GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (35-46) at CINCINNATI (32-51)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (35-46) at CINCINNATI (32-51)

<h3>Bonds aims to edge closer to mark as Giants face Reds</h3>



San Francisco (35-46) at Cincinnati (32-51) 1:15 pm EDT

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Barry Bonds and the San Francisco Giantshope to end their road woes soon.

Bonds and the Giants aim for their first road win in eight gameswhen they face the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday.

Bonds hit his 751st home run Tuesday, closing within four oftying Hank Aaron's all-time mark, but it was not enough as SanFrancisco dropped a 7-3 decision.

The Giants send Matt Cain (2-9, 3.38 ERA) to the mound, and the22-year-old hopes for some run support of any kind. Thesecond-year righthander is 0-6 while his offense has managedonly 12 runs of support in 53 innings since his last win on May13 at the Colorado Rockies.

Cain lost his fourth straight start last Wednesday, allowingfour runs - two earned - and seven hits in 7 2/3 innings of a4-2 loss to the San Diego Padres. The Giants have lost each ofhis last eight starts.

The Reds counter with Matt Belisle (5-5, 5.03) who also seekshis first win in over a month.

The righthander, who has not won since May 29, was 0-1 with a6.91 ERA in five starts in June, including an outing where hewas tagged for six runs and eight hits in five innings of an 8-7loss in 10 innings to the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.

Belisle has made six relief appearances vs. the Giants and hasonly faced Bonds once, allowing a base hit.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dave Roberts CF .217 2 9 Scott Hatteberg 1B .300 7 24
Omar Vizquel SS .234 2 22 Brandon Phillips 2B .271 16 46
Randy Winn RF .281 5 23 Ken Griffey Jr RF .291 22 53
Ryan Klesko 1B .294 5 27 Adam Dunn LF .260 23 54
Ray Durham 2B .253 7 43 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .269 5 31
Rich Aurilia 3B .236 2 19 Josh Hamilton CF .273 13 28
Fred Lewis LF .253 2 12 Javier Valentin C .260 1 14
Guillermo Rodrigue C .333 0 4 Juan Castro SS .163 0 4
Matt Cain RHP .036 0 1 Matt Belisle RHP .125 0 1
(2-9, 3.38) (5-5, 5.03)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: SFO - MATT CAIN (2-9, 3.38)
CIN - MATT BELISLE (5-5, 5.03)

UMPIRES: HP - BRUCE DRECKMAN
1B - GARY DARLING
2B - JERRY MEALS
3B - LARRY PONCINO

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 11 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: SFO - MATT CAIN AND GUILLERMO RODRIGUEZ
CIN - MATT BELISLE AND JAVIER VALENTIN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.217, 2 HR, 9 RBI)
O VIZQUEL (.234, 2 HR, 22 RBI)
R WINN (.281, 5 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.300, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.271, 16 HR, 46 RBI)
K GRIFFEY JR (.291, 22 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.37

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Belisle 2-1.
Batters faced: M Belisle 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.294, 5 HR, 27 RBI)
R DURHAM (.253, 7 HR, 43 RBI)
R AURILIA (.236, 2 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
R Durham 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
R Aurilia 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.98

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 8-4; M Belisle 12-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
0-3; M Belisle 2-1. Batters faced: M Cain 3; M Belisle 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.260, 23 HR, 54 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.269, 5 HR, 31 RBI)
J HAMILTON (.273, 13 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163
M Belisle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 8-4; M Belisle 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: M Cain
0-3; M Belisle 3-3. Batters faced: M Cain 3; M Belisle 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JUAN CASTRO SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CASTRO ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CINCINNATI 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELISLE (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: F LEWIS (.253, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
G RODRIGUEZ (.333, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
M CAIN (.036, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Lewis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
G Rodriguez c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Cain p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .036

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
E Encarnacion 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
J Castro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .172
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .120

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - J Castro (5). 2-out RBI - J Castro. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Belisle 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.40

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 29-18; M Belisle 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-4; M Belisle 3-3. Batters faced: M Cain 9; M Belisle 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.298, 0-FOR-1)
B PHILLIPS (.271, 0-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.290, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Lewis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - G Rodriguez. Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
E Encarnacion 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .269
J Hamilton cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Valentin c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256
J Castro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .172
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .120

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 1 4

BATTING: RBI - J Castro (5). 2-out RBI - J Castro. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Belisle 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castro-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 01 -- 1
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.40

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.88

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 29-18; M Belisle 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 1-4; M Belisle 5-4. Batters faced: M Cain 9; M Belisle 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED SCOTT HATTEBERG AND BRANDON
PHILLIPS.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 0
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.259, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - MATT CAIN
CIN - MATT BELISLE

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.216, 0-FOR-1)
O VIZQUEL (.233, 0-FOR-1)
R WINN (.280, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Roberts cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
O Vizquel ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Winn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Klesko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
R Aurilia 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
F Lewis lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
G Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
M Cain p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - G Rodriguez. Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .301
B Phillips 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .273
K Griffey Jr rf 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .293
A Dunn lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
E Encarnacion 3b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .272
J Hamilton cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276
J Valentin c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253
J Castro ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .172
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .120

Totals 15 3 6 3 1 2 9

BATTING: 2B - B Phillips (13, M Cain). RBI - J Castro (5), K Griffey Jr 2 (55).
2-out RBI - J Castro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Valentin 1, M
Belisle 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castro-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


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SAN FRANCISCO - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 012 -- 3
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
M Cain 3 6 3 3 1 2 0 3.53

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.88

Pitches-strikes: M Cain 48-32; M Belisle 29-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Cain 2-5; M Belisle 5-4. Batters faced: M Cain 16; M Belisle 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Gary Darling. 2B--Jerry Meals. 3B--Larry
Poncino.

Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RANDY WINN SCORED DAVE ROBERTS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R WINN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 1
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R KLESKO (.292, 0-FOR-1)</div>