GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (49-40) at ARIZONA (49-43)

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 13 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK (8TH), DOUG
BROCAIL (9TH) AND JOSH BARD

ARI - BRANDON WEBB, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), DOUG SLATEN
(8TH), EDGAR GONZALEZ (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

ARI - NONE</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN DIEGO 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 13 0
ARIZONA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: SDG - JUSTIN GERMANO, HEATH BELL (7TH), SCOTT LINEBRINK (8TH), DOUG
BROCAIL (9TH) AND JOSH BARD

ARI - BRANDON WEBB, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), DOUG SLATEN
(8TH), EDGAR GONZALEZ (9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER


WP - JUSTIN GERMANO (6-3)
LP - BRANDON WEBB (8-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: SDG - NONE

ARI - NONE


TIME: 2:45 ATT: 30,343

PROBABLES: ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-4, 4.84)
MIL - DAVE BUSH (7-7, 4.86)

PROBABLES: NYM - JORGE SOSA (7-3, 3.92)
SDG - DAVID WELLS (4-5, 4.31)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (4) VS ARIZONA (0) - FINAL

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 .292
M Bradley lf 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 .400
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .261
M Cameron cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .262
K Greene ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240
J Bard c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256
R Branyan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .205
G Blum 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .206
J Germano p 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 .333
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-J Cruz Jr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
S Linebrink p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 38 4 13 4 3 13 17

a-grounded to pitcher for H Bell in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (25, B Webb). 3B - R Branyan (1, B Webb). RBI - M
Bradley 2 (3), M Cameron (44), J Germano (2). 2-out RBI - M Cameron, J Germano,
M Bradley. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Gonzalez 1, M Cameron 1,
M Bradley 1, J Germano 1. GIDP - M Cameron. Team LOB - 10.

BASERUNNING: SB - B Giles 2 (4, 2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder 2), K Greene (2,
2nd base off B Webb/C Snyder).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Bard-K Greene-G Blum, R Branyan-G Blum-A Gonzalez).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes cf-lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .310
S Drew ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .239
O Hudson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .295
M Reynolds 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .272
C Jackson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267
J Salazar rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .333
S Hairston lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
D Nippert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Tracy ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
D Slaten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
b-T Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235
C Snyder c 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .216
B Webb p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .053
C Young cf 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 31 0 6 0 3 4 21

a-walked for D Nippert in the 7th; b-flied out to left for E Gonzalez in the
9th.

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (16, J Germano). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - O Hudson 1, T Clark 1, C Jackson 1, M Reynolds 1. GIDP - B Webb, C
Snyder. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes 2 (19, 2nd base off J Germano/J Bard, 3rd base off
J Germano/J Bard), C Young (11, 2nd base off S Linebrink/J Bard).

FIELDING: E - S Hairston (3, bobble). DP: 1 (Ed Gonzalez-O Hudson-C Jackson).



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SAN DIEGO - 001 012 000 -- 4
ARIZONA - 000 000 000 -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Germano (W, 6-3) 6 1/3 4 0 0 3 4 0 3.55
H Bell (H, 15) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.26
S Linebrink 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.61
D Brocail 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.79

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
B Webb (L, 8-7) 5 2/3 11 4 3 2 10 0 3.42
D Nippert 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.86
D Slaten 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.62
Ed Gonzalez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.23

IBB - G Blum (by B Webb). Pitches-strikes: J Germano 92-51; H Bell 3-2; S
Linebrink 18-10; D Brocail 13-9; B Webb 116-71; D Nippert 18-13; D Slaten
19-11; Ed Gonzalez 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: J Germano 7-8; H Bell 2-0; S
Linebrink 1-2; D Brocail 0-3; B Webb 4-2; D Nippert 2-0; D Slaten 1-1; Ed
Gonzalez 3-0. Batters faced: J Germano 25; H Bell 1; S Linebrink 4; D Brocail
4; B Webb 29; D Nippert 4; D Slaten 5; Ed Gonzalez 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Phil Cuzzi.

