GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (52-70) at FLORIDA (56-66)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS FLORIDA (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .320
D Roberts cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
R Klesko 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .270
B Bonds lf 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .280
B Molina c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
P Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .253
R Aurilia 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .244
M Cain p 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .068
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Winn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 33 4 8 4 3 9 7

a-grounded to second for B Wilson in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Klesko (24, R VandenHurk); B Molina (17, R VandenHurk); R
Aurilia (15, R VandenHurk). HR - B Bonds (26, 5th inning off R VandenHurk 1 on,
2 Out). S - M Cain. RBI - B Molina (68), R Aurilia (27), B Bonds 2 (59). 2-out
RBI - R Aurilia, B Bonds 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Roberts
1, M Cain 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Aurilia-O Vizquel-R Klesko).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .340
A De Aza cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
M Cabrera 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328
M Jacobs 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .264
D Uggla pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Willingham lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
J Hermida rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262
M Treanor c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294
A Amezaga 2b-1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
R VandenHurk p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .063
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 3 6 3 2 7 11

a-struck out looking for T Tankersley in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hermida (18, M Cain). 3B - A De Aza (2, M Cain). HR - H Ramirez
(23, 1st inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out), M Jacobs (11, 4th inning off M Cain 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - H Ramirez (63), M Jacobs 2 (33). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R VandenHurk 1. GIDP - M Cabrera. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Willingham (O Vizquel at Home).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 220 000 -- 4
FLORIDA - 200 100 00 -- 3
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 7 6 3 3 1 7 2 3.78
B Wilson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R VandenHurk 5 2/3 7 4 4 3 5 1 7.36
L Gardner 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
T Tankersley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.95
J Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
M Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

IBB - O Vizquel (by R VandenHurk). HBP - A Amezaga (by M Cain).
Pitches-strikes: M Cain 108-67; B Wilson 13-7; R VandenHurk 101-60; L Gardner
3-1; T Tankersley 13-8; J Miller 16-8; M Lindstrom 10-10. Ground balls-fly
balls: M Cain 6-8; B Wilson 3-0; R VandenHurk 4-8; L Gardner 0-0; T Tankersley
0-1; J Miller 1-1; M Lindstrom 2-0. Batters faced: M Cain 28; B Wilson 4; R
VandenHurk 27; L Gardner 1; T Tankersley 3; J Miller 3; M Lindstrom 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Davis in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Roberts in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: BRAD HENNESSEY (2-3, 3.08) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J HERMIDA (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Hennessey relieved B Wilson.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NL AT FLORIDA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Winn in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4
FLORIDA 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J Hermida (.262, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

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

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, BRIAN WILSON (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

FLA - RICK VANDENHURK, LEE GARDNER (6TH), TAYLOR
TANKERSLEY (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), MATT LINDSTROM (9TH)
AND MATT TREANOR

HOME RUNS: SFO - BARRY BONDS (26) OFF RICK VANDENHURK IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

FLA - HANLEY RAMIREZ (23) OFF MATT CAIN IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MIKE JACOBS (11) OFF MATT CAIN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

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

BATTERIES: SFO - MATT CAIN, BRIAN WILSON (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

FLA - RICK VANDENHURK, LEE GARDNER (6TH), TAYLOR
TANKERSLEY (7TH), JUSTIN MILLER (8TH), MATT LINDSTROM (9TH)
AND MATT TREANOR


WP - MATT CAIN (5-13)
LP - RICK VANDENHURK (3-4)
SAVE - BRAD HENNESSEY (11)

HOME RUNS: SFO - BARRY BONDS (26) OFF RICK VANDENHURK IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

FLA - HANLEY RAMIREZ (23) OFF MATT CAIN IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
MIKE JACOBS (11) OFF MATT CAIN IN THE 4TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:30 ATT: 42,817

PROBABLES: SFO - NOAH LOWRY (13-7, 3.28)
FLA - DONTRELLE WILLIS (8-12, 4.93)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS FLORIDA (3) - FINAL

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis rf-cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .320
D Roberts cf-lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
R Klesko 1b 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .270
B Bonds lf 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 .280
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Molina c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .272
P Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .253
R Aurilia 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .244
M Cain p 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .068
B Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Winn ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289

