GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (46-35) at SAN FRANCISCO (33-45)

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: BRAD HENNESSEY (1-3, 3.48) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.313, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Hennessey relieved J Taschner.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E Byrnes (.313, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO (8TH)

SFO - NOAH LOWRY, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), KEVIN CORREIA
(8TH), JACK TASCHNER (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA

HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE

SFO - NONE</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), JUAN CRUZ (8TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER, MIGUEL MONTERO (8TH)

SFO - NOAH LOWRY, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), KEVIN CORREIA
(8TH), JACK TASCHNER (8TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (9TH) AND BENGIE
MOLINA


WP - NOAH LOWRY (8-6)
LP - DOUG DAVIS (5-9)
SAVE - BRAD HENNESSEY (4)

HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE

SFO - NONE


TIME: 3:07 ATT: 43,515

PROBABLES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-2, 3.79)
SFO - TIM LINCECUM (2-2, 5.19)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS SAN FRANCISCO (4) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .315
C Young cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .245
O Hudson 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .302
C Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .269
M Reynolds 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273
J Cruz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Hairston lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .239
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .236
D Nippert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Tracy ph-3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
C Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
b-M Montero ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
D Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .077
A Ojeda ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .320

Totals 33 1 7 1 6 10 21

a-walked for D Nippert in the 8th; b-struck out swinging for C Snyder in the
8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Young (15, N Lowry); A Ojeda (1, N Lowry). RBI - O Hudson (46).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - O Hudson 1, A Ojeda 1, S Hairston 1,
C Jackson 2. GIDP - O Hudson. Team LOB - 11.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .211
R Winn rf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .284
R Durham 2b 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .252
B Bonds lf 1 2 1 1 3 0 0 .302
F Lewis pr-lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
B Molina c 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .286
K Frandsen 3b 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .248
P Feliz 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 6 .244
O Vizquel ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .238
N Lowry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .059
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .197
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 4 8 4 9 6 18

a-struck out looking for J Taschner in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - R Durham (16, D Davis); B Molina (13, D Davis); B Bonds (9, D
Davis); R Winn (20, J Cruz). S - N Lowry. RBI - B Molina 2 (41), B Bonds (38),
K Frandsen (12). 2-out RBI - B Molina 2, B Bonds, K Frandsen. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Durham 1, O Vizquel 1, P Feliz 2, F Lewis 1. Team
LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: CS - N Lowry (1, 2nd base by D Davis).

FIELDING: PB - B Molina. DP: 1 (R Durham-O Vizquel-P Feliz).


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ARIZONA - 100 000 000 -- 1
SAN FRANCISCO - 200 020 00x -- 4
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis (L, 5-9) 5 2/3 7 4 4 6 4 0 4.29
D Nippert 1 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.50
J Cruz 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.26

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry (W, 8-6) 6 2/3 5 1 1 3 8 0 3.46
V Chulk (H, 4) 1/3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.65
K Correia (H, 5) 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.15
J Taschner (H, 12) 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.91
B Hennessey (S, 4) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

WP - N Lowry. IBB - R Durham (by J Cruz). Pitches-strikes: D Davis 114-63; D
Nippert 24-14; J Cruz 26-14; N Lowry 105-71; V Chulk 15-4; K Correia 12-7; J
Taschner 11-7; B Hennessey 8-6. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis 7-5; D Nippert
1-3; J Cruz 0-1; N Lowry 1-11; V Chulk 1-0; K Correia 0-0; J Taschner 0-1; B
Hennessey 2-1. Batters faced: D Davis 29; D Nippert 6; J Cruz 5; N Lowry 28; V
Chulk 3; K Correia 3; J Taschner 2; B Hennessey 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Larry Vanover. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Charlie
Reliford.

T--3:07. Att--43,515.
Weather: 65 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 16 mph, in
from center.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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ARIZONA (1) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Young walked. C Young to
second on wild pitch by N Lowry. O Hudson singled to center, C Young scored.
C Jackson walked, O Hudson to second. M Reynolds flied out to right. S Hairston
flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts struck out looking. R Winn flied out to
center. R Durham doubled to left. B Bonds walked. B Molina doubled to deep
left, R Durham and B Bonds scored. K Frandsen walked. P Feliz popped out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: D Roberts bunt grounded out to pitcher. R Winn grounded
out to shortstop. R Durham singled to left. B Bonds doubled to deep right,
R Durham scored. B Molina singled to left, B Bonds to third. K Frandsen singled
to left, B Bonds scored, B Molina to second. P Feliz flied out to left.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at SAN FRANCISCO

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ARIZONA (1) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - EVENT LOG
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Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes RF, C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, C Jackson 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, S Hairston LF, S Drew SS, C Snyder C, D Davis LHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- D Roberts CF, R Winn RF, R Durham 2B, B Bonds LF,
B Molina C, K Frandsen 3B, P Feliz 1B, O Vizquel SS, N Lowry LHP.

