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

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
COLORADO 2 6 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 4 8 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ, MANNY CORPAS (8TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (8TH),
LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), RAMON RAMIREZ (9TH), BRIAN FUENTES
(10TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

SFO - NOAH LOWRY, VINNIE CHULK (5TH), RUSS ORTIZ (6TH),
KEVIN CORREIA (8TH), STEVE KLINE (10TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (10TH)
AND BENGIE MOLINA

HOME RUNS: COL - NONE

SFO - BARRY BONDS (12) OFF TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ IN THE 6TH, 1 ON</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
COLORADO 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0

10 R H E
-- - - -
COLORADO 2 6 12 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 4 8 0 (FINAL 10)

BATTERIES: COL - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ, MANNY CORPAS (8TH), JEREMY AFFELDT (8TH),
LATROY HAWKINS (8TH), RAMON RAMIREZ (9TH), BRIAN FUENTES
(10TH) AND CHRIS IANNETTA

SFO - NOAH LOWRY, VINNIE CHULK (5TH), RUSS ORTIZ (6TH),
KEVIN CORREIA (8TH), STEVE KLINE (10TH), BRAD HENNESSEY (10TH)
AND BENGIE MOLINA


WP - RAMON RAMIREZ (2-1)
LP - STEVE KLINE (0-1)
SAVE - BRIAN FUENTES (15)

HOME RUNS: COL - NONE

SFO - BARRY BONDS (12) OFF TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ IN THE 6TH, 1 ON


TIME: 3:36 ATT: 41,708

PROBABLES: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (2-0, 3.08)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (6-3, 2.54)

PROBABLES: STL - KIP WELLS (2-8, 6.10)
COL - JEFF FRANCIS (3-4, 4.11)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">COLORADO (6) VS SAN FRANCISCO (4) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .307
R Spilborghs rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .364
M Holliday lf 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 .343
T Helton 1b 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 .357
K Matsui pr-2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .302
G Atkins 3b-1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .220
T Tulowitzki ss 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .267
C Iannetta c 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 .208
J Carroll 2b-3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .177
T Buchholz p 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .083
M Corpas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
L Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-S Finley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184
R Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-B Hawpe ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 6 12 6 5 6 16

a-flied out to center for L Hawkins in the 9th; b-walked for R Ramirez in the
10th.

BATTING: 2B - R Spilborghs (2, N Lowry); T Tulowitzki (8, N Lowry); T Helton
(14, K Correia); C Iannetta (4, B Hennessey). 3B - C Iannetta (2, N Lowry); M
Holliday (3, N Lowry). RBI - C Iannetta 2 (9), M Holliday 2 (39), T Helton
(27), T Tulowitzki (21). 2-out RBI - C Iannetta. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Carroll 1, G Atkins 1, M Holliday 1, T Buchholz 2, W
Taveras 1. GIDP - G Atkins. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Carroll (3, 2nd base off N Lowry/B Molina).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313
F Lewis rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 1 .271
R Aurilia 1b 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .231
B Bonds lf 3 1 2 2 2 0 0 .275
B Molina c 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .314
P Feliz 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256
O Vizquel ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233
K Frandsen 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286
N Lowry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-M Sweeney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
b-R Klesko ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .310
K Correia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
c-D Ortmeier ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .360
S Kline p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Hennessey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 4 8 4 2 8 13

a-flied out to center for V Chulk in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for R
Ortiz in the 7th; c-struck out swinging for K Correia in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - F Lewis (2, T Buchholz). HR - B Bonds (12, 6th inning off T
Buchholz 1 on, 1 Out). S - N Lowry , K Frandsen. RBI - F Lewis (8), B Bonds 2
(25), B Molina (30). 2-out RBI - F Lewis, B Molina. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Aurilia 1, O Vizquel 1, R Winn 1, P Feliz 1. Team LOB - 7.


BASERUNNING: SB - B Bonds (2, 2nd base off T Buchholz/C Iannetta).

FIELDING: PB - B Molina. DP: 1 (P Feliz-K Frandsen-R Aurilia).


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COLORADO - 000 130 000 2 -- 6
SAN FRANCISCO - 001 002 010 0 -- 4
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Buchholz 7 6 3 3 0 5 1 5.58
M Corpas (H, 12) 2/3 0 1 1 0 1 0 2.88
J Affeldt (H, 3) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.48
L Hawkins (B, 3) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.27
R Ramirez (W, 2-1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7.20
B Fuentes (S, 15) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.22

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
N Lowry 4 7 4 4 3 4 0 3.08
V Chulk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92
R Ortiz 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.85
K Correia 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.52
S Kline (L, 0-1) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.59
B Hennessey 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.10

N Lowry pitched to 4 batters in the 5th.
J Affeldt pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
S Kline pitched to 1 batter in the 10th.