T--2:45. Att--30,343.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
SAN DIEGO 4
ARIZONA 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

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SAN DIEGO (4) AT ARIZONA (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
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SAN DIEGO 3RD: J Germano struck out looking. B Giles singled to center.
B Giles stole second. M Bradley singled to center, B Giles scored. M Bradley out
at second on runner's fielder's choice. A Gonzalez walked. M Cameron struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles grounded out to second. M Bradley struck out
swinging. A Gonzalez doubled to left, A Gonzalez to third on error by left
fielder S Hairston. M Cameron singled to left, A Gonzalez scored. K Greene
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 2, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: J Bard grounded out to second. R Branyan tripled to deep
right center. G Blum struck out looking. J Germano singled to right center,
R Branyan scored. B Giles singled to right, J Germano to second. M Bradley
singled to center, J Germano scored, B Giles to third. E Byrnes in left field.
D Nippert relieved B Webb. C Young in center field. A Gonzalez struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at ARIZONA

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SAN DIEGO (4) AT ARIZONA (0) - EVENT LOG
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San Diego Starting Lineups -- B Giles RF, M Bradley LF, A Gonzalez 1B,
M Cameron CF, K Greene SS, J Bard C, R Branyan 3B, G Blum 2B, J Germano RHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- E Byrnes CF, S Drew SS, O Hudson 2B, M Reynolds 3B,
C Jackson 1B, J Salazar RF, S Hairston LF, C Snyder C, B Webb RHP.

Umpires -- Tom Hallion (HP), James Hoye (1B), Gary Darling (2B), Phil Cuzzi (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles singled to left. M Bradley struck out looking.
A Gonzalez flied out to left. B Giles stole second. M Cameron struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: E Byrnes flied out to left. S Drew grounded out to first.
O Hudson grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: K Greene grounded out to second. J Bard singled to left.
R Branyan struck out looking. G Blum struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: M Reynolds grounded out to third. C Jackson flied out to
right. J Salazar struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 0,
ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: J Germano struck out looking. B Giles singled to center.
B Giles stole second. M Bradley singled to center, B Giles scored. M Bradley out
at second on runner's fielder's choice. A Gonzalez walked. M Cameron struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: S Hairston flied out to right. C Snyder singled to left.
B Webb bunted into double play, catcher to shortstop to first, C Snyder out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: K Greene singled to center. K Greene stole second. J Bard
grounded out to third. R Branyan struck out swinging. G Blum intentionally
walked. J Germano struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: E Byrnes walked. S Drew flied out to center. E Byrnes stole
second. O Hudson walked, E Byrnes stole third. M Reynolds popped out to third.
C Jackson grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 1,
ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: B Giles grounded out to second. M Bradley struck out
swinging. A Gonzalez doubled to left, A Gonzalez to third on error by left
fielder S Hairston. M Cameron singled to left, A Gonzalez scored. K Greene
popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) SAN DIEGO 2, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 5TH: J Salazar popped out to shortstop. S Hairston flied out to
center. C Snyder grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 2,
ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: J Bard grounded out to second. R Branyan tripled to deep
right center. G Blum struck out looking. J Germano singled to right center,
R Branyan scored. B Giles singled to right, J Germano to second. M Bradley
singled to center, J Germano scored, B Giles to third. E Byrnes in left field.
D Nippert relieved B Webb. C Young in center field. A Gonzalez struck out
swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Young singled to left. E Byrnes singled to left center,
C Young to second. S Drew flied out to left. O Hudson struck out looking.
M Reynolds struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: M Cameron grounded out to third. K Greene grounded out to
third. J Bard struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4,
ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 7TH: C Jackson doubled to deep center. J Salazar struck out
swinging. C Tracy hit for D Nippert. C Tracy walked. H Bell relieved
J Germano. C Snyder grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Tracy
out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: D Slaten relieved D Nippert. R Branyan flied out to center.
G Blum singled to left center. J Cruz Jr hit for H Bell. J Cruz Jr grounded
out to pitcher, G Blum to second. B Giles walked. M Bradley struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 8TH: S Linebrink relieved H Bell. C Young singled to center.
C Young stole second. E Byrnes grounded out to third. S Drew flied out to left.
O Hudson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: Ed Gonzalez relieved D Slaten. A Gonzalez singled to left
center. M Cameron grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first,
A Gonzalez out at second. K Greene grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 9TH: D Brocail relieved S Linebrink. M Reynolds singled to left.
C Jackson flied out to right. J Salazar flied out to center. T Clark hit for
Ed Gonzalez. M Reynolds to second on fielder's indifference. T Clark flied out to
left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0.</div>

 

Germano shines as Padres blank Diamondbacks

<h3>SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Justin Germano outdueled reigning Cy YoungAward winner Brandon Webb to help the San Diego Padres post a4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Milton Bradley had two RBI and Mike Cameron and Germano eachdrove in a run for the Padres, who snapped their three-gamelosing streak.