Umpires -- Greg Gibson (HP), Larry Vanover (1B), Tony Randazzo (2B),
Charlie Reliford (3B).

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 16 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes struck out swinging. C Young walked. C Young to
second on wild pitch by N Lowry. O Hudson singled to center, C Young scored.
C Jackson walked, O Hudson to second. M Reynolds flied out to right. S Hairston
flied out to right. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: D Roberts struck out looking. R Winn flied out to
center. R Durham doubled to left. B Bonds walked. B Molina doubled to deep
left, R Durham and B Bonds scored. K Frandsen walked. P Feliz popped out to
shortstop. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ARIZONA 2ND: S Drew struck out looking. C Snyder flied out to right.
D Davis struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: O Vizquel walked. N Lowry bunted into fielder's choice
to pitcher, O Vizquel out at second. N Lowry caught stealing second, pitcher
to first to shortstop. D Roberts struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ARIZONA 3RD: E Byrnes popped out to shortstop. C Young struck out looking.
O Hudson singled to center. C Jackson lined out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Winn grounded out to second. R Durham grounded out to
shortstop. B Bonds walked. B Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ARIZONA 4TH: M Reynolds grounded out to third. S Hairston walked. S Drew
lined out to shortstop. C Snyder flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: K Frandsen popped out to shortstop. P Feliz walked.
O Vizquel flied out to left. N Lowry grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

ARIZONA 5TH: D Davis struck out swinging. E Byrnes struck out swinging.
C Young doubled to deep center. O Hudson popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 2.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: D Roberts bunt grounded out to pitcher. R Winn grounded
out to shortstop. R Durham singled to left. B Bonds doubled to deep right,
R Durham scored. B Molina singled to left, B Bonds to third. K Frandsen singled
to left, B Bonds scored, B Molina to second. P Feliz flied out to left.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Jackson singled to left. M Reynolds struck out swinging.
S Hairston lined out to center. S Drew flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: O Vizquel reached on infield single to shortstop.
N Lowry sacrificed to first, O Vizquel to second. D Roberts struck out looking.
R Winn walked. D Nippert relieved D Davis. A Ojeda at shortstop. R Durham
flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Snyder struck out swinging. A Ojeda doubled to left.
E Byrnes popped out to first. V Chulk relieved N Lowry. C Young walked. A Ojeda
to third, C Young to second on passed ball by B Molina. O Hudson walked.
C Jackson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, O Hudson out at second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: B Bonds walked. F Lewis ran for B Bonds. B Molina
grounded out to shortstop, F Lewis to second. K Frandsen walked. P Feliz
flied out to center. O Vizquel flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ARIZONA 8TH: F Lewis in left field. K Correia relieved V Chulk. M Reynolds
struck out swinging. S Hairston singled to center. C Tracy hit for D Nippert.
C Tracy walked, S Hairston to second. M Montero hit for C Snyder. J Taschner
relieved K Correia. M Montero struck out swinging. A Ojeda flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Cruz relieved D Nippert. C Tracy at third base.
M Montero catching. M Sweeney hit for J Taschner. M Sweeney struck out looking.
D Roberts flied out to right. R Winn doubled to right. R Durham intentionally
walked. F Lewis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 4.

ARIZONA 9TH: B Hennessey relieved J Taschner. E Byrnes reached on infield
single to shortstop. C Young popped out to shortstop. O Hudson grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, E Byrnes out at second.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

Lowry pitched Giants past D-Backs

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 1</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- When Noah Lowry gets three runs ofsupport, it's game over for the opposition.

After a first-inning struggle, Lowry (8-6) pitched effectivelyinto the seventh to improve to 31-12 when he gets three runs asthe San Francisco Giants defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1,on Saturday night.

Barry Bonds, within five home runs of matching Hank Aaron'sall-time record, did not go deep but finished the night 1-for-1with three walks and two runs before being removed for pinchrunner Fred Lewis in the seventh inning.

Lowry allowed a run on five hits with three walks and eightstrikeouts, but the Diamondbacks made Lowry work in the firstinning.

After Eric Byrnes struck out, Lowry had trouble finding thestrike zone perhaps due to the twi-light start. Chris Youngwalked and advanced to second on a wild pitch that Lowry threwto the backstop on the fly. Orlando Hudson singled up themiddle to score Young with the first run of the game.

Over the next four frames, Arizona managed just threebaserunners and the closest threat the Diamondbacks mounted wasa 400-foot line-drive double to deep left-center by Young in thefifth. But Lowry retired Orlando Hudson to escape.

Lowry departed with a runner on second and two outs in theseventh, and Vinnie Chulk loaded the bases on a pair of walksand fell behind Conor Jackson, 3-1, before getting him to groundout to shortstop.

Kevin Correia and Jake Taschner split the eighth before closerBrad Hennesey logged the ninth for his fourth save.

