GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-70) at ATLANTA (64-56)

NL: SAN FRANCISCO (50-70) at ATLANTA (64-56)

<h3>Bonds goes for No. 760</h3>



<div class="pre">San Francisco (50-70) at Atlanta (64-56) 7:35 pm EDT</div>

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Barry Bonds will look to continue his assaulton the major league record book when the San Francisco Giantstry to avoid getting swept by the Atlanta Braves on Thursday inthe finale of a three-game series.


Despite the 43-year-old Bonds' 759th career home run, the Giantsstill suffered a 6-3 setback to the Braves on Wednesday.Playing in his second game in Atlanta since unseating Braveslegend Hank Aaron as baseball's home run king, Bonds smashed a403-foot homer just left of "Hammering" Hank's image to pull theGiants to a 2-2 tie in the sixth.


Bonds is hitting .280 with 25 homers and 57 RBI on the season.It is the 18th time that the controversial slugger has hit 25blasts in a season, which ties Aaron for the most all-time.

Atlanta, which has won seven of its last 10 contests and trailthe New York Mets by 3 1/2 games in the National League East,will send Chuck James (9-8, 3.93 ERA) to the mound. The25-year-old lefthander pitched six innings, yielding four runsand five hits with five strikeouts in a 5-4 loss to thePhiladelphia Phillies on Friday.


He will be opposed by rookie Tim Lincecum (6-3, 3.88), who iswinless in his previous three starts. The 23-year-old Lincecumwas tagged for six runs and nine hits with eight strikeouts oversix frames in Saturday's 13-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Giants' top draft pick in 2006, Lincecum has 121 strikeoutsover 111 1/3 innings in 18 starts in his rookie campaign.

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ATLANTA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Rajai Davis CF .326 0 4 Willie Harris LF .327 1 25
Dave Roberts LF .269 2 19 Kelly Johnson 2B .293 13 60
Randy Winn RF .287 7 39 Chipper Jones 3B .338 19 67
Bengie Molina C .268 12 63 Mark Teixeira 1B .264 5 14
Ray Durham 2B .226 9 58 Brian Mccann C .272 12 67
Pedro Feliz 3B .255 16 58 Jeff Francoeur RF .307 14 76
Daniel Ortmeier 1B .260 3 8 Andruw Jones CF .213 21 76
Kevin Frandsen SS .213 1 17 Yunel Escobar SS .323 1 19
Tim Lincecum RHP .091 0 0 Chuck James LHP .143 0 2
(6-3, 3.88) (9-8, 3.93)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
WARMUPS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM (6-3, 3.88)
ATL - CHUCK JAMES (9-8, 3.93)

UMPIRES: HP - DERRYL COUSINS
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - SCOTT BARRY
3B - MARK CARLSON

WEATHER: 96 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
STARTING BATS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM AND BENGIE MOLINA
ATL - CHUCK JAMES AND BRIAN MCCANN

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DAVIS (.326, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
D ROBERTS (.269, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
R WINN (.287, 7 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BENGIE MOLINA (13) TO CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 1ST OFF CHUCK JAMES SCORED DAVE ROBERTS AND RANDY WINN.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3, ATLANTA 0

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R DURHAM (.226, 9 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: W HARRIS (.327, 1 HR, 25 RBI)
K JOHNSON (.293, 13 HR, 60 RBI)
C JONES (.338, 19 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
D Roberts lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
R Winn rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
B Molina c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - B Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Molina
3 (66). Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .327
K Johnson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
C Jones 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .338
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
B McCann c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Francoeur rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 3 -- 3
ATLANTA - -- 0
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.88

