GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (22-27) at SAN FRANCISCO (24-24)

NL: COLORADO (22-27) at SAN FRANCISCO (24-24)

<h3>LHP Lowry takes mound for Giants hoping to prevent history</h3>

<div class="pre">Colorado (22-27) at San Francisco (24-24) 4:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Noah Lowry takes the mound in hopes ofpreventing the San Francisco Giants from getting swept at homeby the Colorado Rockies for the first time ever.

Lowry (5-4, 2.69 ERA) the right man to have on the mound in theseries finale on Sunday.

The 26-year-old lefthander has been dominant at home, having wona career-high four straight here to post a 4-1 record with a1.93 ERA in five starts.

In addition to that, Lowry has two runs or less in each of hislast four starts. In his last time out he allowed just six hitsin seven shutout innings as San Francisco beat Houston, 4-0, onMonday.

The one caveat is that Lowry is 2-5 with a 6.87 ERA in 10 careerstarts vs. Colorado. He lost, 5-3, to the Rockies on May 10,and beat them, 9-5 on April 30.

Colorado, which has won a season-high four straight, has not wonthree straight in San Francisco in its 15-year history.

Taylor Buchholz (2-2, 5.94) will be looking to change that as hetakes the mound for the Rockies. Buchholz was tagged for a<div class="pre">season-high eight runs and 12 hits in 4 2/3 innings his last</div>time against San Francisco, but is coming off a win againstKansas City on May 19. In that game the righthander allowed onerun and five hits in seven innings.

Barry Bonds went 0-for-4 on Saturday and has now gone fivestraight games without a hit, and 14 straight without a homer.That is the second longest homer-less drought in his career. Thelefthanded slugger has not homered since May 8, and remains 10shy of Hank Aaron's all-time record.

 

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

COLORADO SAN FRANCISCO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willy Taveras CF .305 0 9 Randy Winn CF .320 3 17
Ryan Spilborghs RF .429 0 4 Fred Lewis RF .278 1 7
Matt Holliday LF .345 8 37 Rich Aurilia 1B .232 2 18
Todd Helton 1B .343 5 26 Barry Bonds LF .265 11 23
Garrett Atkins 3B .226 3 19 Bengie Molina C .312 4 29
Troy Tulowitzki SS .263 2 20 Pedro Feliz 3B .263 6 21
Chris Iannetta C .192 1 7 Omar Vizquel SS .232 0 12
Jamey Carroll 2B .185 0 3 Kevin Frandsen 2B .282 0 6
Taylor Buchholz RHP .111 0 0 Noah Lowry LHP .100 0 0
(2-2, 5.94) (5-4, 2.69)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
WARMUPS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (2-2, 5.94)
SFO - NOAH LOWRY (5-4, 2.69)

UMPIRES: HP - WALLY BELL
1B - ROB DRAKE
2B - BILL WELKE
3B - LAZ DIAZ

WEATHER: 63 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 14 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
STARTING BATS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ AND CHRIS IANNETTA
SFO - NOAH LOWRY AND BENGIE MOLINA

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.305, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
R SPILBORGH (.429, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.345, 8 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.320, 3 HR, 17 RBI)
F LEWIS (.278, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
R AURILIA (.232, 2 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
F Lewis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Aurilia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.94

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.64

Pitches-strikes: N Lowry 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: N Lowry 2-1. Batters
faced: N Lowry 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.263, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
C IANNETTA (.192, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
J CARROLL (.185, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Iannetta c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.77

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.64

Pitches-strikes: T Buchholz 12-8; N Lowry 17-10. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Buchholz 2-1; N Lowry 2-1. Batters faced: T Buchholz 3; N Lowry 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.265, 11 HR, 23 RBI)
B MOLINA (.312, 4 HR, 29 RBI)
P FELIZ (.263, 6 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Bonds lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.77

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.60

Pitches-strikes: T Buchholz 12-8; N Lowry 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Buchholz 2-1; N Lowry 4-1. Batters faced: T Buchholz 3; N Lowry 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T BUCHHOLZ (.111, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
W TAVERAS (.303, 0-FOR-1)
R SPILBORGHS (.375, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .345
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
T Buchholz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 2.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 00 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.60

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.60

Pitches-strikes: T Buchholz 30-18; N Lowry 32-20. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Buchholz 2-3; N Lowry 4-1. Batters faced: T Buchholz 7; N Lowry 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K FRANDSEN (.282, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
N LOWRY (.100, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
R WINN (.318, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
R Spilborghs rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .343
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
T Buchholz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - R Spilborghs (2, N Lowry). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - G Atkins 1, M Holliday 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
F Lewis rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
K Frandsen 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.60

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.56

Pitches-strikes: T Buchholz 30-18; N Lowry 51-33. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Buchholz 2-3; N Lowry 4-2. Batters faced: T Buchholz 7; N Lowry 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FRED LEWIS SCORED KEVIN FRANDSEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F LEWIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
SAN FRANCISCO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R AURILIA (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.347, 1-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.225, 0-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">COLORADO (0) VS SAN FRANCISCO (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .301
R Spilborghs rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .444
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .343
T Helton 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .347
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .225
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Iannetta c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189
J Carroll 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183
T Buchholz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .100

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 3 3

BATTING: 2B - R Spilborghs (2, N Lowry). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - G Atkins 1, M Holliday 1. Team LOB - 3.


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316
F Lewis rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
R Aurilia 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
B Bonds lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .316
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231
K Frandsen 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .300
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100

Totals 11 1 3 1 0 2 4

BATTING: 2B - F Lewis (2, T Buchholz). S - N Lowry. RBI - F Lewis (8). 2-out
RBI - F Lewis. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1. Team LOB
- 2.


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COLORADO - 000 -- 0
SAN FRANCISCO - 001 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.70

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 2.56

Pitches-strikes: T Buchholz 50-32; N Lowry 51-33. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Buchholz 4-3; N Lowry 4-2. Batters faced: T Buchholz 12; N Lowry 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Wally Bell. 1B--Rob Drake. 2B--Bill Welke. 3B--Laz Diaz.

Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY CHRIS IANNETTA SCORED TROY TULOWITZKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IANNETTA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
SAN FRANCISCO 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.183, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ
SFO - NOAH LOWRY

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B BONDS (.263, 0-FOR-1)
B MOLINA (.316, 1-FOR-1)
P FELIZ (.261, 0-FOR-1)</div>