GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (27-29) at ARIZONA (34-24)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (27-29) at ARIZONA (34-24)

<h3>Johnson aims for fourth straight win</h3>

San Francisco (27-29) at Arizona (34-24) 9:40 pm EDT

PHOENIX (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks are one ofbaseball's hottest teams lately, in part because of RandyJohnson.

The 43-year-old Johnson and the Diamondbacks begin a three-gameset against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday at Chase Field.

Johnson (3-2, 3.89 ERA), after two subpar season with theYankees, was dealt back to Arizona during the offseason and hashardly missed a beat in his return to the NL. He is holdinghitters to a .232 batting average and is striking out over 11batters per nine innings for Arizona, which has won nine of itslast 10 contests.

The 10-time All-Star has won each of his last three starts andhas struck out at least nine hitters in three of his last fourstarts. In his last start, he struck out six over six scorelessframes, allowing just one hit in the Diamondbacks' 4-3 win overPhiladelphia on Wednesday.

A man almost half his age, 22-year-old Matt Cain (2-5, 3.42)will take the mound for the Giants, facing Arizona for the thirdtime this season. He is 3-2 with a 3.33 ERA in eight careerstarts against the Diamondbacks, including a 1-0 record with a1.20 ERA this season in his first two outings against Arizona.

The righthander will look to recover from a poor showing onThursday against the Mets, as he surrendered four runs and 10hits over seven innings.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Randy Winn CF .309 5 20 Eric Byrnes LF .310 9 32
Kevin Frandsen LF .292 1 10 Conor Jackson 1B .279 3 16
Rich Aurilia 1B .233 2 19 Orlando Hudson 2B .294 6 34
Ray Durham 2B .260 6 35 Mark Reynolds 3B .385 4 15
Bengie Molina C .320 6 33 Stephen Drew SS .242 2 23
Pedro Feliz 3B .255 7 28 Chris Young CF .269 6 20
Daniel Ortmeier RF .275 1 4 Carlos Quentin RF .219 4 22
Omar Vizquel SS .232 0 14 Chris Snyder C .223 4 12
Matt Cain RHP .050 0 1 Randy Johnson LHP .000 0 0
(2-5, 3.42) (3-2, 3.89)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: SFO - MATT CAIN (2-5, 3.42)
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON (3-2, 3.89)

UMPIRES: HP - TIM TIMMONS
1B - RICK REED
2B - CHUCK MERIWETHER
3B - ALFONSO MARQUEZ

WEATHER: 90 Degrees, clear
WIND: 8 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: SFO - MATT CAIN AND BENGIE MOLINA
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.309, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.292, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
R AURILIA (.233, 2 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: E BYRNES (.310, 9 HR, 32 RBI)
C JACKSON (.279, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
O HUDSON (.294, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Ra Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.42

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: Ra Johnson 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: Ra Johnson 1-0.
Batters faced: Ra Johnson 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CONOR JACKSON SCORED ERIC BYRNES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JACKSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.294, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.320, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
P FELIZ (.255, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
D ORTMEIER (.275, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
B Molina c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .320
P Feliz 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
O Vizquel ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .050

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: PB - B Molina.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .379
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Ra Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (13, M Cain). RBI - C Jackson (17). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Young 2. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.80

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 29-16; Ra Johnson 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 0-3; Ra Johnson 1-0. Batters faced: M Cain 6; Ra Johnson 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C QUENTIN (.219, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
C SNYDER (.223, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
R JOHNSON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
D Ortmeier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .048

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cain 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - B Molina.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .284
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .379
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
C Quentin rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
Ra Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 1 1 1 2 0 5

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (13, M Cain). RBI - C Jackson (17). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - C Young 2. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 1 -- 1
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.71

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 29-16; Ra Johnson 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 0-3; Ra Johnson 1-1. Batters faced: M Cain 6; Ra Johnson 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CONOR JACKSON SCORED CARLOS QUENTIN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C JACKSON ON FIRST, E BYRNES ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
ARIZONA 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: O HUDSON (.294, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.308, 0-FOR-1)
K FRANDSEN (.303, 1-FOR-1)
R AURILIA (.231, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
K Frandsen lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303
R Aurilia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
D Ortmeier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .048

Totals 9 0 3 0 0 4 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cain 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - B Molina.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .289
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .373
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
C Quentin rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Ra Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 9 2 3 2 4 1 10

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (13, M Cain); C Quentin (11, M Cain). RBI - C Jackson 2
(18). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young
2, M Reynolds 2. Team LOB - 5.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 3.58

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson 2 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.71

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 57-30; Ra Johnson 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-4; Ra Johnson 1-1. Batters faced: M Cain 13; Ra Johnson 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.241, 0-FOR-1)
C YOUNG (.268, 0-FOR-1)
C QUENTIN (.225, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
K Frandsen lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299
R Aurilia 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
D Ortmeier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .048

Totals 12 0 4 0 0 5 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cain 1. GIDP - K Frandsen.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - B Molina.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .289
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .373
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .268
C Quentin rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .225
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
Ra Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 9 2 3 2 4 1 10

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (13, M Cain); C Quentin (11, M Cain). RBI - C Jackson 2
(18). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young
2, M Reynolds 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Hudson-S Drew-C Jackson).


----------------------------------------------------
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 11 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 3 2 2 4 1 0 3.58

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson 3 4 0 0 0 5 0 3.63

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 57-30; Ra Johnson 36-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-4; Ra Johnson 3-1. Batters faced: M Cain 13; Ra Johnson 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
ARI - RANDY JOHNSON

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.259, 0-FOR-1)
B MOLINA (.324, 1-FOR-1)
P FELIZ (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (0) VS ARIZONA (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Winn cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311
K Frandsen lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .299
R Aurilia 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
B Molina c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .324
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
D Ortmeier rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
O Vizquel ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .048

Totals 12 0 4 0 0 5 7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Cain 1. GIDP - K Frandsen.
Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: PB - B Molina.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E Byrnes lf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .310
C Jackson 1b 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .289
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .373
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266
C Quentin rf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .223
C Snyder c 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .219
Ra Johnson p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000

Totals 12 2 3 2 5 2 13

BATTING: 2B - C Jackson (13, M Cain); C Quentin (11, M Cain). RBI - C Jackson 2
(18). 2-out RBI - C Jackson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Young
2, M Reynolds 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (O Hudson-S Drew-C Jackson).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 110 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 3 2 2 5 2 0 3.53

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
Ra Johnson 3 4 0 0 0 5 0 3.63

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 70-38; Ra Johnson 36-27. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-6; Ra Johnson 3-1. Batters faced: M Cain 17; Ra Johnson 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Tim Timmons. 1B--Rick Reed. 2B--Chuck Meriwether. 3B--Alfonso
Marquez.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DANIEL ORTMEIER (2) TO CENTER WITH 2
OUT IN THE 4TH OFF RANDY JOHNSON SCORED BENGIE MOLINA.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 2, ARIZONA 2

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: O VIZQUEL (.236, 1-FOR-1)</div>