GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (49-40) at SAN FRANCISCO (38-48)

NL: LA DODGERS (49-40) at SAN FRANCISCO (38-48)

<h3>Billingsley looks to remain undefeated against Bonds, Giants</h3>

LA Dodgers (49-40) at San Francisco (38-48) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Chad Billingsley will hope to continuehis unbeaten season when the Los Angeles Dodgers and SanFrancisco Giants renew their rivalry in the opener of athree-game series Friday.


Billingsley (5-0, 3.62 ERA) has posted a 1-0 record with a 4.58ERA in four starts since being added to the Dodgers' rotation onJune 21.


The 22-year-old righthander did not receive a decision afteryielding three runs and six hits with five strikeouts over fiveinnings in a 6-5 loss to the Florida Marlins last Friday.

Billingsley will be given the tasking of keeping Barry Bonds inthe ballpark.


Bonds, who went 0-for-2 in the All-Star Game at his hometownAT&T Park, has 751 career home runs, putting him five homers shyof breaking Hank Aaron's all-time record.


The seven-time MVP is batting .295 with 17 home runs and 42 RBIin 78 games this season.


Matt Cain (3-9, 3.53) will take the mound for the Giants, whohave won five of their last eight contests.


The 22-year-old Cain snapped a six-game losing streak in hislast start, allowing four runs and nine hits with six strikeoutsin a 9-5 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds on July 4.

It was Cain's first win since May 13 and San Francisco went 0-8in Cain's starts over that stretch.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

LA DODGERS SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rafael Furcal SS .273 2 29 Dave Roberts CF .226 2 9
Juan Pierre CF .282 0 21 Randy Winn RF .280 5 26
Russell Martin C .306 11 60 Ray Durham 2B .252 8 46
Jeff Kent 2B .279 10 41 Barry Bonds LF .295 17 42
Luis Gonzalez LF .294 10 41 Ryan Klesko 1B .295 5 28
Nomar Garciaparra 3B .276 2 42 Bengie Molina C .281 8 45
James Loney 1B .385 3 16 Rich Aurilia 3B .251 3 21
Andre Ethier RF .282 7 34 Omar Vizquel SS .235 2 22
Chad Billingsley RHP .500 0 2 Matt Cain RHP .033 0 1
(5-0, 3.62) (3-9, 3.53)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY (5-0, 3.62)
SFO - MATT CAIN (3-9, 3.53)

UMPIRES: HP - ED MONTAGUE
1B - BRIAN GORMAN
2B - BILL MILLER
3B - MARVIN HUDSON

WEATHER: 68 Degrees, clear
WIND: 17 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY AND RUSSELL MARTIN
SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R FURCAL (.273, 2 HR, 29 RBI)
J PIERRE (.282, 0 HR, 21 RBI)
R MARTIN (.306, 11 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.226, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
R WINN (.280, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
R DURHAM (.252, 8 HR, 46 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.50

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain 2-1. Batters
faced: M Cain 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.294, 10 HR, 41 RBI)
N GARCIAPARRA (.276, 2 HR, 42 RBI)
J LONEY (.385, 3 HR, 16 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
L Gonzalez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
N Garciaparra 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
J Loney 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033

Totals 2 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: S - R Winn. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.56

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.50

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 12-5; M Cain 11-7. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Billingsley 3-0; M Cain 2-1. Batters faced: C Billingsley 4; M Cain 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.295, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
B MOLINA (.281, 8 HR, 45 RBI)
R AURILIA (.251, 3 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033

Totals 2 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: S - R Winn. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.56

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 12-5; M Cain 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Billingsley 3-0; M Cain 3-3. Batters faced: C Billingsley 4; M Cain 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
LA DODGERS 0 0 0 1 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: A ETHIER (.282, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
C BILLINGSLEY (.500, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
R FURCAL (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Pierre cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
J Kent 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380
A Ethier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
C Billingsley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033

Totals 5 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: S - R Winn. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.


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LA DODGERS - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.49

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.47

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 20-9; M Cain 19-14. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Billingsley 3-3; M Cain 3-3. Batters faced: C Billingsley 7; M Cain 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN PIERRE SCORED ANDRE ETHIER.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PIERRE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY BENGIE MOLINA ALLOWED JUAN PIERRE TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 2
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: R MARTIN (.308, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.235, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
M CAIN (.033, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
D ROBERTS (.230, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Pierre cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
C Billingsley p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400

Totals 12 2 4 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - J Pierre (22). Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (35, 3rd base off M Cain/B Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .230
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .033

Totals 5 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: S - R Winn. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - B Molina (4, throw). Outfield assists - D Roberts (R Furcal at
3rd base).


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LA DODGERS - 002 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.49

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 3.59

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 20-9; M Cain 45-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Billingsley 3-3; M Cain 4-3. Batters faced: C Billingsley 7; M Cain 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR LA DODGERS: L GONZALEZ (.293, 0-FOR-1)
N GARCIAPARRA (.275, 0-FOR-1)
J LONEY (.380, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (2) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
J Pierre cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
R Martin c 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308
J Kent 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277
L Gonzalez lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
N Garciaparra 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
J Loney 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380
A Ethier rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
C Billingsley p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400

Totals 12 2 4 1 1 1 3

BATTING: RBI - J Pierre (22). Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Pierre (35, 3rd base off M Cain/B Molina).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Kent-R Furcal-J Loney).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .234
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
B Molina c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .032

Totals 9 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: S - R Winn. GIDP - B Bonds. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - B Molina (4, throw). Outfield assists - D Roberts (R Furcal at
3rd base).


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LA DODGERS - 002 -- 2
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
C Billingsley 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.43

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 4 2 1 1 1 0 3.51

Pitches-strikes: C Billingsley 39-21; M Cain 45-28. Ground balls-fly balls: C
Billingsley 5-3; M Cain 4-3. Batters faced: C Billingsley 11; M Cain 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Brian Gorman. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Marvin
Hudson.

Weather: 68 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - CHAD BILLINGSLEY
SFO - MATT CAIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.252, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B BONDS (.293, 0-FOR-1)
R KLESKO (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>