Totals 33 4 8 4 3 9 7

a-grounded to second for B Wilson in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - R Klesko (24, R VandenHurk); B Molina (17, R VandenHurk); R
Aurilia (15, R VandenHurk). HR - B Bonds (26, 5th inning off R VandenHurk 1 on,
2 Out). S - M Cain. RBI - B Molina (68), R Aurilia (27), B Bonds 2 (59). 2-out
RBI - R Aurilia, B Bonds 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Roberts
1, M Cain 1. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (R Aurilia-O Vizquel-R Klesko, R Aurilia-P Feliz).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .340
A De Aza cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .301
M Cabrera 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .328
M Jacobs 1b 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .264
D Uggla pr-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Willingham lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .269
J Hermida rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .265
M Treanor c 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .294
A Amezaga 2b-1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265
R VandenHurk p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .063
L Gardner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Tankersley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-T Linden ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 7 3 2 7 12

a-struck out looking for T Tankersley in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Hermida 2 (19, B Hennessey, M Cain). 3B - A De Aza (2, M Cain).
HR - H Ramirez (23, 1st inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out), M Jacobs (11, 4th
inning off M Cain 0 on, 0 Out). S - M Treanor. RBI - H Ramirez (63), M Jacobs 2
(33). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R VandenHurk 1. GIDP - M
Cabrera. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Willingham (O Vizquel at Home).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 220 000 -- 4
FLORIDA - 200 100 000 -- 3
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain (W, 5-13) 7 6 3 3 1 7 2 3.78
B Wilson (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
B Hennessey (S, 11) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.02

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
R VandenHurk (L, 3-4) 5 2/3 7 4 4 3 5 1 7.36
L Gardner 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.41
T Tankersley 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.95
J Miller 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.48
M Lindstrom 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.62

IBB - O Vizquel (by R VandenHurk). HBP - A Amezaga (by M Cain).
Pitches-strikes: M Cain 108-67; B Wilson 13-7; B Hennessey 7-5; R VandenHurk
101-60; L Gardner 3-1; T Tankersley 13-8; J Miller 16-8; M Lindstrom 10-10.
Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain 6-8; B Wilson 3-0; B Hennessey 1-1; R VandenHurk
4-8; L Gardner 0-0; T Tankersley 0-1; J Miller 1-1; M Lindstrom 2-0. Batters
faced: M Cain 28; B Wilson 4; B Hennessey 3; R VandenHurk 27; L Gardner 1; T
Tankersley 3; J Miller 3; M Lindstrom 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Marty Foster. 1B--Scott Barry. 2B--Paul Schrieber. 3B--Tim
Mcclelland.

T--2:30. Att--42,817.
Weather: 86 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, in from
center.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN FRANCISCO 4
FLORIDA 3 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (4) AT FLORIDA (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez homered to left. A De Aza tripled to deep center.
M Cabrera popped out to second. M Jacobs singled to center, A De Aza scored.
J Willingham fouled out to first. J Hermida struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, FLORIDA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Klesko doubled to deep right. B Bonds struck out
swinging. B Molina hit a ground rule double to deep right center, R Klesko
scored. P Feliz struck out swinging. R Aurilia doubled to deep center,
B Molina scored. O Vizquel intentionally walked. M Cain struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Jacobs homered to right center. J Willingham flied out to
center. J Hermida doubled to right. M Treanor walked. A Amezaga struck out
looking. R VandenHurk grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Treanor out
at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, FLORIDA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Davis bunt grounded out to third. D Roberts flied out
to right. R Klesko singled to right. B Bonds homered to right, R Klesko
scored. B Molina popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
SAN FRANCISCO (4) AT FLORIDA (3) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis RF, D Roberts CF, R Klesko 1B,
B Bonds LF, B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, R Aurilia 2B, O Vizquel SS, M Cain RHP.

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, A De Aza CF, M Cabrera 3B, M Jacobs 1B,
J Willingham LF, J Hermida RF, M Treanor C, A Amezaga 2B, R VandenHurk RHP.

Umpires -- Marty Foster (HP), Scott Barry (1B), Paul Schrieber (2B),
Tim Mcclelland (3B).

Gametime Weather: 86 degrees, Clear, wind in from center at 17 mph.


SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis fouled out to first. D Roberts flied out to
left. R Klesko grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez homered to left. A De Aza tripled to deep center.
M Cabrera popped out to second. M Jacobs singled to center, A De Aza scored.
J Willingham fouled out to first. J Hermida struck out looking. (2 Runs,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, FLORIDA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Bonds struck out looking. B Molina popped out to
second. P Feliz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Treanor struck out swinging. A Amezaga grounded out to
first. R VandenHurk flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 0, FLORIDA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Aurilia singled to left. O Vizquel popped out to
second. M Cain sacrificed to pitcher, R Aurilia to second. R Davis walked.
D Roberts grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0,
FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 3RD: H Ramirez popped out to first. A De Aza singled to center.
M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A De Aza out
at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 0, FLORIDA 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: R Klesko doubled to deep right. B Bonds struck out
swinging. B Molina hit a ground rule double to deep right center, R Klesko
scored. P Feliz struck out swinging. R Aurilia doubled to deep center,
B Molina scored. O Vizquel intentionally walked. M Cain struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Jacobs homered to right center. J Willingham flied out to
center. J Hermida doubled to right. M Treanor walked. A Amezaga struck out
looking. R VandenHurk grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Treanor out
at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 2, FLORIDA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: R Davis bunt grounded out to third. D Roberts flied out
to right. R Klesko singled to right. B Bonds homered to right, R Klesko
scored. B Molina popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 5TH: H Ramirez struck out swinging. A De Aza grounded out to
second. M Cabrera struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: P Feliz popped out to third. R Aurilia fouled out to
right. O Vizquel walked. M Cain singled to center, O Vizquel to second.
L Gardner relieved R VandenHurk. R Davis singled to left, O Vizquel thrown out at
home. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 6TH: M Jacobs flied out to center. J Willingham popped out to
third. J Hermida grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: T Tankersley relieved L Gardner. D Roberts flied out to
center. R Klesko struck out looking. B Bonds struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 7TH: M Treanor flied out to center. A Amezaga hit by pitch.
T Linden hit for T Tankersley. T Linden struck out looking. H Ramirez struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Miller relieved T Tankersley. B Molina popped out to
shortstop. P Feliz struck out swinging. R Aurilia grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 8TH: B Wilson relieved M Cain. A De Aza grounded out to second.
M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. M Jacobs walked. D Uggla ran for M Jacobs.
J Willingham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Uggla out at
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: D Uggla at second base. A Amezaga at first base.
M Lindstrom relieved J Miller. O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop. R Winn hit
for B Wilson. R Winn grounded out to second. R Davis struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 9TH: R Davis in center field. D Roberts in left field. B Hennessey
relieved B Wilson. R Winn in right field. J Hermida doubled to left. M Treanor
sacrificed to pitcher, J Hermida to third. A Amezaga lined into double play,
second to third, J Hermida doubled off third.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3.</div>

 

Bonds hits No. 760 in comeback win

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- In just one night, Barry Bonds experiencedthe ecstasy and agony of the game of baseball.


Bonds belted a go-ahead two-run homer - No. 760 of his career -to propel the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory over theFlorida Marlins on Saturday.


With the two-run shot in the fifth off Rick VanderHurk (3-4),Bonds extended his lead over former home run champion Hank Aaronto five.


Bonds also hit homer No. 754 against VanderHurk on July 27. Theblast was his second in three games and his sixth this month,two more than he hit in each of the last three months.

However, the seven-time National League MVP struck out in eachof his other three at-bats, marking the first time since June18, 2006 that Bonds has struck out three times in a singlecontest.


Matt Cain (5-13) took it from there, winning for the second timein three contests following a stretch in which he dropped eightof nine decisions. The 22-year-old righthander yielded threeruns and six hits with seven strikeouts over seven frames.

Brian Wilson pitched an uneventful eighth before turning it overto closer Brad Hennessey, who used an game-ending double playto post his 11th save in 13 chances.


Ryan Klesko finished with two hits and scored twice for theGiants, who improved to 44-24 when they scored at least fourruns.


VandenHurk surrendered four runs and seven hits over 5 2/3innings to record his second straight loss and extend hiswinless streak to six.


Hanley Ramirez and Mike Jacobs each homered for the Marlins, whohave dropped four straight contests.

 

Bonds hits No. 760 in comeback win

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- In just one night, Barry Bonds experiencedthe ecstasy and agony of the game of baseball.


