Chuck James (9-9) 405 feet over the right-center fieldwall to extend the advantage to 4-2.


"Being a switch hitter, you want to contribute from both sides,"said Ortmeier, who has two homers apiece from the right andlefthanded sides of the plate. "I'm going to continue to work tokeep it even."


Randy Winn followed by juicing a solo shot to left field in thethird and light-hitting Kevin Frandsen, who entered the contestbatting a paltry .213 (79-for-169), smashed the Giants' fourthhomer of the game off the left field foul pole to give SanFrancisco a 6-2 lead and chase James.


James allowed six runs and five hits, walked one and struck outtwo in 3 2/3 frames. The Atlanta native who is prone to the flyball, became the first Braves pitcher since Lance Cormier onJune 8 to allow four long balls in a game.


"I felt like I didn't have a good fastball and good location onthe ball," James said. "I feel like every mistake I made got hithard. ... It was a good thing that (Bonds) wasn't in thelineup. It definitely wouldn't have made my day any easier."

"Chuck (James) got hit hard," Braves manager Bobby Cox said. "Hecouldn't control the fastball. He had one of those rare roughnights."


The loss was a costly one for Atlanta, which fell into thirdplace in the National League East. But the Braves remained 31/2 games behind the New York Mets, after the Pirates ralliedfor the victory on Thursday.


It looked like the Braves might have a chance to battle back inthis one when Giants starter Tim Lincecum (7-3) almostsquandered a 3-0 edge in the first.


Willie Harris led off the frame with a triple ahead of KellyJohnson, who drew a six-pitch walk. Harris scored and Johnsonadvanced to second on a wild pitch, ahead of Chipper Jones, whosingled.


Mark Teixeira plated Johnson with a fielder's choice to cut thelead to 3-2. But Lincecum retired Brian McCann on a flyout andstruck out Jeff Francoeur to end the threat.


Lincecum allowed three runs and five hits, walked one and struckout four in five frames to record his first win since July 26.The rookie improved to 2-0 with a 4.09 ERA in two startsagainst Atlanta.


"It's a situation I'm not used to," the diminutive Lincecum saidof playing in the 95 degree heat. "I've pitched in Georgiabefore, but not in the heat and humidity. I actually weightedmyself. I only lost three pounds."


The Giants added single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh -on sacrifice flies by Ryan Klesko, Winn and Molina.

Rookie Rajai Davis put the exclamation point on the victory byrobbing nine-time Gold Glove Award winning center fielder AndruwJones of a two-run homer to end the game.


"It was definitely a great experience," Davis said. "One of thegreatest defensive players in the game in Andruw Jones, and tobe able to rob him - I'm sure he's taken a lot from otherpeople."


Jones had two hits for the Braves, who lost for just the fourthtime in 11 games.