BALK - K Correia. HBP - R Winn (by M Corpas). Pitches-strikes: T Buchholz
93-63; M Corpas 11-8; J Affeldt 6-2; L Hawkins 4-3; R Ramirez 15-10; B Fuentes
18-11; N Lowry 98-61; V Chulk 2-2; R Ortiz 16-12; K Correia 36-25; S Kline 2-1;
B Hennessey 37-25. Ground balls-fly balls: T Buchholz 8-8; M Corpas 1-0; J
Affeldt 0-0; L Hawkins 1-0; R Ramirez 1-1; B Fuentes 0-2; N Lowry 5-3; V Chulk
2-1; R Ortiz 0-4; K Correia 3-3; S Kline 0-0; B Hennessey 1-2. Batters faced: T
Buchholz 27; M Corpas 3; J Affeldt 1; L Hawkins 2; R Ramirez 4; B Fuentes 4; N
Lowry 22; V Chulk 2; R Ortiz 6; K Correia 9; S Kline 1; B Hennessey 6.

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

T--3:36. Att--41,708.
Weather: 63 degrees, overcast. Wind: 14 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
COLORADO 6
SAN FRANCISCO 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

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COLORADO (6) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: K Frandsen singled to center. N Lowry sacrificed to
first, K Frandsen to second. R Winn struck out looking. F Lewis doubled to
right, K Frandsen scored. R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

COLORADO 4TH: T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins flied out to center.
T Tulowitzki doubled to left. C Iannetta tripled to deep right center,
T Tulowitzki scored. J Carroll walked. J Carroll stole second. T Buchholz
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

COLORADO 5TH: W Taveras singled to shallow center. R Spilborghs walked,
W Taveras to second. M Holliday tripled to deep right center, W Taveras and
R Spilborghs scored. T Helton singled to right, M Holliday scored. V Chulk
relieved N Lowry. G Atkins grounded into double play, third to second to first,
T Helton out at second. T Tulowitzki popped out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: F Lewis struck out swinging. R Aurilia singled to
shallow left. B Bonds homered to center, R Aurilia scored. B Molina flied out
to center. P Feliz grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: M Corpas relieved T Buchholz. R Winn hit by pitch.
F Lewis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Winn out at second.
R Aurilia struck out swinging. J Affeldt relieved M Corpas. B Bonds walked,
F Lewis to second. L Hawkins relieved J Affeldt. B Molina singled to right,
F Lewis scored, B Bonds to third. P Feliz grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

COLORADO 10TH: S Kline relieved K Correia. T Helton singled to center.
B Hennessey relieved S Kline. K Matsui ran for T Helton. K Matsui to second on
passed ball by B Molina. G Atkins flied out to center. T Tulowitzki singled to
right, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to second advancing on throw. C Iannetta
doubled to deep right, T Tulowitzki scored. J Carroll flied out to left.
B Hawpe hit for R Ramirez. B Hawpe walked. W Taveras grounded out to catcher.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at SAN FRANCISCO

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COLORADO (6) AT SAN FRANCISCO (4) - EVENT LOG
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Colorado Starting Lineups -- W Taveras CF, R Spilborghs RF, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, G Atkins 3B, T Tulowitzki SS, C Iannetta C, J Carroll 2B, T Buchholz RHP.

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

Umpires -- Wally Bell (HP), Rob Drake (1B), Bill Welke (2B), Laz Diaz (3B).


Gametime Weather: 63 degrees, Overcast, wind out to center at 14 mph.


COLORADO 1ST: W Taveras grounded out to first. R Spilborghs grounded out
to shortstop. M Holliday walked. T Helton singled to left, M Holliday to
second. G Atkins flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Winn grounded out to second. F Lewis grounded out to
first. R Aurilia flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop. C Iannetta grounded
out to pitcher. J Carroll struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
COLORADO 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: B Bonds flied out to left. B Molina singled to left
center. P Feliz struck out looking. O Vizquel popped out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: T Buchholz struck out looking. W Taveras struck out looking.
R Spilborghs doubled to deep left center. M Holliday flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: K Frandsen singled to center. N Lowry sacrificed to
first, K Frandsen to second. R Winn struck out looking. F Lewis doubled to
right, K Frandsen scored. R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 0, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

COLORADO 4TH: T Helton struck out looking. G Atkins flied out to center.
T Tulowitzki doubled to left. C Iannetta tripled to deep right center,
T Tulowitzki scored. J Carroll walked. J Carroll stole second. T Buchholz
grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: B Bonds singled to center. B Bonds stole second.
B Molina grounded out to second, B Bonds to third. P Feliz popped out to second.
O Vizquel struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 1.