While Lowry labored through 28 pitches in the frame, Arizona'sDoug Davis needed 34 to escape the first inning as the Giantstook a 2-1 lead. With two outs, Ray Durham doubled down theleft field line, Bonds walked on four consecutive pitches andBengie Molina smashed a double to left, plating both.

The Giants got some breathing room in the fifth. Durham hit atwo-out single to left and Bonds followed with a high-archingfly ball that off the bat sounded like he had hit home run No.751, but the ball bounced off the brick wall in right-centernear the 365-foot marker and Bonds had himself an RBI double.Molina singled advancing Bonds to third and a single by KevinFrandsen increased the lead to 4-1.

Davis was finally lifted in favor of Dustin Nippert afterissuing his sixth base on balls with two outs in the sixthinning. He was charged with four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3innings.

 

Lowry pitched Giants past D-Backs

<h3>SAN FRANCISCO 4, ARIZONA 1</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- When Noah Lowry gets three runs ofsupport, it's game over for the opposition.

After a first-inning struggle, Lowry (8-6) pitched effectivelyinto the seventh to improve to 31-12 when he gets three runs asthe San Francisco Giants defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks, 4-1,on Saturday night.

"I think that the confidence is always there," Lowry said. "Itry to approach every hitter, every inning, and every situationas if its a 0-0 ballgame and that just alleviates any kind ofoutside pressure that there might be."

Barry Bonds, within five home runs of matching Hank Aaron'sall-time record, did not go deep but finished the night 1-for-1with three walks and two runs before being removed for pinchrunner Fred Lewis in the seventh inning.

"He's hitting well, he's been swinging the bat well here lately,but its going to take production throughout the order," Giantsmanager Bruce Bochy said.

Lowry allowed a run on five hits with three walks and eightstrikeouts.

"Repetition has a lot to do with the pitcher that you becomethroughout the year," Lowry said. "Consistency is alwayssomething to shoot for and I'm still trying to find that. Maybeits just trying to get back to that timing and that rhythm. I<div class="pre">think I'm a lot better at it now than I was let's say a year</div>ago in spring training."

The Diamondbacks made Lowry work in the first inning.

After Eric Byrnes struck out, Lowry had trouble finding thestrike zone perhaps due to the twi-light start. Chris Youngwalked and advanced to second on a wild pitch that Lowry threwto the backstop on the fly. Orlando Hudson singled up themiddle to score Young with the first run of the game.

Over the next four frames, Arizona managed just threebaserunners and the closest threat the Diamondbacks mounted wasa 400-foot line-drive double to deep left-center by Young in thefifth. But Lowry retired Orlando Hudson to escape.

"It was amazing the job he did today, it was outstanding,"Giants catcher Bengie Molina said. "He regrouped himself andstarted throwing strikes and he did amazing today but not onlyhim.

"We've been pitching great. We had a stretch there where ourfirst inning wasn't very good but other than that our pitchinghas been our number one thing this year."

Lowry departed with a runner on second and two outs in theseventh, and Vinnie Chulk loaded the bases on a pair of walksand fell behind Conor Jackson, 3-1, before getting him to groundout to shortstop.

Kevin Correia and Jake Taschner split the eighth before closerBrad Hennesey logged the ninth for his fourth save.

While Lowry labored through 28 pitches in the frame, Arizona'sDoug Davis needed 34 to escape the first inning as the Giantstook a 2-1 lead. With two outs, Ray Durham doubled down theleft field line, Bonds walked on four consecutive pitches andMolina smashed a double to left, plating both.

"We're not scoring a lot of runs right now and anytime you scoreruns, no matter what the situation is we've got to take it andmake a positive out of it," Molina said.

"Bengie getting the big hit and Frandsen got a big hit with twoouts, that's always huge," Bochy said. "We had to make a lastminute scratch and Franny had a nice game coming through withthe big hit there."

Frandsen was a last minute replacement for Ryan Klesko who wasscratched with a slight abdominal strain.

The Giants got some breathing room in the fifth. Durham hit atwo-out single to left and Bonds followed with a high-archingfly ball that off the bat sounded like he had hit home run No.751, but the ball bounced off the brick wall in right-centernear the 365-foot marker and Bonds had himself an RBI double.Molina singled advancing Bonds to third and a single by KevinFrandsen increased the lead to 4-1.

"Last year (Davis) pitched well against us when he was withMilwaukee," Frandsen said. "Just to be able to get to him andget him on the ropes and obviously having Barry in the lineuphelps a little bit because he pitches around him and it wasn'tafter a walk it was a double but two hits the next thing youknow, we're scoring some runs."

Davis was finally lifted in favor of Dustin Nippert afterissuing his sixth base on balls with two outs in the sixthinning. He was charged with four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3innings.

"I felt like I couldn't get that last out in the first or thefifth inning," Davis said. "Every time I'd get a quick two outsI would fall behind, give up a hit or walk a guy. I can'texplain it, I feel like I'm doing the same thing but I didn'thave my best stuff at all.