GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ATLANTA (53-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-56)

NL: ATLANTA (53-47) at SAN FRANCISCO (41-56)

<h3>Braves seek back-to-back wins vs. Giants</h3>

Atlanta (53-47) at San Francisco (41-56) 10:15 pm EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Braves look to take atwo-game advantage in their four-game set against the SanFrancisco Giants on Tuesday.


In Monday's series opener, John Smoltz pitched seven effectiveinnings and fellow All-Star Brian McCann drove in three runs tolift the Braves to a 4-2 victory.


Tim Hudson (10-5, 3.24 ERA) goes in search of his fifth winningdecision after limiting the defending World Series champions St.Louis Cardinals to one run over seven innings for a 10-1victory on Thursday.


But Hudson is just 3-4 in nine career starts against the Giants.The righthander has struggled with slugger Barry Bonds, who ishitting .474 (9-of-19) with four homers against Hudson.

Bonds turns 43 on Tuesday and would like to celebrate in styleas he remains two homers shy of tying Hall of Famer Hank Aaron'sall-time mark.


San Francisco's Matt Morris (7-6, 4.08) tries to record hisfirst win in six starts. Last time out, Morris gave up eightruns and 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings in a 9-8 setback to theChicago Cubs on Thursday.

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willie Harris LF .325 1 18 Dave Roberts CF .254 2 14
Edgar Renteria SS .334 10 50 Omar Vizquel SS .245 2 25
Chipper Jones 3B .342 16 49 Randy Winn RF .296 6 32
Andruw Jones CF .215 19 65 Barry Bonds LF .280 19 48
Brian Mccann C .268 11 57 Ryan Klesko 1B .279 5 29
Jeff Francoeur RF .292 10 65 Rich Aurilia 2B .239 3 23
Kelly Johnson 2B .295 10 45 Pedro Feliz 3B .247 15 44
Julio Franco 1B .197 1 10 Guillermo Rodrigue C .250 0 8
Tim Hudson RHP .186 0 3 Matt Morris RHP .171 0 1
(10-5, 3.24) (7-6, 4.08)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: ATL - TIM HUDSON (10-5, 3.24)
SFO - MATT MORRIS (7-6, 4.08)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE FROEMMING
1B - MIKE WINTERS
2B - BRIAN RUNGE
3B - MARK WEGNER

WEATHER: 62 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 19 mph, out to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: ATL - TIM HUDSON AND BRIAN MCCANN
SFO - MATT MORRIS AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.325, 1 HR, 18 RBI)
E RENTERIA (.334, 10 HR, 50 RBI)
C JONES (.342, 16 HR, 49 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.254, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.245, 2 HR, 25 RBI)
R WINN (.296, 6 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 1.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
R Winn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Feliz-R Aurilia-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 3-0. Batters
faced: M Morris 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 19 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.268, 11 HR, 57 RBI)
J FRANCOEUR (.292, 10 HR, 65 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.295, 10 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
J Franco 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 3

BATTING: GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Winn. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (P Feliz-R Aurilia-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.22

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.04

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 14-8; M Morris 14-7. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-0; M Morris 3-0. Batters faced: T Hudson 3; M Morris 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 19 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.280, 19 HR, 48 RBI)
R KLESKO (.279, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
R AURILIA (.239, 3 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 5

BATTING: GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Aurilia 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Winn. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Roberts (J Francoeur at 2nd base). DP: 1 (P
Feliz-R Aurilia-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.22

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 14-8; M Morris 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 2-0; M Morris 4-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 3; M Morris 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 19 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: T HUDSON (.186, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
W HARRIS (.328, 1-FOR-1)
E RENTERIA (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
E Renteria ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194
T Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 1 5

BATTING: GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Aurilia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Winn. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Roberts (J Francoeur at 2nd base). DP: 1 (P
Feliz-R Aurilia-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.20

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.01

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 25-15; M Morris 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 5-0; M Morris 4-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 6; M Morris 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 19 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: P FELIZ (.247, 15 HR, 44 RBI)
G RODRIGUEZ (.250, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
M MORRIS (.171, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .327
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Renteria-J Franco).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Aurilia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: GIDP - R Winn. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Roberts (J Francoeur at 2nd base). DP: 1 (P
Feliz-R Aurilia-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.20

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.98

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 25-15; M Morris 48-30. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 5-0; M Morris 6-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 6; M Morris 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 19 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.342, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A JONES (.214, 0-FOR-1)
B MCCANN (.267, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .327
E Renteria ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .332
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .342
A Jones cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .214
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Francoeur rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
K Johnson 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
J Franco 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194
T Hudson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182

Totals 10 0 2 0 1 2 5

BATTING: GIDP - A Jones. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (E Renteria-J Franco 2).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .252
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Aurilia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
M Morris p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 9 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: GIDP - R Winn, D Roberts. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - D Roberts (J Francoeur at 2nd base). DP: 1 (P
Feliz-R Aurilia-R Klesko).


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ATLANTA - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
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ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
T Hudson 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 3.17

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.98

Pitches-strikes: T Hudson 37-22; M Morris 48-30. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Hudson 8-0; M Morris 6-1. Batters faced: T Hudson 10; M Morris 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Froemming. 1B--Mike Winters. 2B--Brian Runge. 3B--Mark
Wegner.

Weather: 62 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 19 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF FRANCOEUR SCORED CHIPPER JONES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J FRANCOEUR ON SECOND, B MCCANN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 1
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KELLY JOHNSON SCORED BRIAN MCCANN AND JEFF
FRANCOEUR.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K JOHNSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ATLANTA 3
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: J FRANCO (.194, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ATLANTA at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ATL - TIM HUDSON
SFO - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.247, 1-FOR-1)
R WINN (.296, 0-FOR-1)
B BONDS (.279, 0-FOR-1)</div>