COLORADO 5TH: W Taveras singled to shallow center. R Spilborghs walked,
W Taveras to second. M Holliday tripled to deep right center, W Taveras and
R Spilborghs scored. T Helton singled to right, M Holliday scored. V Chulk
relieved N Lowry. G Atkins grounded into double play, third to second to first,
T Helton out at second. T Tulowitzki popped out to first. (3 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: K Frandsen flied out to center. M Sweeney hit for
V Chulk. M Sweeney flied out to center. R Winn grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

COLORADO 6TH: R Ortiz relieved V Chulk. C Iannetta flied out to right.
J Carroll lined out to right. T Buchholz struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 1.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: F Lewis struck out swinging. R Aurilia singled to
shallow left. B Bonds homered to center, R Aurilia scored. B Molina flied out
to center. P Feliz grounded out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

COLORADO 7TH: W Taveras flied out to right. R Spilborghs struck out
looking. M Holliday popped out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4,
SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: O Vizquel flied out to left. K Frandsen grounded out to
second. R Klesko hit for R Ortiz. R Klesko struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

COLORADO 8TH: K Correia relieved R Ortiz. T Helton doubled to left.
G Atkins grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Helton tagged out
at second returning to base. T Tulowitzki grounded into fielder's choice
to shortstop, G Atkins out at second. T Tulowitzki to second on balk by
K Correia. C Iannetta walked. J Carroll lined out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 3.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: M Corpas relieved T Buchholz. R Winn hit by pitch.
F Lewis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Winn out at second.
R Aurilia struck out swinging. J Affeldt relieved M Corpas. B Bonds walked,
F Lewis to second. L Hawkins relieved J Affeldt. B Molina singled to right,
F Lewis scored, B Bonds to third. P Feliz grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

COLORADO 9TH: S Finley hit for L Hawkins. S Finley flied out to center.
W Taveras singled to center. R Spilborghs flied out to center. M Holliday
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: R Ramirez relieved L Hawkins. O Vizquel singled to
right. K Frandsen sacrificed to third, O Vizquel to second. D Ortmeier hit
for K Correia. D Ortmeier struck out swinging. R Winn flied out to right.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) COLORADO 4, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

COLORADO 10TH: S Kline relieved K Correia. T Helton singled to center.
B Hennessey relieved S Kline. K Matsui ran for T Helton. K Matsui to second on
passed ball by B Molina. G Atkins flied out to center. T Tulowitzki singled to
right, K Matsui scored, T Tulowitzki to second advancing on throw. C Iannetta
doubled to deep right, T Tulowitzki scored. J Carroll flied out to left.
B Hawpe hit for R Ramirez. B Hawpe walked. W Taveras grounded out to catcher.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4.

SAN FRANCISCO 10TH: K Matsui at second base. G Atkins at first base.
J Carroll at third base. B Fuentes relieved R Ramirez. F Lewis popped out to
shortstop. R Aurilia struck out swinging. B Bonds walked. B Molina lined out
to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) COLORADO 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4.</div>

 

Bonds homers but Tulowitzki, Rockies edge Giants

<h3>COLORADO 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds inched closer to HankAaron, but Troy Tulowitzki helped the Colorado Rockies inchcloser to a winning record.

Tulowitzki ripped an RBI single to plate the go-ahead run in the10th inning and lead the red-hot Rockies to a 6-4 triumph overthe San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.

It was the season-high fifth straight victory for Colorado,which recorded the franchise's first three-game series sweep inSan Francisco.

The Rockies' late heroics overshadowed a momentous day forBonds, who continued his pursuit of Aaron's all-time home runrecord by hitting his 746th career blast in the sixth inning.

It was the first homer in 15 games for Bonds, who climbed withinnine homers of tying Aaron's mark of 755. The 42-year-oldBonds had not homered since May 8 against the New York Mets.

However, the day ultimately belonged to the Rockies, whosquandered an early three-run lead only to rally for two runs inthe 10th frame.

Todd Helton led off the decisive inning with a hit againstGiants lefthander Steve Kline (0-1), who was promptly replacedby righthander Brad Hennessey. After pinch-runner Kazuo Matsuiadvanced to second on a passed ball, Garrett Atkins flied out tothe warning track in center field.

But the long flyout only momentarily halted Colorado's attack,as Matsui scored the go-ahead run on the RBI single byTulowitzki, who advanced to second on right fielder Fred Lewis'throw to the plate.

Chris Iannetta added a crucial insurance run with a line-drivedouble off Lewis' glove, allowing Tulowitzki to score andpushing the lead to 6-4.

The two-run cushion proved to be enough for closer BrianFuentes, who walked Bonds with two outs before retiring BengieMolina on a flyout to record his 15th save.

Righthander Ramon Ramirez (2-1) worked a scoreless ninth inningto pick up the win and Helton matched a season high with fourhits for the Rockies (23-27), who posted their first five-gameroad winning streak since August 2004.