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4.11

Pitches-strikes: C James 18-11. Ground balls-fly balls: C James 1-2. Batters
faced: C James 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
ATL - CHUCK JAMES</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY TIM LINCECUM ALLOWED WILLIE HARRIS TO
SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K JOHNSON ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
ATLANTA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: C JONES (.338, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL SAN FRANCISCO AT ATLANTA
NOTE: ATLANTA THIRD BASEMAN CHIPPER JONES SINGLED IN THE
FIRST INNING TO EXTEND HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED KELLY JOHNSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M TEIXEIRA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 3
ATLANTA 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: B MCCANN (.272, 12 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ORTMEIER (.260, 3 HR, 8 RBI)
K FRANDSEN (.213, 1 HR, 17 RBI)
T LINCECUM (.091, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (3) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
D Roberts lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
R Winn rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
B Molina c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
K Frandsen ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
T Lincecum p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 5 3 2 3 1 0 0

BATTING: HR - B Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Molina
3 (66). Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 5 2 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (6, T Lincecum). RBI - M Teixeira (15). Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 3 -- 3
ATLANTA - 2 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.01

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 1 2 3 3 1 0 1 4.11

WP - T Lincecum. Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 35-19; C James 18-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 1-1; C James 1-2. Batters faced: T Lincecum 6; C
James 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DANIEL ORTMEIER (4) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 2ND OFF CHUCK JAMES.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 4, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: K FRANDSEN (.213, 1 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: A JONES (.213, 21 HR, 76 RBI)
Y ESCOBAR (.323, 1 HR, 19 RBI)
C JAMES (.143, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS ATLANTA (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
D Roberts lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
R Winn rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
B Molina c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
T Lincecum p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .088

Totals 9 4 3 4 1 1 0

BATTING: HR - B Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out), D Ortmeier (4,
2nd inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Molina 3 (66), D Ortmeier (9).
Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .329
K Johnson 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Y Escobar ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
C James p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143

Totals 5 2 2 1 1 1 3

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (6, T Lincecum). RBI - M Teixeira (15). Team LOB - 1.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 31 -- 4
ATLANTA - 2 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 4.01

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 4.14

WP - T Lincecum. Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 35-19; C James 36-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 1-1; C James 1-4. Batters faced: T Lincecum 6; C
James 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: D ROBERTS (.271, 1-FOR-1)
R WINN (.287, 0-FOR-0, BB)
B MOLINA (.270, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">SAN FRANCISCO (4) VS ATLANTA (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
D Roberts lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .271
R Winn rf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .287
B Molina c 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .270
R Durham 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
P Feliz 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
D Ortmeier 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270
K Frandsen ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
T Lincecum p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .088

Totals 9 4 3 4 1 1 0

BATTING: HR - B Molina (13, 1st inning off C James 2 on, 1 Out), D Ortmeier (4,
2nd inning off C James 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - B Molina 3 (66), D Ortmeier (9).
Team LOB - 0.


ATLANTA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Harris lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .328
K Johnson 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .293
C Jones 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .340
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .259
B McCann c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272
J Francoeur rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .306
A Jones cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215
Y Escobar ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .321
C James p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .140

Totals 9 2 3 1 1 2 6

BATTING: 3B - W Harris (6, T Lincecum). RBI - M Teixeira (15). Team LOB - 2.


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SAN FRANCISCO - 31 -- 4
ATLANTA - 20 -- 2
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SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
T Lincecum 2 3 2 2 1 2 0 3.97

ATLANTA ip h r er bb so hr era
C James 2 3 4 4 1 1 2 4.14

WP - T Lincecum. Pitches-strikes: T Lincecum 49-26; C James 36-21. Ground
balls-fly balls: T Lincecum 2-2; C James 1-4. Batters faced: T Lincecum 10; C
James 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Scott Barry. 3B--Mark
Carlson.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

<div class="pre">NL AT ATLANTA - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY RANDY WINN (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
3RD OFF CHUCK JAMES.
CURRENT SCORE: SAN FRANCISCO 5, ATLANTA 2

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: B MOLINA (.270, 1-FOR-1, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN FRANCISCO at ATLANTA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SFO - TIM LINCECUM
ATL - CHUCK JAMES

DUE UP FOR ATLANTA: K JOHNSON (.293, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C JONES (.340, 1-FOR-1)
M TEIXEIRA (.259, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>