Bonds belted a go-ahead two-run homer - No. 760 of his career -to propel the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory over theFlorida Marlins on Saturday.


With the two-run shot in the fifth off Rick VanderHurk (3-4),Bonds extended his lead over former home run champion Hank Aaronto five.


Bonds also hit homer No. 754 against VandenHurk on July 27. Theblast was his second in three games and his sixth this month,two more than he hit in each of the last three months.

However, the seven-time National League MVP struck out in eachof his other three at-bats, marking the first time since June18, 2006 that Bonds has struck out three times in a singlecontest.


Matt Cain (5-13) took it from there, winning for the second timein three contests following a stretch in which he dropped eightof nine decisions. The 22-year-old righthander yielded threeruns and six hits with seven strikeouts over seven frames.

Brian Wilson pitched an uneventful eighth before turning it overto closer Brad Hennessey, who used an game-ending double playto post his 11th save in 13 chances.


Ryan Klesko finished with two hits and scored twice for theGiants, who improved to 44-24 when they scored at least fourruns.


VandenHurk surrendered four runs and seven hits over 5 2/3innings to record his second straight loss and extend hiswinless streak to six.


Hanley Ramirez and Mike Jacobs each homered for the Marlins, whohave dropped four straight contests.

 

Bonds hits No. 760 in comeback win

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, FLORIDA 3</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- In just one night, Barry Bonds experiencedthe ecstasy and agony of the game of baseball.


Bonds belted a go-ahead two-run homer - No. 760 of his career -to propel the San Francisco Giants to a 4-3 victory over theFlorida Marlins on Saturday.


With the two-run shot in the fifth off Rick VandenHurk (3-4),Bonds extended his lead over former home run champion Hank Aaronto five.


Bonds also hit homer No. 754 against VandenHurk on July 27. Theblast was his second in three games and his sixth this month,two more than he hit in each of the last three months.

"He's going to hit those mistakes out," VandenHurk said. "Ithrew it in and it crept back over the plate. You can't do thatwith him, obviously, he hit it out."


"It put us on top and it held up," San Francisco manager BruceBochy said.


However, the seven-time National League MVP struck out in eachof his other three at-bats, marking the first time since June18, 2006 that Bonds has struck out three times in a singlecontest.


Matt Cain (5-13) took it from there, winning for the second timein three contests following a stretch in which he dropped eightof nine decisions. The 22-year-old righthander yielded threeruns and six hits with seven strikeouts over seven frames.

"Cain has been pitching great for us all year long," Bonds said."We haven't been able to score any runs for him. We finallygot a situation where we did score some runs for him. Wehaven't been able to do that for him in a long time. That guywould probably have 20 wins by now if half of them (losses)weren't our mistakes."


Cain said he was flabbergasted when Bonds told him he was goingto hit one out for him.


"He (Bonds) came in the dugout and said, 'All right, let's getit back for him (Cain)' and I'm thinking, 'No way he just saidthat.' And, he was going to go up there and hit one, I knew it.It just seemed like he was getting locked in. That's awesomeand he got all of it, too."


Brian Wilson pitched an uneventful eighth before turning it overto closer Brad Hennessey, who used a game-ending double play topost his 11th save in 13 chances.


Jeremy Hermida was moving off of third when Alfredo Amezagalined a ball right to second baseman Rich Aurilia, who threwback to Pedro Feliz at third.


"It's one of those unfortunate things that can happen when yougo on contact," Hermida said. "As soon as he hits that ball,I've got to take off. It's just one of those freak things thathappen."


Ryan Klesko finished with two hits and scored twice for theGiants, who improved to 44-24 when they scored at least fourruns.


"We got a break there," Bochy said. "A line-drive double play(to end the game). We haven't gotten a lot of breaks this year,no getting around that. Tonight, we did and Cain settled downand gave us seven solid innings. Of course, Barry (Bonds) hit ahuge home run."


The Giants, who tied a season-high with their third straight winon the road, are still only 11-13 when Bonds homers.

VandenHurk surrendered four runs and seven hits over 5 2/3innings to record his second straight loss and extend hiswinless streak to six.


Hanley Ramirez and Mike Jacobs each homered for the Marlins, whohave dropped four straight contests.