San Francisco trailed, 4-1, in the sixth inning when Bondsfinally ended his homerless drought, snapping a string of 43at-bats without a homer. The seven-time MVP blasted starterTaylor Buchholz's 2-1 offering over the wall in center field forhis 12th homer of the season, drawing the Giants within 4-3.

After Bonds drew a two-out walk in the eighth, Molina tapped anRBI double down the right-field line to forge a 4-4 tie.

Giants starter Noah Lowry struggled, yielding four runs, sevenhits and three walks with four strikeouts in four-plus innings.

Buchholz worked seven frames, allowing three runs and six hits.The righthander did not walk a batter and struck out five.

 

Bonds homers but Tulowitzki, Rockies edge Giants

<h3>COLORADO 6, SAN FRANCISCO 4 (10 INNINGS)</h3>SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds inched closer to HankAaron, but Troy Tulowitzki helped the Colorado Rockies inchcloser to a winning record.

Tulowitzki ripped an RBI single to plate the go-ahead run in the10th inning and lead the red-hot Rockies to a 6-4 triumph overthe San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.

It was the season-high fifth straight victory for Colorado,which recorded the franchise's first three-game series sweep inSan Francisco.

"This is a place that hasn't been friendly to us," Coloradomanager Clint Hurdle said. "We were able to back up a good firstseries on the road in Arizona with a better one here. Now ourfocus is to go have a good homestand."

"To sweep the series is special for our team and special for mebecause I grew up hating the Giants," Tulowitzki said. "It'sextra special to do it here since I grew up in the area(Sunnyvale)."

The Rockies' late heroics overshadowed a momentous day forBonds, who continued his pursuit of Aaron's all-time home runrecord by hitting his 746th career blast in the sixth inning.

It was the first homer in 15 games for Bonds, who climbed withinnine homers of tying Aaron's mark of 755. The 42-year-oldBonds had not homered since May 8 against the New York Mets.

"You do the little things that win games is the most importantthings," Bonds said. "It's not about how many hits you got oraverage or anything like that. The whole team can hit .250, butif we get key hits in the right situations that's what winsgames. It's runs that win games."

"If you get discouraged when Bonds hits a homer, there'd be awhole lot of guys walking around with their bottom lip out,"Hurdle said. "His discipline is incredible. He doesn't chaseanything. He swings at strikes. There's not too many guys thatcould have hit that ball out in the conditions today."

However, the day ultimately belonged to the Rockies, whosquandered an early three-run lead only to rally for two runs inthe 10th frame.

Todd Helton led off the decisive inning with a hit againstGiants lefthander Steve Kline (0-1), who was promptly replacedby righthander Brad Hennessey. After pinch-runner Kazuo Matsuiadvanced to second on a passed ball, Garrett Atkins flied out tothe warning track in center field.

But the long flyout only momentarily halted Colorado's attack,as Matsui scored the go-ahead run on the RBI single byTulowitzki, who advanced to second on right fielder Fred Lewis'throw to the plate.

Chris Iannetta added a crucial insurance run with a line-drivedouble off Lewis' glove, allowing Tulowitzki to score andpushing the lead to 6-4.

The two-run cushion proved to be enough for closer BrianFuentes, who walked Bonds with two outs before retiring BengieMolina on a flyout to record his 15th save.

Righthander Ramon Ramirez (2-1) worked a scoreless ninth inningto pick up the win and Helton matched a season high with fourhits for the Rockies (23-27), who posted their first five-gameroad winning streak since August 2004.

"When you win five games, I don't care how you do it," Heltonsaid. "We just played good baseball. We got good pitching, thebullpen has been throwing the ball well and we had some timelyhitting. That's how you win games."

"It's a tough one," San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. "Welost a couple tough ones here this series. Barry got us backin the ballgame. Bengie came through again. We had a couplechances after that. We're just missing one more hit."

San Francisco trailed, 4-1, in the sixth inning when Bondsfinally ended his homerless drought, snapping a string of 43at-bats without a homer. The seven-time MVP blasted starterTaylor Buchholz's 2-1 offering over the wall in center field forhis 12th homer of the season, drawing the Giants within 4-3.

After Bonds drew a two-out walk in the eighth, Molina tapped anRBI double down the right-field line to forge a 4-4 tie.

"Regardless of the game, we ended up tying the ballgame, andMolina's been clutch for us with two outs," Bonds said. "It'sjust phenomenal to watch. We just couldn't hold on. That'sjust it. We didn't hold on."

Giants starter Noah Lowry struggled, yielding four runs, sevenhits and three walks with four strikeouts in four-plus innings.

Buchholz worked seven frames, allowing three runs and six hits.The righthander did not walk a batter and struck out five.