Germano (6-3) yielded four hits with four strikeouts and threewalks in 6 1/3 innings to win his first decision since June 14at Tampa Bay. The righthander was coming off his worst outingof the season, surrendering seven runs over four innings July 6against Atlanta.


San Diego gave Germano the only run he needed in the thirdinning, when Brian Giles singled to right off of Webb, stolesecond and scored on Bradley's RBI single.


The Padres doubled their lead to 2-0 in the fifth, when AdrianGonzalez doubled to left and went to third when Arizona leftfielder Scott Hairston misplayed the ball. Gonzalez then scoredon Cameron's run-scoring single to left.


In the sixth, Germano helped his own cause with an RBI single toplate Russell Branyan, who tripled to right-center field.

Webb (8-7) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs and 11 hits.The All-Star struck out 10, walked two and threw a season-high116 pitches.


The Diamondbacks had a chance to get on the board in the seventhwith men on first and second after Germano was replaced byHeath Bell, who surrendered five straight hits in Friday's win.

But Bell induced Chris Snyder to ground into an inning-endingdouble play.


Chris B. Young, who pinch hit for Webb in the sixth, had twohits for the Diamondbacks, who had 10 or more hits in theirthree previous games.

 

Germano shines as Padres blank Diamondbacks

<h3>SAN DIEGO 4, ARIZONA 0</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Justin Germano outdueled reigning Cy YoungAward winner Brandon Webb to help the San Diego Padres post a4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Milton Bradley had two RBI and Mike Cameron and Germano eachdrove in a run for the Padres, who snapped their three-gamelosing streak.


Germano (6-3) yielded four hits with four strikeouts and threewalks in 6 1/3 innings to win his first decision since June 14at Tampa Bay. The righthander was coming off his worst outingof the season, surrendering seven runs over four innings July 6against Atlanta.


"My key all the time is to get ahead and stay out of trouble,"Germano said. "I needed to have this type of game to get myconfidence back up after my last couple of outings. You don'twant to think about them, but they are in the back of your mindso you want to got out and have a solid outing."


San Diego gave Germano the only run he needed in the thirdinning, when Brian Giles singled to right off of Webb, stolesecond and scored on Bradley's RBI single.


Giles finished with three hits and two stolen bases.

"You never want to get swept," Giles said. "For us to drop thegame last night the way we did and to be able to bounce back(Sunday) against their ace, although you ask Brandon and he willsay he didn't have his best stuff, it is really huge."

The Padres doubled their lead to 2-0 in the fifth, when AdrianGonzalez doubled to left and went to third when Arizona leftfielder Scott Hairston misplayed the ball. Gonzalez then scoredon Cameron's run-scoring single to left.


In the sixth, Germano helped his own cause with an RBI single toplate Russell Branyan, who tripled to right-center field.

Webb (8-7) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs and 11 hits.The All-Star struck out 10, walked two and threw a season-high116 pitches.


"If I didn't strike them out, I wasn't getting them out," Webbsaid. "There were a lot of broken-bat hits, two runs scored onthree of the four broken-bat hits. I was making decent pitches.If I threw a shutout, I wasn't gonna win. That is how itwas."


The Diamondbacks had a chance to get on the board in the seventhwith men on first and second after Germano was replaced byHeath Bell, who surrendered five straight hits in Friday's loss.

But Bell induced Chris Snyder to ground into an inning-endingdouble play.


"What we saw last night is an extremely rare occurrence.Without any hesitation, I have a great deal of confidence in ourbullpen based on their performances," Padres manager Bud Blacksaid. "I also think it is good when a guy gets right back onthe horse and gets back on the mound instead of waiting a numberof days and thinks about it."


Chris B. Young, who pinch hit for Webb in the sixth, had twohits for the Diamondbacks, who had 10 or more hits in theirthree previous games.


"They were more opportunistic, when they get 13 hits and we endup with six and no runs, they put it to us," Diamondback managerBob Melvin said. "We were trying to play catch up all gameagainst a guy who was pitching very well against us."